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Dominican Republic vs Peru

On research quality in 2022-now, Peru ranks #53 in the world and the Dominican Republic #97, of 189 countries. The Dominican Republic stands higher in 0 of the 21 fields both publish in, Peru in 21.

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Dominican Republic

World rank, 2022-now
#97
#92 all time
Works, 2022-now
2.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
8.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
74%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Life-span and Life-course Studies, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Computer Science Applications.

Peru

World rank, 2022-now
#53
#44 all time
Works, 2022-now
54k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
78%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Horticulture, Computer Science Applications, General Social Sciences.

Who leads, measure by measure?

The Dominican Republic leads on 4 of 9 measures: excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work and international co-authorship. Peru leads on 4 of 9 measures: research quality, output, open access and growth. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100.

Dominican Republic 41 level4 Peru
  1. #97Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#53
  2. 0.75×Excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.65×
  3. 2.3kOutputfractional works, 2022-now54k
  4. 8.1%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited7.2%
  5. 8.0Citations per workall time, per fractional work4.2
  6. 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
  7. 74%Open accessof its works free to read, all time78%
  8. 38%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time19%
  9. +31%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+35%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Dominican Republic stands higher in 0 of 21 fields, Peru in 21. Peru leads most in Social Sciences (#40 against #87). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Dominican Republic 021 Peru
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#41
  2. -Arts and Humanities#46
  3. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#66
  4. -Business, Management and Accounting#39
  5. #80Computer Science#59
  6. -Decision Sciences#44
  7. -Dentistry#40
  8. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#50
  9. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#38
  10. -Energy#62
  11. -Engineering#65
  12. -Environmental Science#61
  13. -Health Professions#37
  14. -Immunology and Microbiology#46
  15. -Materials Science#78
  16. -Mathematics#70
  17. #90Medicine#46
  18. -Neuroscience#55
  19. -Nursing#45
  20. -Psychology#40
  21. #87Social Sciences#40

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Dominican Republic rankPeru rank Dominican Republic top 10%Peru top 10% Dominican Republic worksPeru works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - #41 - 6.7% - 3.8k
Arts and Humanities - #46 - 8.0% - 2k
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - #66 - 4.3% - 1k
Business, Management and Accounting - #39 - 9.3% - 3.4k
Computer Science #80 #59 10.7% 7.0% 217 4.5k
Decision Sciences - #44 - 8.4% - 441
Dentistry - #40 - 3.1% - 553
Earth and Planetary Sciences - #50 - 4.2% - 532
Economics, Econometrics and Finance - #38 - 9.0% - 3k
Energy - #62 - 5.4% - 413
Engineering - #65 - 3.8% - 3k
Environmental Science - #61 - 6.1% - 3.7k
Health Professions - #37 - 7.5% - 2.9k
Immunology and Microbiology - #46 - 5.5% - 342
Materials Science - #78 - 4.1% - 324
Mathematics - #70 - 6.2% - 264
Medicine #90 #46 6.4% 4.9% 466 6.6k
Neuroscience - #55 - 4.2% - 291
Nursing - #45 - 4.2% - 247
Psychology - #40 - 7.4% - 2.7k
Social Sciences #87 #40 9.3% 9.5% 583 14k

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Dominican Republic

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education344▲ 7.1×78 topics
  2. Innovation184▲ 6.3×47 topics
  3. E-Learning179▲ 6.6×16 topics
  4. Educational Technology175▲ 5.2×34 topics
  5. Pedagogy144▲ 10×15 topics
  6. COVID-19142▲ 3.9×25 topics
  7. Epidemiology138▲ 1.22×127 topics
  8. Distance Learning135▲ 14×11 topics
  9. Sustainability120▲ 1.73×80 topics
  10. Knowledge Management117▲ 7.5×21 topics
  11. Teacher Training114▲ 6.6×19 topics
  12. Digital Divide107▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Globalization107▲ 1.92×84 topics
  14. Online Education106▲ 19×5 topics
  15. ICT104▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Digital Competence104▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Virtual Teaching102▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Mental Health96▲ 2.4×43 topics
  19. Inclusive Education90▲ 8.8×15 topics
  20. Technology86▲ 5.8×22 topics
  21. Teacher Development82▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Student Performance78▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Informal Learning77▲ 21×5 topics
  24. Organizational Commitment77▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Educational Leadership77▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Curriculum Design76▲ 39×3 topics
  27. Ethical Education76▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Quality Education76▲ 75×1 topic
  29. School Culture76▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Digital Marketing75▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Health Promotion74▲ 8.3×16 topics
  32. Social Impact72▲ 6.5×17 topics
  33. Physical Activity63▲ 4.6×12 topics
  34. Research59▲ 17×7 topics
  35. Communication56▲ 6.3×18 topics
  36. Competitiveness56▲ 25×6 topics
  37. University Students56▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Open Access53▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Educational Projects52▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Remote Learning52▲ 42×1 topic

