Research in Kingston
Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Kingston, Jamaica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of the West Indies System, University of the West Indies and International University of the Caribbean.
- Research institutions
- 11 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 11k ▼ 3% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.0% 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 Kingston?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the West Indies SystemUniversity | 5,905 | #7,750 | |
| 2 | University of the West IndiesUniversity | 2,686 | #13,070 | |
| 3 | University of Technology, JamaicaUniversity | 1,074 | #20,021 | |
| 4 | International University of the CaribbeanUniversity | 381 | #19,964 | |
| 5 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 218 | #33,294 all time | |
| 6 | University of the Commonwealth CaribbeanUniversity | 163 | #38,031 all time | |
| 7 | Coconut Industry BoardInstitution | 48 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Mico University CollegeUniversity | 27 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing ArtsUniversity | 20 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Jamaica Library ServiceArchive | 5 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution | 2 | 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.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Kingston strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kingston is most concentrated in Cultural Studies (6.2× the world share in Cultural Studies).
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 30.1 works6.2×
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 Kingston?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Politics, Race, Gender, Postcolonialism, Culture, Identity and Caribbean.
- Student Retention
- Health In All Policies
- Public Health Governance
- Health Inequities
- Violence
- COVID-19 Impact
- International Law
- Labor Market
- Health Equity
- Economic Development
- Vulnerability
- Social Capital
- Dancehall
- Caribbean
- Nationalism
- Economic Growth
- Culture
- Gender
- Identity
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Mental Health
- Politics
- Race
- Postcolonialism
- Public Health
- Sustainable Development
- Human Rights
- Risk Factors
- Global Trade
- Child Development
- Fiscal Policy
- Cultural Diversity
- Human Capital
- Poverty Reduction
- Poverty Alleviation
- Corporate Political Activity
- Employment Patterns
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
- Globalization78▲ 3.4×58 topics
- Epidemiology58▲ 1.23×100 topics
- Climate Change48▲ 1.48×71 topics
- Identity41▲ 4.7×22 topics
- Sustainability39▲ 1.34×46 topics
- Gender38▲ 5.9×17 topics
- Mental Health37▲ 2.1×27 topics
- Culture37▲ 5.8×10 topics
- Politics37▲ 11×8 topics
- Economic Growth34▲ 3.4×20 topics
- Race34▲ 26×6 topics
- Nationalism33▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Postcolonialism32▲ 22×9 topics
- Caribbean31▲ 163×3 topics
- Public Health30▲ 1.74×42 topics
- Dancehall28▲ 354×1 topic
- Sustainable Development27▲ 1.44×31 topics
- Social Capital24▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Human Rights21▲ 1.73×26 topics
- Vulnerability21▲ 7.7×8 topics
- Risk Factors20▲ 1.54×29 topics
- Economic Development20▲ 2.0×10 topics
- Global Trade18▲ 7.6×6 topics
- Health Equity14▲ 4.4×5 topics
- Child Development14▲ 2.8×8 topics
- Labor Market14▲ 3.9×7 topics
- Fiscal Policy14▲ 5.3×5 topics
- International Law13▲ 3.5×10 topics
- Cultural Diversity12▲ 4.3×8 topics
- COVID-19 Impact11▲ 5.5×3 topics
- Human Capital11▲ 5.6×2 topics
- Violence10▲ 6.0×4 topics
- Poverty Reduction10▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Health Inequities10▲ 15×2 topics
- Poverty Alleviation9▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Public Health Governance9▲ 20×2 topics
- Corporate Political Activity9▲ 22×1 topic
- Health In All Policies9▲ 22×1 topic
- Employment Patterns9▲ 15×2 topics
- Student Retention9▲ 19×3 topics
What research is done in Kingston?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 28 works
- 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 works
- 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 8 works
- 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 8 works
- 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 7 works
- 7 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
- 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
- 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 6 works
- 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 6 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.