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Research in Kingston

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Kingston, Jamaica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the West Indies System, University of the West Indies and University of Technology, Jamaica.

Research institutions
11
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
177k
16.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kingston

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the West Indies SystemUniversity 5,905 #6,382
2University of the West IndiesUniversity 2,686 #7,616
3University of Technology, JamaicaUniversity 1,074 #10,200
4International University of the CaribbeanUniversity 381 #16,153
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 218 #23,999 all time
6University of the Commonwealth CaribbeanUniversity 163 #28,283 all time
7Coconut Industry BoardInstitution 48 not ranked
8Mico University CollegeUniversity 27 not ranked
9Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing ArtsUniversity 20 not ranked
10Jamaica Library ServiceArchive 5 not ranked
11Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of the West Indies System: 56.1%University of the West Indies: 25.5%University of Technology, Jamaica: 10.2%International University of the Caribbean: 3.6%7 others listed: 4.6%56%largest
University of the West Indies System5,905 · 56.1%University of the West Indies2,686 · 25.5%University of Technology, Jamaica1,074 · 10.2%International University of the Caribbean381 · 3.6%7 others listed483 · 4.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Kingston work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Kingston is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 568 fractional works · 42.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 339 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 100 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEducation: 66 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 71 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 55 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 37 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 339 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMedicine: 259 fractional works · 19.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 57 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 37 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 305 fractional works · 22.6% of its workComputer Science: 89 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 65 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 137 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKingston1,349fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences33925.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance715.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting554.1%
    4. Psychology493.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities372.8%
    6. Decision Sciences171.3%
    1. Medicine25919.2%
    2. Health Professions574.2%
    3. Nursing131.0%
    4. Dentistry90.7%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Computer Science896.6%
    2. Engineering685.1%
    3. Environmental Science654.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences201.5%
    5. Chemistry181.4%
    6. Mathematics141.1%
    7. Materials Science100.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy100.7%
    9. Energy70.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences725.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology413.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology120.9%
    4. Neuroscience60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 30.1 works6.2×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.65× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 305 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.65×68 works
  2. Social Sciences2.02×305 works
  3. Nursing1.92×11 works
  4. Health Professions1.62×51 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.40×16 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×53 works
  8. Dentistry1.26×7 works
  9. Psychology1.18×43 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×66 works
  11. Environmental Science1.00×59 works
  12. Mathematics0.97×14 works
  13. Medicine0.96×220 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×18 works
  15. Chemistry0.90×17 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×10 works
  17. Computer Science0.81×75 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.81×28 works
  19. Energy0.63×7 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×36 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.46×2 works
  22. Veterinary0.34×1 works
  23. Engineering0.33×60 works
  24. Neuroscience0.29×6 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.22×6 works
  26. Materials Science0.20×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Kingston?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Race, Politics, Postcolonialism, Culture and Caribbean.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization95▲ 3.6×68 topics
  2. Epidemiology68▲ 1.26×107 topics
  3. Identity55▲ 5.6×25 topics
  4. Climate Change52▲ 1.42×74 topics
  5. Gender50▲ 6.8×20 topics
  6. Culture46▲ 6.6×11 topics
  7. Race46▲ 28×7 topics
  8. Politics46▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Postcolonialism45▲ 23×10 topics
  10. Sustainability44▲ 1.34×51 topics
  11. Nationalism42▲ 7.0×9 topics
  12. Caribbean40▲ 163×3 topics
  13. Mental Health40▲ 2.1×27 topics
  14. Dancehall36▲ 366×1 topic
  15. Economic Growth35▲ 3.2×21 topics
  16. Deep Learning35▼ 0.75×59 topics
  17. Public Health35▲ 1.77×48 topics
  18. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.34×33 topics
  19. Social Capital26▲ 3.7×13 topics
  20. Human Rights25▲ 1.78×29 topics
  21. Risk Factors24▲ 1.62×29 topics
  22. Vulnerability23▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Economic Development23▲ 2.1×10 topics
  24. Social Justice18▲ 2.3×22 topics
  25. Global Trade18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  26. Resilience17▲ 2.5×13 topics
  27. Health Equity16▲ 4.1×6 topics
  28. Migration16▲ 3.4×14 topics
  29. Neoliberalism14▲ 2.9×13 topics
  30. International Law14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  31. Labor Market14▲ 3.7×7 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy14▲ 5.0×5 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact12▲ 5.0×4 topics
  34. Violence10▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction10▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Health Inequities10▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Poverty Alleviation10▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Public Health Governance9▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Corporate Political Activity9▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Health In All Policies9▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Kingston?

Caribbean history, cultu…28Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 28 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 9 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 8 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 8 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 7 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 7 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 6 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 6 fractional works
Cultural StudiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducationUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 28 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 8 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 7 works
  7. 7 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Kingston12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.8% in 2016.

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