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Research in Jamaica

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Jamaica, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Jamaica Hospital and Queens Hospital Center.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
3.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Jamaica?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Queens Hospital CenterHospital / health system 812 #26,590
2Jamaica HospitalHospital / health system 627 #26,467
3Queens Public LibraryArchive 46 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is Jamaica strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jamaica is most concentrated in Surgery and Epidemiology (8.9× the world share in Surgery).

  1. SurgerySubfield · 51.2 works8.9×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 23.3 works6.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Jamaica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Biomechanics and Internal Fixation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology38▲ 3.9×85 topics
  2. Complications24▲ 20×15 topics
  3. Mortality20▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Diagnosis16▲ 6.9×30 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 5.1×34 topics
  6. Rehabilitation15▲ 15×9 topics
  7. Surgery13▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Biomechanics13▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Internal Fixation12▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Infection Prevention10▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Elderly Patients10▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Bone Healing10▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Fracture Epidemiology10▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 3.8×25 topics
  15. Functional Recovery10▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Hip Fracture9▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Orthogeriatric Care9▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Management8▲ 4.4×19 topics
  19. Inflammation8▲ 1.63×38 topics
  20. Guidelines8▲ 7.0×12 topics
  21. Surgical Management7▲ 7.2×19 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.4×17 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  24. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.4×16 topics
  25. Arthroplasty6▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Echocardiography6▲ 8.3×7 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.0×17 topics
  28. Heart Failure5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  29. Pathophysiology5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  31. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.0×16 topics
  32. Thrombosis5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  34. Quality Improvement5▲ 9.8×6 topics
  35. Revision Surgery5▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment4▲ 9.1×6 topics
  38. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  39. Children4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 7.1×4 topics

What research is done in Jamaica?

Bone fractures and treat…10Bone fractures and treatments: 10 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures9Hip and Femur Fractures: 9 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 3 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryEmergency MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 10 works
  2. 2 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.