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Research in Port Louis

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Port Louis, Mauritius. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Technology, Mauritius and Flex (Mauritius).

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
940
▲ 112% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
11.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Port Louis

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 Louis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Technology, MauritiusUniversity 610 #9,587
2Flex (Mauritius)Company 218 #19,825
3Ministry of Health and Quality of LifeGovernment institution 66 not ranked
4Ministry of Agro Industry and Food SecurityGovernment institution 16 not ranked
5Government of MauritiusGovernment institution 11 not ranked
6Bank of MauritiusInstitution 11 not ranked
7National Computer BoardGovernment institution 7 not ranked
8The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and IndustryNonprofit 1 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 Technology, Mauritius: 64.9%Flex (Mauritius): 23.2%Ministry of Health and Quality of Life: 7.0%Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security: 1.7%4 others listed: 3.2%65%largest
University of Technology, Mauritius610 · 64.9%Flex (Mauritius)218 · 23.2%Ministry of Health and Quality of Life66 · 7.0%Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security16 · 1.7%4 others listed30 · 3.2%

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

Which fields of science does Port Louis work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Port Louis is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 156 fractional works · 43.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 45 fractional works · 12.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 125 fractional works · 35.1% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 12.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 40 fractional works · 11.2% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 6.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPort Louis355fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences44%

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. Social Sciences5214.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4512.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance318.7%
    4. Decision Sciences123.3%
    5. Psychology113.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities51.3%
    1. Engineering4312.0%
    2. Computer Science4011.2%
    3. Environmental Science226.2%
    4. Materials Science72.0%
    5. Mathematics30.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.8%
    7. Chemistry30.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    9. Energy20.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Medicine4111.6%
    2. Health Professions123.5%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.2%
    3. Neuroscience30.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Port Louis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Port Louis is most concentrated in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (4.5× the world share in Economics, Econometrics and Finance).

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 29.3 works4.5×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.98× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.50× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.50×29 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.98×39 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.37×10 works
  4. Computer Science1.47×35 works
  5. Health Professions1.35×11 works
  6. Environmental Science1.27×19 works
  7. Social Sciences1.14×44 works
  8. Psychology1.08×10 works
  9. Mathematics0.77×3 works
  10. Engineering0.73×33 works
  11. Medicine0.65×38 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×8 works
  13. Neuroscience0.54×3 works
  14. Energy0.50×1 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.46×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.45×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×6 works
  20. Nursing0.33×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  22. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.25×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Port Louis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Social Capital, Environmental Management, Consumer Behavior, Economic Growth, Deep Learning, Risk Management and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning24▲ 2.0×45 topics
  2. Deep Learning19▲ 1.58×43 topics
  3. Economic Growth12▲ 4.0×15 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 1.33×34 topics
  5. Sustainable Development11▲ 1.96×25 topics
  6. Social Capital11▲ 5.8×9 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior11▲ 4.8×9 topics
  8. Economic Development11▲ 3.7×11 topics
  9. Corporate Governance10▲ 4.0×13 topics
  10. Environmental Management10▲ 6.7×4 topics
  11. Risk Management9▲ 5.4×10 topics
  12. Financial Performance9▲ 4.4×7 topics
  13. Globalization9▲ 1.28×21 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.3×10 topics
  15. Healthcare7▲ 1.78×12 topics
  16. Online Learning7▲ 2.3×8 topics
  17. Internet of Things7▲ 2.2×10 topics
  18. Regulation6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction6▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Environmental Innovation6▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Green Consumption6▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Monetary Policy6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. International Law5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship5▲ 3.8×4 topics
  25. IoT Security5▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Efficiency5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Gender Equality5▲ 4.9×2 topics
  28. Empowerment5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Investment Decisions5▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Financial Inclusion5▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Microfinance5▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Corporate Social Responsibility4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Institutional Theory4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Shareholder Value4▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Stakeholder Theory4▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Sustainability Reporting4▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Insurance4▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Crowdfunding3▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Financial Distress3▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Fintech3▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Port Louis?

Environmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 3 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…2Municipal Solid Waste Management: 2 fractional works
MarketingEconomics and EconometricsComputer Networks and CommunicationsManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Port Louis12.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.5% in 2009.

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