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Research in Port-au-Prince

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Haiti.

Research institutions
14
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
830
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.8k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Port-au-Prince

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 Port-au-Prince?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of HaitiUniversity 316 #14,195
2Quisqueya UniversityUniversity 148 #30,556 all time
3Gheskio CentersResearch facility 116 not ranked
4Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Rural DevelopmentGovernment institution 79 not ranked
5Université Notre Dame d'HaïtiUniversity 44 not ranked
6Institut des Hautes Études Commerciales et ÉconomiquesUniversity 38 not ranked
7Caribbean UniversityUniversity 29 not ranked
8Adventist University of HaitiUniversity 20 not ranked
9Innovating Health InternationalNonprofit 12 not ranked
10The Interuniversity Institute for Research and DevelopmentInstitution 8 not ranked
11Université Épiscopale d'HaitiUniversity 8 not ranked
12Fondation pour la Santé Reproductrice et l'Education FamilialeNonprofit 5 not ranked
13Institut Universitaire Quisqueya-AmériqueUniversity 4 not ranked
14Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la PopulationGovernment institution 3 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 Haiti: 38.1%Quisqueya University: 17.8%Gheskio Centers: 14.0%Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Rural Development: 9.5%10 others listed: 20.6%38%largest
University of Haiti316 · 38.1%Quisqueya University148 · 17.8%Gheskio Centers116 · 14.0%Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Rural Development79 · 9.5%10 others listed171 · 20.6%

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

Which fields of science does Port-au-Prince work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Port-au-Prince is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 132 fractional works · 47.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 78 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 39 fractional works · 14.0% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 7.4% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 20.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPort-au-Prince280fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7827.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities217.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting124.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.6%
    5. Psychology103.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine5720.5%
    2. Health Professions145.0%
    3. Nursing41.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3311.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science155.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences72.4%
    3. Engineering20.8%
    4. Computer Science20.7%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Port-au-Prince?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Smallholder Farmers, Postcolonialism, Race, Public Health, Adaptation, Caribbean and Agroecology.

▲ 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. Climate Change24▲ 3.1×37 topics
  2. Identity21▲ 10×13 topics
  3. Public Health21▲ 5.1×26 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 3.0×22 topics
  5. Globalization20▲ 3.6×35 topics
  6. Epidemiology18▲ 1.64×58 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Postcolonialism18▲ 44×6 topics
  9. Race17▲ 51×6 topics
  10. Adaptation16▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Caribbean16▲ 317×2 topics
  12. Agroecology16▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Colonialism15▲ 11×10 topics
  14. Diversity15▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Agricultural Development15▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Livestock Farming15▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Community Engagement14▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Economic Development14▲ 6.1×10 topics
  19. Sociolinguistics13▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Ethnicity13▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Local Development13▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Migration13▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Territorial Governance13▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Literature13▲ 8.3×5 topics
  25. Healthcare Access12▲ 16×7 topics
  26. Sociopolitical12▲ 130×4 topics
  27. Cultural Diversity12▲ 19×7 topics
  28. Diaspora12▲ 72×2 topics
  29. Haiti11▲ 540×1 topic
  30. Vodou11▲ 540×1 topic
  31. Social Inequality10▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Discrimination10▲ 16×1 topic
  33. French Territories10▲ 350×1 topic
  34. Social Capital10▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Social Justice9▲ 5.6×11 topics
  36. Cooperatives8▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Solidarity Economy8▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Citizenship8▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Institutionalization8▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Social Innovation8▲ 18×3 topics

What research is done in Port-au-Prince?

Agriculture and Rural De…15Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 15 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 9 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…4Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 4 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsReligious studiesSociology and Political ScienceUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 15 works
  2. 2 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 9 works
  3. 3 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 4 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Port-au-Prince6.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.4% in 2013.

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