Question 1

How strong is science in Bahamas?

Accepted Answer

The Bahamas ranks #169 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#151 all time), with 274 research works and 6.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

Which universities in Bahamas lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Who are the top researchers in Bahamas?

Accepted Answer

Adelle Thomas, Tristan L. Guttridge and Williamson Gustave rank highest among researchers based in Bahamas.

Question 4

How much of Bahamas's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Is Bahamas's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research in Bahamas?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Bahamas work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Bahamas is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (13%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Which countries have research most like the Bahamas'?

Accepted Answer

Iceland has the research profile closest to the Bahamas' (similarity 0.72 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, followed by Chile and Mongolia.