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Science in Barbados

Barbados ranks #158 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#154 all time), with 622 research works and 15.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#158
of 192 · #154 all time
Works, 2022–2025
622
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
36%
world 63%

What is Barbados strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Barbados ranks highest in Medicine (#147 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Health and Linguistics and Language.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #147 of 155 9.9%212 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. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 3.1 works6.3×
  2. HealthSubfield · 8.1 works4.4×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 3.1 works4.4×
  4. MusicSubfield · 2.0 works3.9×
  5. VirologySubfield · 1.4 works3.9×
  6. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 1.2 works3.8×
  7. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 5.2 works3.4×
  8. OceanographySubfield · 5.8 works3.3×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 212 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Barbados?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vulnerability, Globalization, Climate Change, Sustainability, Mental Health and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology48▲ 1.93×110 topics
  2. Climate Change26▲ 1.56×55 topics
  3. Public Health25▲ 2.8×44 topics
  4. Sustainability24▲ 1.60×36 topics
  5. Globalization24▲ 1.97×44 topics
  6. Mental Health19▲ 2.1×29 topics
  7. COVID-1916▲ 1.93×23 topics
  8. Diagnosis15▲ 2.5×39 topics
  9. Treatment15▲ 1.95×41 topics
  10. Vulnerability15▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Risk Factors14▲ 2.1×29 topics
  12. Quality of Life14▲ 1.55×43 topics
  13. Depression13▲ 2.3×17 topics
  14. Pandemic13▲ 1.91×11 topics
  15. Diabetes12▲ 4.0×16 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 1.71×27 topics
  17. Identity11▲ 2.5×14 topics
  18. Gender11▲ 3.3×17 topics
  19. Management11▲ 2.2×28 topics
  20. Non-Communicable Diseases10▲ 5.7×3 topics
  21. Culture10▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.1×21 topics
  23. Resilience10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  24. Health Education10▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Obesity10▲ 2.1×20 topics
  26. Consumer Behavior10▲ 2.5×9 topics
  27. Postcolonialism9▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Pathogenesis9▲ 2.8×22 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases9▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Governance8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Guidelines8▲ 2.9×12 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Decolonization8▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Global Trade7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Vaccine Development7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  37. Chronic Disease7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification6▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Race6▲ 8.7×6 topics
  40. Health Inequities6▲ 16×2 topics

Which universities in Barbados lead research?

University of the West Indies, Ross University School of Medicine and Ministry of Health rank highest in Barbados on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of the West IndiesUniversity · Bridgetown · #10,895 worldwide19.8% top 10% · 307 works
  2. 2Ross University School of MedicineUniversity · Bridgetown · #18,663 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 141 works
  3. 3Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Bridgetown · #24,844 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 68 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 Barbados

Who are the top researchers in Barbados?

Hilary Beckles, Robin Mahon and Patrick McConney rank highest among researchers based in Barbados.

  1. 1 Hilary Beckles · #144,083 worldwide 63 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Robin Mahon · #185,798 worldwide 201 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Patrick McConney · #213,629 worldwide 159 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Graham M. S. Dann · #227,508 worldwide 85 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Winston Moore · #414,796 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Cédric J. Van Meerbeeck · #584,860 worldwide 61 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ian Hambleton · #635,776 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Md Anwarul Azim Majumder · #801,650 worldwide 63 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Andrew S. Downes · #926,738 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 MV Ramasamy · #950,510 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
Top researchers in Barbados

How open and international is Barbados's research?

36% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Barbados's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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.

Research fields in Barbados