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Cuba ranks #103 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#102 all time), with 9.1k research works and 5.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#103
of 189 · #102 all time
Works, 2022-now
9.1k
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
424k
3.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.55×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Cuba

What is Cuba strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Cuba ranks highest in Psychology (#61 of 106), Social Sciences (#91 of 148) and Health Professions (#66 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
PsychologyField #61 of 106 6.3%327 #87
Social SciencesField #91 of 148 6.7%2,136 #112 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #66 of 106 14.3%630 #91 Institutions
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #54 of 84 18.5%427 #77 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #90 of 124 4.9%756 #97 Institutions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #64 of 84 6.9%260 #84
Environmental ScienceField #93 of 122 4.0%515 #105 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #92 of 119 8.8%392 #103 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #77 of 98 6.8%235 -
MedicineField #123 of 152 3.8%1,710 #127 Institutions
EngineeringField #107 of 131 4.5%433 #98 Institutions
EducationSubfield #92 of 112 4.7%715 - 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. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 48.8 works · #22 of 144 active here28×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 93.1 works · #40 of 191 active here8.2×
  3. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 26.7 works · #46 of 169 active here7.9×
  4. AnatomySubfield · 14.5 works · #50 of 159 active here5.9×
  5. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 148.1 works · #61 of 196 active here5.8×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 53.5 works · #52 of 190 active here5.1×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 219.4 works · #50 of 206 active here4.8×
  8. PharmacySubfield · 44.1 works · #56 of 191 active here4.8×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 845 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 320 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 99 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 125 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 661 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 141 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 512 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 589 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 97 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 70 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 692 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1,891 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 280 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 526 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 279 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 373 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 2,434 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.54×692 works
  2. Social Sciences1.86×2,434 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.72×845 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×526 works
  5. Dentistry1.40×70 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×279 works
  7. Psychology1.18×373 works
  8. Environmental Science1.15×589 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×99 works
  10. Medicine0.95×1,891 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.94×280 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×141 works
  13. Nursing0.86×44 works
  14. Veterinary0.85×12 works
  15. Computer Science0.82×661 works
  16. Energy0.80×76 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×28 works
  18. Neuroscience0.74×125 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×320 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.58×58 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.42×97 works
  22. Chemistry0.34×55 works
  23. Engineering0.33×512 works
  24. Mathematics0.32×39 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.28×10 works
  26. Materials Science0.26×93 works

Which fields of science does Cuba work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Cuba is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,950 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,434 fractional works · 23.5% of its workEducation: 847 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 442 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 183 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 139 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 526 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 258 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 137 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 373 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 280 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 279 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 252 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,708 fractional works · 26.2% of its workMedicine: 1,891 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 284 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 243 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 123 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 232 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 692 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 467 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,273 fractional works · 22.0% of its workComputer Science: 661 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 304 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 148 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 589 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 120 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 512 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 141 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,417 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 845 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 225 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 219 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 146 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 320 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 169 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 125 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCuba10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences38%

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
  1. Social Sciences3,95038.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,43423.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5265.1%
    3. Psychology3733.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities2802.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2792.7%
    6. Decision Sciences580.6%
  2. Health Sciences2,70826.2%
    1. Medicine1,89118.3%
    2. Health Professions6926.7%
    3. Dentistry700.7%
    4. Nursing430.4%
    5. Veterinary120.1%
    1. Computer Science6616.4%
    2. Environmental Science5895.7%
    3. Engineering5124.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1411.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy970.9%
    6. Materials Science930.9%
    7. Energy760.7%
    8. Chemistry550.5%
    9. Mathematics390.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,41713.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8458.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3203.1%
    3. Neuroscience1251.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology991.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Cuba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Competitiveness, Health Promotion, Innovation, Sustainability, Epidemiology and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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-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
  1. Education916▲ 5.2×89 topics
  2. Epidemiology688▲ 1.67×135 topics
  3. Public Health687▲ 4.6×73 topics
  4. Sustainability596▲ 2.4×98 topics
  5. Innovation502▲ 4.7×55 topics
  6. Climate Change468▲ 1.67×106 topics
  7. Globalization466▲ 2.3×106 topics
  8. Competitiveness427▲ 52×7 topics
  9. Health Promotion418▲ 13×17 topics
  10. Sustainable Development409▲ 2.5×73 topics
  11. Educational Technology402▲ 3.3×39 topics
  12. Quality of Life388▲ 2.6×59 topics
  13. Knowledge Management341▲ 5.9×28 topics
  14. Teacher Training336▲ 5.3×23 topics
  15. E-Learning325▲ 3.3×21 topics
  16. Pedagogy310▲ 6.0×23 topics
  17. Risk Assessment296▲ 4.3×24 topics
  18. Digital Marketing281▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Health Policy272▲ 17×7 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health271▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Medical Education264▲ 9.5×14 topics
  22. Gender257▲ 4.6×31 topics
  23. Nutrition251▲ 5.5×18 topics
  24. Small and Medium Enterprises250▲ 14×9 topics
  25. Social Responsibility250▲ 10×9 topics
  26. Distance Learning247▲ 6.9×12 topics
  27. Inclusive Education244▲ 6.5×16 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystems243▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Decision Making240▲ 8.0×13 topics
  30. Rural Development233▲ 6.5×17 topics
  31. Organizational Performance228▲ 8.5×11 topics
  32. Communication226▲ 6.9×18 topics
  33. Financial Reporting224▲ 18×7 topics
  34. Financial Analysis222▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Economic Impact Evaluation221▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Productivity Indicators221▲ 120×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Access220▲ 7.8×12 topics
  38. Community Health216▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Global Health216▲ 13×9 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality201▲ 19×5 topics

