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Science in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda ranks #139 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#167 all time), with 2.4k research works and 8.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#139
of 192 · #167 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.4k
▲ 293% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
62%
world 63%

What is Antigua and Barbuda strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Antigua and Barbuda ranks highest in Medicine (#103 of 155) and Surgery (#80 of 88). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Research and Theory and Microbiology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #103 of 155 6.8%1,568 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #80 of 88 6.9%226 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 43.7 works6.7×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 3.9 works6.2×
  3. MicrobiologySubfield · 0.9 works6.2×
  4. General DentistrySubfield · 6.1 works5.7×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 15.0 works5.5×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 24.3 works5.2×
  7. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 5.2 works5.1×
  8. UrologySubfield · 15.1 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 156 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.07× its world share, 60 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 122 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 1,568 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 105 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Antigua and Barbuda?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Management, Cardiovascular Disease and Complications.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology298▲ 3.1×130 topics
  2. Inflammation172▲ 3.4×83 topics
  3. Quality of Life119▲ 3.4×54 topics
  4. Treatment106▲ 3.6×51 topics
  5. Diagnosis88▲ 3.9×41 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease81▲ 3.0×37 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.95×56 topics
  8. Management76▲ 4.0×30 topics
  9. Risk Factors73▲ 2.7×36 topics
  10. Cancer71▲ 2.1×56 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome66▲ 3.3×23 topics
  12. Complications61▲ 5.0×17 topics
  13. COVID-1955▲ 1.66×25 topics
  14. Clinical Trials49▲ 3.0×19 topics
  15. Chemotherapy48▲ 2.8×24 topics
  16. Depression47▲ 2.2×22 topics
  17. Guidelines46▲ 4.1×13 topics
  18. Obesity45▲ 2.5×26 topics
  19. Rehabilitation45▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders43▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Mortality42▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines42▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Global Burden41▲ 3.1×12 topics
  24. Surgery41▲ 4.7×12 topics
  25. Genetics40▲ 2.4×23 topics
  26. Immune Response40▲ 2.9×19 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance38▲ 3.4×10 topics
  28. Surgical Management37▲ 3.7×20 topics
  29. Thrombosis36▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Pain Management36▲ 6.4×9 topics
  31. Anxiety35▲ 3.1×12 topics
  32. Pathophysiology35▲ 4.7×11 topics
  33. Genetic Mutations34▲ 3.2×23 topics
  34. Prevention33▲ 3.2×16 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Risk32▲ 4.3×9 topics
  36. Metastasis32▲ 3.9×11 topics
  37. Prognosis31▲ 3.8×9 topics
  38. SARS-CoV-230▲ 3.8×6 topics
  39. Chronic Pain29▲ 5.4×5 topics
  40. Ethical Guidelines23▲ 17×3 topics

Which universities in Antigua and Barbuda lead research?

University of Health Sciences Antigua and American University of Antigua rank highest in Antigua and Barbuda on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of Health Sciences AntiguaUniversity · Falmouth · #4,136 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 2.2k works
  2. 2American University of AntiguaUniversity · St John's · #15,069 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 190 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Antigua and Barbuda

Who are the top researchers in Antigua and Barbuda?

Pere Villalba i Varneda, Özgür Kartal and Peter Andersen rank highest among researchers based in Antigua and Barbuda.

  1. 1 Pere Villalba i Varneda · #710,763 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Özgür Kartal · #1,183,217 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Peter Andersen · #1,192,133 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Serpil Karaoğlanoğlu · #1,243,356 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Derya Öztürk · #1,341,867 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Özgür Kılıçkesmez · #1,412,688 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Tevfik Fikret Çermik · #1,503,753 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kirsten Specht · #1,510,833 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Nurhan Ergül · #1,528,902 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Gökhan Erol · #1,594,323 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
Top researchers in Antigua and Barbuda

How open and international is Antigua and Barbuda's research?

62% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 81% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.5%domestic only19.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Antigua and Barbuda's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 293% higher than in 2013–2017.

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Research fields in Antigua and Barbuda