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Science in British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands ranks #191 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#134 all time), with 627 research works and 5.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#191
of 192 · #134 all time
Works, 2022–2025
627
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
4%
world 63%

What is British Virgin Islands strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the British Virgin Islands ranks highest in Engineering (#130 of 134) and Ocean Engineering (#56 of 56). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Geology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #130 of 134 4.0%390 Institutions
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #56 of 56 3.4%247 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. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 247.2 works76×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 61.0 works28×
  3. GeologySubfield · 10.2 works12×
  4. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 7.5 works12×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 85.4 works8.7×
  6. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 80.7 works7.0×
  7. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 31.0 works6.9×
  8. EngineeringField · 390.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.68× its world share, 85 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.15× its world share, 390 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in British Virgin Islands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Uncertainty Quantification, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, CO2 Sequestration, Vibration Analysis, Nanoparticles and Rheological Properties.

▲ 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. Optimization92▲ 32×5 topics
  2. Uncertainty Quantification90▲ 176×2 topics
  3. Data Assimilation90▲ 92×1 topic
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter90▲ 143×1 topic
  5. Machine Learning90▲ 4.4×20 topics
  6. CO2 Sequestration79▲ 66×4 topics
  7. Vibration Analysis75▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Nanoparticles75▲ 9.4×5 topics
  9. Rheological Properties74▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Drilling Fluids74▲ 216×1 topic
  11. Well Integrity74▲ 216×1 topic
  12. Hydraulic Fracturing73▲ 105×2 topics
  13. Fracture Propagation69▲ 180×1 topic
  14. Shale Gas Reservoirs69▲ 180×1 topic
  15. Fault Diagnosis62▲ 69×3 topics
  16. Predictive Maintenance62▲ 125×3 topics
  17. Data Analytics61▲ 209×2 topics
  18. Artificial Lift Systems61▲ 334×1 topic
  19. Electric Submersible Pumps61▲ 334×1 topic
  20. Geophysical Imaging44▲ 132×2 topics
  21. Inverse Problems41▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Full-Waveform Tomography41▲ 156×1 topic
  23. Seismic Waveform Inversion41▲ 156×1 topic
  24. Shale Gas27▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Gas Permeability24▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Pore Structure23▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Mudstones23▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Thermal Maturity23▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Porous Media14▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Tomography14▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Seismic Noise13▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Surface Wave13▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Pore-scale Modeling10▲ 46×1 topic
  34. X-ray Computed Tomography10▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Geological Conditions9▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Performance Prediction9▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Geological Mapping9▲ 17×2 topics
  38. TBM9▲ 55×1 topic
  39. rock fragmentation9▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Continental Margin9▲ 23×2 topics

Which universities in British Virgin Islands lead research?

Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands) rank highest in British Virgin Islands on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)Company · Road Town · #18,567 worldwide5.0% top 10% · 627 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 British Virgin Islands

Who are the top researchers in British Virgin Islands?

Charles W. Morris, Colin M. Sayers and Jean Desroches rank highest among researchers based in British Virgin Islands.

  1. 1 Charles W. Morris · #24,623 worldwide 522 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Colin M. Sayers · #29,455 worldwide 531 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Jean Desroches · #152,599 worldwide 321 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Oliver C. Mullins · #173,303 worldwide 405 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Jan H. Kommedal · #222,065 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Robert Bloor · #258,670 worldwide 97 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Marta Woodward · #266,675 worldwide 154 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Michael Herron · #316,860 worldwide 278 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 S. C. Maxwell · #396,685 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Olga Zdraveva · #417,315 worldwide 94 citations · 26 works
Top researchers in British Virgin Islands

How open and international is British Virgin Islands's research?

4% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 35% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available3.8%not open96.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has British Virgin Islands's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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 British Virgin Islands