Which research topics does Cuba publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Health and Medical Education, Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Business, Education, Mat…221Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 221 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…189Health and Medical Education: 189 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 189 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 141 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 124 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 110 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 106 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 95 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 93 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 87 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 86 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 80 fractional works
AccountingGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems5 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 221 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 189 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 189 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 141 works
  5. 5 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 124 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 110 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 106 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 95 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 93 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 87 works
  11. 11 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 86 works
  12. 12 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 80 works

Which universities in Cuba lead research?

University of Havana, Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) and University of Holguín rank highest in Cuba on research quality in 2022-now.

0%20%40%mean 6.86667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Instituto de Informa…University of HolguínUniversidad Central …University of Havana
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of HavanaUniversity · Havana · #3,237 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 1.1k works
  2. 2Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)University · Santa Clara · #3,767 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 619 works
  3. 3University of HolguínUniversity · Holguín · #4,990 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 478 works
  4. 4Instituto de Información Científica y TecnológicaResearch facility · Havana · #5,660 worldwide31.1% top 10% · 315 works
  5. 5Universidad de OrienteUniversity · Santiago de Cuba · #5,701 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 374 works
  6. 6Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la HabanaUniversity · Havana · #5,957 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 452 works
  7. 7University of CamagüeyUniversity · Camagüey · #6,148 worldwide2.6% top 10% · 373 works
  8. 8University of Pinar del RíoUniversity · Pinar del Río · #6,259 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 395 works
  9. 9Polytechnic José Antonio EcheverríaUniversity · Havana · #6,538 worldwide3.1% top 10% · 239 works
  10. 10Universidad de Las TunasUniversity · Las Tunas · #6,555 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 295 works
  11. 11University of GranmaUniversity · Bayamo · #7,031 worldwide3.7% top 10% · 290 works
  12. 12Universidad de GuantánamoUniversity · Guantánamo · #7,456 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 251 works
  13. 13Universidad de Ciego de ÁvilaUniversity · Ciego de Ávila · #7,466 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 273 works
  14. 14Latin American School of MedicineUniversity · Havana · #8,597 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 220 works
  15. 15University of MatanzasUniversity · Matanzas · #8,695 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 206 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 Cuba

Who are the top researchers in Cuba?

Arian Abrahantes Quintana, Juan J. Llibre Rodríguez and Arturo Escobar rank highest among researchers based in Cuba.

  1. 1 Arian Abrahantes Quintana #137,417 worldwide 8k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Juan J. Llibre Rodríguez #235,268 worldwide 9k citations · 236 works
  3. 3 Arturo Escobar #293,267 worldwide 29k citations · 386 works
  4. 4 Esteban Rodríguez Torres #315,225 worldwide 361 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa #364,245 worldwide 15k citations · 440 works
  6. 6 Gonzalo González #367,482 worldwide 14k citations · 165 works
  7. 7 O. Ramos #502,013 worldwide 1.8k citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Mauricio Guzmán #526,815 worldwide 3.7k citations · 95 works
  9. 9 Patricia Varona-Pérez #531,730 worldwide 5.3k citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Raciel Yera #678,596 worldwide 1k citations · 55 works
Top researchers in Cuba

Which cities in Cuba are research hubs?

  1. 1 HavanaCuba 65k works

How open and international is Cuba's research?

41% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 19% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 87% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 38% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.10× the expected open access and 1.83× the expected international share, which puts it #75 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Cuba's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Cuba as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.033% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Cuba0.033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cuba 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, 3.3% of its 116k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cuba5.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2023.

Which countries have research most like Cuba's?

Bolivia is Cuba's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Cuba's, with both strong in Health Professions.

  1. 1 BoliviaBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.92 Compare
  2. 2 ColombiaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Health Professions, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.90 Compare
  3. 3 Costa RicaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.90 Compare
  4. 4 PeruBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting 0.89 Compare
  5. 5 EcuadorBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting 0.89 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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