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Research in Liberia

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Liberia, Costa Rica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Guanacaste Conservation Area.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
248
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Liberia

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 Liberia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Guanacaste Conservation AreaArchive 238 #19,214
2International Christian UniversityUniversity 10 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.

Which fields of science does Liberia work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Liberia is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Social Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (15%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 33 fractional works · 37.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 11.2% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 14.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLiberia89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences24%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2628.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology77.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science1314.6%
    2. Computer Science66.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.8%
    4. Chemistry21.9%
    5. Engineering11.6%
    6. Energy10.8%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1416.0%
    2. Psychology33.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine56.1%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Liberia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Evolution, Population Dynamics, Invasive Species, Taxonomy and Education.

▲ 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. Biodiversity12▲ 18×18 topics
  2. Climate Change11▲ 4.4×29 topics
  3. Conservation7▲ 19×13 topics
  4. Evolution7▲ 29×8 topics
  5. Population Dynamics7▲ 29×10 topics
  6. Invasive Species7▲ 17×16 topics
  7. Education6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  9. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  10. Taxonomy5▲ 41×8 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding5▲ 30×8 topics
  12. Innovation4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Food Security4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  14. Phylogeny4▲ 28×9 topics
  15. E-Learning4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 14×9 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Social Impact3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  19. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 21×7 topics
  20. Distance Learning3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Pedagogy3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Digital Marketing3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Relationships3▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Cycads3▲ 630×1 topic
  25. Knowledge Management3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Plant-derived Neurotoxins3▲ 630×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Services3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. Biogeography2▲ 10×10 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Technology2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. Conservation Biology2▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Global Change2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Biological Control2▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Agroecology2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Genetic Structure2▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Lepidoptera2▲ 123×1 topic
  38. Molecular Phylogenetics2▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Organic Farming2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Soil Management2▲ 55×1 topic

What research is done in Liberia?

Botany and Geology in La…2Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 2 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences2Plant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…2E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…2Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…1Species Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works

Research output over time

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