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Research in Port of Spain

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ministry of Health and University of the Southern Caribbean.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Port of Spain?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The National TrustGovernment institution 344 #27,268 all time
2University of the Southern CaribbeanUniversity 286 #25,521
3Port of Spain General HospitalHospital / health system 245 #33,208 all time
4Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 201 #20,119
5Caribbean Public Health AgencyHospital / health system 36 not ranked
6College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and TobagoUniversity 33 not ranked
7Environmental Research Institute CharlottevilleNonprofit 10 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.

The National Trust: 29.8%University of the Southern Caribbean: 24.8%Port of Spain General Hospital: 21.2%Ministry of Health: 17.4%3 others listed: 6.8%30%largest
The National Trust344 · 29.8%University of the Southern Caribbean286 · 24.8%Port of Spain General Hospital245 · 21.2%Ministry of Health201 · 17.4%3 others listed79 · 6.8%

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Which keywords describe research in Port of Spain?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Literature, Identity, Culture, Nationalism, Globalization, Postcolonialism and Cultural Studies.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology26▲ 2.5×90 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 2.9×20 topics
  3. Identity12▲ 6.3×11 topics
  4. Literature12▲ 8.4×11 topics
  5. Public Health12▲ 3.0×33 topics
  6. Culture11▲ 7.8×5 topics
  7. Nationalism10▲ 7.8×4 topics
  8. Risk Factors9▲ 3.2×21 topics
  9. Postcolonialism9▲ 28×6 topics
  10. Climate Change8▲ 1.16×36 topics
  11. Cultural Studies8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Sustainability8▲ 1.26×19 topics
  13. Mental Health8▲ 2.1×21 topics
  14. Gender7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  15. Caribbean7▲ 161×3 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage7▲ 4.6×8 topics
  17. Race7▲ 22×6 topics
  18. Religion6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  19. Treatment6▲ 1.94×26 topics
  20. History6▲ 3.3×5 topics
  21. Philosophy6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Tourism6▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Dancehall6▲ 311×1 topic
  24. Management6▲ 2.7×14 topics
  25. Politics6▲ 7.8×1 topic
  26. Mortality5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  27. Colonialism5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Society5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Vaccine Development5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  30. Non-Communicable Diseases5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Participatory Action Research4▲ 85×2 topics
  32. Amazon Palm Fruit4▲ 419×1 topic
  33. Mauritia Flexuosa4▲ 419×1 topic
  34. Latin America4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  35. Anthropology4▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Art4▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Global Trade4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Visual Culture3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Vector Control3▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Legal Personhood3▲ 63×2 topics

What research is done in Port of Spain?

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Dynamics Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Mythological Studies General Arts and Humanities 4 works
  4. 4 Literary and Philosophical Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Afro-Latin American Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works

Research output over time

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