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Science in Cuba

Cuba ranks #122 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#101 all time), with 9.1k research works and 5.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#122
of 192 · #101 all time
Works, 2022–2025
9.1k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
41%
world 63%

What is Cuba strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Cuba ranks highest in Medicine (#91 of 155), Social Sciences (#95 of 151) and Psychology (#83 of 109). 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% rateWorks
MedicineField #91 of 155 3.6%1,710 Institutions
Social SciencesField #95 of 151 6.0%2,136 Institutions
PsychologyField #83 of 109 6.0%327
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #103 of 126 5.2%756 Institutions
EducationSubfield #95 of 115 5.6%715 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #94 of 108 2.8%630 Institutions
EngineeringField #117 of 134 6.7%433 Institutions
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #79 of 86 2.8%427 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #121 of 131 6.6%572 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #115 of 122 5.2%392 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #100 of 106 7.2%255 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #89 of 93 6.6%267

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 · 46.6 works31×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 85.5 works8.6×
  3. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 19.4 works6.5×
  4. AnatomySubfield · 13.9 works6.3×
  5. DevelopmentSubfield · 51.7 works5.6×
  6. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 124.7 works5.5×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 194.3 works4.8×
  8. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 13.5 works4.8×
← 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: 1.74× its world share, 756 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 285 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 90 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 100 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 572 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 114 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 65 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 433 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 515 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 77 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 62 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 630 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 1,710 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 255 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 447 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 260 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 326 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2,136 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Cuba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Health Promotion, Competitiveness, Innovation, Epidemiology, Sustainability and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education788▲ 5.0×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology621▲ 1.72×135 topics
  3. Public Health620▲ 4.7×72 topics
  4. Sustainability511▲ 2.3×91 topics
  5. Innovation436▲ 4.5×47 topics
  6. Globalization415▲ 2.3×100 topics
  7. Health Promotion371▲ 13×17 topics
  8. Competitiveness361▲ 50×7 topics
  9. Educational Technology357▲ 3.3×38 topics
  10. Sustainable Development357▲ 2.5×69 topics
  11. Quality of Life349▲ 2.7×59 topics
  12. E-Learning293▲ 3.2×21 topics
  13. Teacher Training285▲ 5.0×23 topics
  14. Knowledge Management281▲ 5.6×27 topics
  15. Pedagogy268▲ 6.0×23 topics
  16. Digital Marketing268▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Health Policy252▲ 18×7 topics
  18. Risk Assessment252▲ 4.1×22 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health249▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises236▲ 15×8 topics
  21. Gender233▲ 4.7×29 topics
  22. Social Responsibility231▲ 11×9 topics
  23. Nutrition227▲ 5.5×18 topics
  24. Medical Education222▲ 9.4×14 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems216▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Rural Development216▲ 6.8×17 topics
  27. Inclusive Education206▲ 6.4×16 topics
  28. Communication205▲ 7.3×18 topics
  29. Distance Learning201▲ 6.5×12 topics
  30. Healthcare Access199▲ 7.8×12 topics
  31. Decision Making199▲ 7.2×11 topics
  32. Global Health192▲ 14×9 topics
  33. Community Health191▲ 13×7 topics
  34. Organizational Performance187▲ 8.3×10 topics
  35. Financial Reporting183▲ 17×7 topics
  36. Financial Analysis182▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Economic Impact Evaluation182▲ 113×1 topic
  38. Productivity Indicators182▲ 113×1 topic
  39. Tourism Management181▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality180▲ 19×5 topics

Which universities in Cuba lead research?

University of Havana, University of Pinar del Río and Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) rank highest in Cuba on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 5.96%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Havana: 1,132, 7.1%University of Pinar del Río: 395, 4.7%Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV): 619, 7.1%Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana: 452, 5.3%Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología: 172, 7.9%Universidad de Guantánamo: 251, 4.3%Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences: 71, 11.6%Universidad de Ciego de Ávila: 273, 10.9%University of Camagüey: 373, 3.0%Universidad de Oriente: 374, 4.6%University of Granma: 290, 4.1%Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría: 239, 5.3%University of Holguín: 478, 3.9%University of Sancti Spíritus José Martí Pérez: 232, 3.1%Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía: 104, 6.5%University of HavanaUniversidad Central …Universidad de Cienc…University of Pinar …
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 · #7,928 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 1.1k works
  2. 2University of Pinar del RíoUniversity · Pinar del Río · #10,841 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 395 works
  3. 3Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)University · Santa Clara · #11,436 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 619 works
  4. 4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la HabanaUniversity · Havana · #13,652 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 452 works
  5. 5Centro de Ingeniería Genética y BiotecnologíaResearch facility · Havana · #14,151 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 172 works
  6. 6Universidad de GuantánamoUniversity · Guantánamo · #16,101 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 251 works
  7. 7Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied SciencesUniversity · Havana · #16,138 worldwide11.6% top 10% · 71 works
  8. 8Universidad de Ciego de ÁvilaUniversity · Ciego de Ávila · #16,926 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 273 works
  9. 9University of CamagüeyUniversity · Camagüey · #17,203 worldwide3.0% top 10% · 373 works
  10. 10Universidad de OrienteUniversity · Santiago de Cuba · #18,169 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 374 works
  11. 11University of GranmaUniversity · Bayamo · #19,333 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 290 works
  12. 12Polytechnic José Antonio EcheverríaUniversity · Havana · #19,931 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 239 works
  13. 13University of HolguínUniversity · Holguín · #20,995 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 478 works
  14. 14University of Sancti Spíritus José Martí PérezUniversity · Sancti Spíritus · #21,038 worldwide3.1% top 10% · 232 works
  15. 15Instituto de Geofísica y AstronomíaResearch facility · Havana · #21,053 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 104 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 Cuba

Who are the top researchers in Cuba?

Arturo Escobar, Jesús Castro Hevia and Margarita Dorantes Sánchez rank highest among researchers based in Cuba.

  1. 1 Arturo Escobar · #13,534 worldwide 620 citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Jesús Castro Hevia · #115,579 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Margarita Dorantes Sánchez · #131,764 worldwide 65 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Edilberto González Ochoa · #135,633 worldwide 83 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Antonio Castillo Guzmán · #144,648 worldwide 39 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Boris Martin · #147,343 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Manuel Reyes Mate Rupérez · #158,558 worldwide 18 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Carlos Martı́n · #164,342 worldwide 313 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Gregorio Delgado García · #165,188 worldwide 11 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Mikhail Benet Rodríguez · #173,320 worldwide 44 citations · 60 works
Top researchers in Cuba

Which cities in Cuba are research hubs?

  1. 1 Havana Cuba 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: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Cuba's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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 Cuba