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Science in Bahamas

The Bahamas ranks #177 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#185 all time), with 274 research works and 16.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#177
of 192 · #185 all time
Works, 2022–2025
274
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
50%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Bahamas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Identity, Gender, Culture, Nationalism, Postcolonialism and Race.

▲ 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. Climate Change25▲ 3.4×44 topics
  2. Globalization23▲ 4.3×28 topics
  3. Identity16▲ 7.9×12 topics
  4. Gender16▲ 11×12 topics
  5. Culture14▲ 10.0×7 topics
  6. Nationalism13▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Postcolonialism13▲ 38×5 topics
  8. Race13▲ 42×5 topics
  9. Caribbean12▲ 278×3 topics
  10. Politics12▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Dancehall11▲ 607×1 topic
  12. Sustainability10▲ 1.47×25 topics
  13. Conservation8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  14. Population Dynamics8▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Vulnerability8▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Migration7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  17. Economic Growth6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Adaptation5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  20. Global Warming5▲ 4.4×8 topics
  21. Literature5▲ 3.3×11 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Academic Dishonesty4▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Plagiarism4▲ 110×1 topic
  26. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Cultural Competence4▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Vocational Education4▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Ecology3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  30. Fisheries3▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Phylogeny3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Pacific3▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Rays3▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Sharks3▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Student Retention3▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Training Pathways3▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Contamination3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification3▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Sea Level Rise3▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which universities in Bahamas lead research?

College of The Bahamas and University of the West Indies rank highest in Bahamas on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1College of The BahamasUniversity · Nassau · #15,312 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 129 works
  2. 2University of the West IndiesUniversity · Nassau · #20,035 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 114 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 Bahamas

Who are the top researchers in Bahamas?

Nathan J. Robinson, David Allen and Christine Gangelhoff rank highest among researchers based in Bahamas.

  1. 1 Nathan J. Robinson · #461,380 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 David Allen · #550,701 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Christine Gangelhoff · #597,505 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Yvonne Hunter‐Johnson · #901,294 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Adelle Thomas · #1,234,751 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 William J. Fielding · #1,324,574 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
Top researchers in Bahamas

How open and international is Bahamas's research?

50% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Bahamas's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.