Science in Barbados
Barbados ranks #179 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#181 all time), with 622 research works and 6.3% of them in the world's top 10%.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #179 of 189 · #181 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 622 ▲ 27% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 58k 18.4 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.78× 1.00× is exactly expected
- In the world top 100
- 0 0 in the top 1,000
- Open access
- 36% world 40%
- International
- 41% world 18%
What is Barbados strongest at in science?
On research quality in 2022-now, Barbados ranks highest in Medicine (#128 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Virology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Family Practice.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time | Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #128 of 152 | 5.6% | 212 | #141 | 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.
- VirologySubfield · 2.6 works · #138 of 204 active here6.3×
- Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 3.4 works · #108 of 179 active here6.2×
- Family PracticeSubfield · 1.4 works · #129 of 191 active here4.3×
- HealthSubfield · 8.5 works · #148 of 217 active here4.1×
- MusicSubfield · 2.3 works · #122 of 174 active here4.1×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 3.1 works · #151 of 194 active here3.9×
- Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 7.7 works · #142 of 213 active here3.9×
- Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 1.3 works · #152 of 202 active here3.8×
The whole field profile
All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Nursing2.13×7 works
- Health Professions1.90×35 works
- Medicine1.85×248 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×26 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.49×10 works
- Social Sciences1.38×122 works
- Chemistry1.20×13 works
- Arts and Humanities1.12×22 works
- Environmental Science1.11×39 works
- Psychology1.06×22 works
- Dentistry1.05×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×11 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.94×21 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×26 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×28 works
- Decision Sciences0.71×5 works
- Neuroscience0.53×6 works
- Mathematics0.46×4 works
- Veterinary0.43×0 works
- Computer Science0.40×21 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.25×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.24×1 works
- Engineering0.15×16 works
- Energy0.14×1 works
- Materials Science0.13×3 works
Which fields of science does Barbados work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research in Barbados is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences29442.2%
- Medicine24835.6%
- Health Professions355.0%
- Nursing71.0%
- Dentistry40.5%
- Veterinary00.1%
- Social Sciences21931.3%
- Social Sciences12117.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance263.7%
- Psychology233.2%
- Arts and Humanities223.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting213.0%
- Decision Sciences50.7%
- Physical Sciences11216.1%
- Environmental Science395.5%
- Computer Science213.1%
- Engineering162.3%
- Chemistry131.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences111.5%
- Mathematics40.5%
- Physics and Astronomy40.5%
- Materials Science30.5%
- Energy10.1%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Life Sciences7310.4%
Which keywords describe research in Barbados?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vulnerability, Globalization, Climate Change, Postcolonialism, Diabetes and Sustainability.
- Caribbean
- Chronic Disease
- Politics
- Race
- Vaccine Development
- Infectious Diseases
- Global Burden
- Maternal Mortality
- Health Education
- Culture
- Obesity
- Pandemic
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diabetes
- Quality of Life
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- COVID-19
- Risk Factors
- Vulnerability
- Identity
- Depression
- Gender
- Management
- Postcolonialism
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Resilience
- Pathogenesis
- Primary Care
- Governance
- Decolonization
- Global Trade
- Ocean Acidification
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Epidemiology57▲ 2.0×113 topics
- Climate Change28▲ 1.49×60 topics
- Public Health27▲ 2.7×47 topics
- Globalization27▲ 1.96×45 topics
- Sustainability26▲ 1.50×40 topics
- Mental Health20▲ 1.99×30 topics
- Inflammation18▲ 1.19×57 topics
- Treatment18▲ 2.1×44 topics
- COVID-1918▲ 1.93×23 topics
- Diagnosis17▲ 2.6×39 topics
- Risk Factors16▲ 2.1×30 topics
- Quality of Life16▲ 1.59×46 topics
- Vulnerability15▲ 9.3×8 topics
- Diabetes15▲ 4.2×16 topics
- Identity14▲ 2.9×18 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 1.71×31 topics
- Depression13▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Pandemic13▲ 1.93×11 topics
- Gender13▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Obesity12▲ 2.3×20 topics
- Management12▲ 2.2×28 topics
- Culture12▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Postcolonialism12▲ 12×7 topics
- Health Education12▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Non-Communicable Diseases11▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Maternal Mortality11▲ 7.1×5 topics
- Resilience11▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Global Burden10▲ 2.7×11 topics
- Pathogenesis10▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Infectious Diseases9▲ 4.0×7 topics
- Primary Care9▲ 3.5×12 topics
- Vaccine Development9▲ 5.0×10 topics
- Governance9▲ 3.9×6 topics
- Race8▲ 10×8 topics
- Decolonization8▲ 14×5 topics
- Politics8▲ 4.4×7 topics
- Global Trade8▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Chronic Disease8▲ 6.3×4 topics
- Ocean Acidification7▲ 13×3 topics
- Caribbean7▲ 54×3 topics
Which research topics does Barbados publish the most in?
Its largest topics in 2022-now are Caribbean history, culture, and politics, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology.
Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.
- 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 6 works
- 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 3 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
- 4 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
- 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
- 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
- 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
- 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
- 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
- 10 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
- 11 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
- 12 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
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-now.
- 1University of the West IndiesUniversity · Bridgetown · #10,634 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 307 works
- 2Ross University School of MedicineUniversity · Bridgetown · #17,333 worldwide4.5% top 10% · 141 works
- 3Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Bridgetown · #20,265 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 68 works
The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.
All ranked institutions in BarbadosWho are the top researchers in Barbados?
Anselm J. M. Hennis, David Farrell and Roché Mahon rank highest among researchers based in Barbados.
- 1 Anselm J. M. Hennis #269,326 worldwide 5.5k citations · 141 works
- 2 David Farrell #278,464 worldwide 2.7k citations · 98 works
- 3 Roché Mahon #483,598 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
- 4 Nkemcho O. Ojeh #680,211 worldwide 2.7k citations · 56 works
- 5 Ian Richard Hambleton #817,897 worldwide 35k citations · 263 works
- 6 Ramesh Jonnalagadda #846,071 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
- 7 Kassim Kamara #980,004 worldwide 544 citations · 42 works
- 8 Hazel A. Oxenford #1,093,678 worldwide 4.2k citations · 136 works
- 9 Srinivasa R. Popuri #1,216,160 worldwide 3.2k citations · 92 works
- 10 Philmore Alleyne #1,459,225 worldwide 1.6k citations · 43 works
How open and international is Barbados's research?
36% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 41% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
In 2022-now, 63% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 55% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.94× the expected open access and 1.88× the expected international share, which puts it #131 of 173 countries on openness.
How has Barbados's research grown?
Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Barbados as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.
Fractional works of Barbados over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Over the whole record, 7.6% of its 3.2k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 1993.
Which countries have research most like Barbados'?
Jamaica is Barbados' closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Barbados', with both strong in Nursing.
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JamaicaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions 0.82 Compare
- 2
Democratic Republic of the CongoBoth strong in Nursing, Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.81 Compare
- 3
HaitiBoth strong in Nursing, Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.75 Compare
- 4
MaliBoth strong in Nursing, Health Professions, Medicine 0.74 Compare
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CuraçaoBoth strong in Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing 0.73 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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