Peru

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education6,030▲ 5.7×138 topics
  2. Sustainability3,629▲ 2.4×118 topics
  3. Innovation3,591▲ 5.7×82 topics
  4. Globalization3,303▲ 2.7×158 topics
  5. Small and Medium Enterprises3,036▲ 28×9 topics
  6. Digital Marketing3,015▲ 13×6 topics
  7. COVID-192,806▲ 3.5×31 topics
  8. Social Responsibility2,602▲ 18×12 topics
  9. Public Health2,593▲ 2.9×74 topics
  10. E-Learning2,578▲ 4.4×25 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems2,516▲ 40×4 topics
  12. Knowledge Management2,451▲ 7.2×40 topics
  13. Urban Development2,447▲ 11×19 topics
  14. Competitiveness2,442▲ 50×8 topics
  15. Economic Impact2,432▲ 7.4×12 topics
  16. Globalization Effects2,335▲ 55×3 topics
  17. Tourism Management2,309▲ 54×2 topics
  18. City Branding2,308▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Psychopharmacology Education2,308▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Sustainable Development2,265▲ 2.4×101 topics
  21. Pedagogy2,264▲ 7.4×29 topics
  22. Educational Technology2,072▲ 2.9×44 topics
  23. Teacher Training2,045▲ 5.4×29 topics
  24. Human Rights1,986▲ 3.2×84 topics
  25. Distance Learning1,945▲ 9.1×13 topics
  26. Latin America1,902▲ 16×23 topics
  27. Health Promotion1,893▲ 9.8×17 topics
  28. Organizational Culture1,860▲ 7.9×17 topics
  29. Digital Divide1,632▲ 10×8 topics
  30. Online Education1,589▲ 13×7 topics
  31. ICT1,544▲ 19×5 topics
  32. Digital Competence1,543▲ 29×4 topics
  33. Public Policy1,528▲ 5.3×27 topics
  34. Virtual Teaching1,522▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Nutrition1,492▲ 5.5×19 topics
  36. Student Performance1,275▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Organizational Commitment1,268▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Curriculum Design1,262▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Teacher Development1,258▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Educational Leadership1,253▲ 16×4 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Peru has out-published the Dominican Republic every year since 1980.

still counting5k10k15kPeru14k in 2025Dominican Republic773 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Peru0.24% in 2025Dominican Republic0.013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting5%10%15%Dominican Republic9.8% in 2025Peru8.1% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Who holds more of the world's best institutions?

A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.

Dominican Republic 05 level0 Peru
  1. 0In the world top 500
  2. 0In the top 1000
  3. 0In the top 5000
  4. 0In the top 1,0000
  5. #51Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#51

Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.

Which publishes more research, Dominican Republic or Peru?

Peru publishes 23.7× as much research as the Dominican Republic in 2022-now (54k against 2.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Dominican Republic or Peru?

8.1% of the Dominican Republic's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.2% for Peru.

Is Dominican Republic or Peru growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +35% against 2018-21 for Peru, and +31% for the Dominican Republic.

Which has more open access research, Dominican Republic or Peru?

78% of Peru's research is free to read, against 74% of the Dominican Republic's.

Which has more world-class institutions, Dominican Republic or Peru?

The Dominican Republic holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and Peru 0; in the top 1,000 it is 0 against 0.

Which institutions lead in each country?

The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.

Peru

  1. 1Universidad César Vallejo12.0% top 10% · 5.7k works
  2. 2Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú8.2% top 10% · 3.1k works
  3. 3Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia6.2% top 10% · 1.4k works
  4. 4National University of San Marcos5.7% top 10% · 5.2k works
  5. 5Universidad de Lima6.1% top 10% · 1.4k works
  6. 6Universidad Nacional de San Martín8.2% top 10% · 984 works

The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Dominican Republic

  1. 1 Aquiles Salas #133,860 worldwide 4.6k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Daisy Acosta #246,151 worldwide 6.5k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Luís Eduardo Garrido #410,288 worldwide 2.7k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Daisy M Acosta #441,866 worldwide 1.4k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Wendy Gómez García #805,557 worldwide 2k citations · 48 works

Peru

  1. 1 Abel Monteagudo Mendoza #9,966 worldwide 6.2k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado #10,182 worldwide 16k citations · 197 works
  3. 3 Rodolfo Vásquez #14,133 worldwide 16k citations · 148 works
  4. 4 Percy Núñez Vargas #30,849 worldwide 8.3k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Norma Salinas #37,475 worldwide 9.9k citations · 177 works