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Science in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic ranks #135 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#129 all time), with 2.3k research works and 10.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#135
of 192 · #129 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.3k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
74%
world 63%

What is Dominican Republic strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the Dominican Republic ranks highest in Social Sciences (#115 of 151), Education (#104 of 115) and Medicine (#146 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Computer Science Applications and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #115 of 151 11.8%583 Institutions
EducationSubfield #104 of 115 14.5%258
MedicineField #146 of 155 6.6%466 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #127 of 131 15.6%217

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 · 12.2 works32×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 59.9 works11×
  3. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 6.2 works8.3×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 16.9 works6.7×
  5. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 2.7 works5.7×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 9.1 works4.7×
  7. ConservationSubfield · 8.7 works4.0×
  8. EducationSubfield · 258.4 works3.7×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 96 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.08× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 112 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 466 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 111 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 583 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Dominican Republic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Educational Technology, Innovation, Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Digital Divide and Online Education.

▲ 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. Education251▲ 6.4×68 topics
  2. E-Learning140▲ 6.1×14 topics
  3. Educational Technology139▲ 5.1×32 topics
  4. Innovation131▲ 5.4×45 topics
  5. Epidemiology118▲ 1.29×126 topics
  6. COVID-19110▲ 3.5×25 topics
  7. Pedagogy107▲ 9.5×15 topics
  8. Distance Learning95▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Mental Health87▲ 2.6×41 topics
  10. Globalization84▲ 1.86×69 topics
  11. Teacher Training82▲ 5.7×19 topics
  12. Digital Divide80▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Online Education79▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Knowledge Management78▲ 6.1×17 topics
  15. ICT78▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Public Health77▲ 2.3×54 topics
  17. Digital Competence77▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Virtual Teaching76▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Inclusive Education67▲ 8.3×15 topics
  20. Informal Learning67▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Health Promotion65▲ 9.0×15 topics
  22. Digital Marketing64▲ 6.7×5 topics
  23. Technology63▲ 5.2×20 topics
  24. Teacher Development62▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Student Performance58▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Educational Leadership58▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Organizational Commitment58▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Ethical Education58▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Physical Activity58▲ 5.1×9 topics
  30. Curriculum Design58▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Quality Education57▲ 66×1 topic
  32. School Culture57▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Nutrition55▲ 5.3×13 topics
  34. University Students46▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Communication44▲ 6.2×15 topics
  36. Open Access44▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Educational Projects43▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Remote Learning43▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Latin America42▲ 9.4×18 topics
  40. Educational Interventions39▲ 18×3 topics

Which universities in Dominican Republic lead research?

Universidad Iberoamericana, Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña and Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo rank highest in Dominican Republic on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 12.17%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Iberoamericana: 294, 14.5%Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña: 201, 13.7%Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo: 303, 7.8%Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra: 193, 13.5%Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo: 247, 7.9%Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña: 85, 15.3%Universidad Católica Nordestana: 60, 15.4%Universidad Católica del Cibao: 76, 22.1%Universidad Católica Santo Domingo: 108, 7.3%Universidad Abierta Para Adultos: 90, 4.2%Universidad Iberoame…Instituto Superior d…Pontificia Universid…Instituto Tecnológic…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Universidad IberoamericanaUniversity · Santo Domingo · #7,651 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 294 works
  2. 2Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé UreñaUniversity · Santo Domingo · #10,935 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 201 works
  3. 3Instituto Tecnológico de Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo · #11,246 worldwide7.8% top 10% · 303 works
  4. 4Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraUniversity · Santiago · #14,904 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 193 works
  5. 5Universidad Autónoma de Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo · #18,655 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 247 works
  6. 6Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez UreñaUniversity · Santo Domingo · #19,442 worldwide15.3% top 10% · 85 works
  7. 7Universidad Católica NordestanaUniversity · San Francisco de Macorís · #24,630 worldwide15.4% top 10% · 60 works
  8. 8Universidad Católica del CibaoUniversity · Concepción de la Vega · #25,179 worldwide22.1% top 10% · 76 works
  9. 9Universidad Católica Santo DomingoUniversity · Santo Domingo · #26,214 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 108 works
  10. 10Universidad Abierta Para AdultosUniversity · Santiago de los Caballeros · #27,887 worldwide4.2% top 10% · 90 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 Dominican Republic

Who are the top researchers in Dominican Republic?

Antonio Gutiérrez Escudero, Haroldo Dilla Alfonso and Eddy Pérez-Then rank highest among researchers based in Dominican Republic.

  1. 1 Antonio Gutiérrez Escudero · #308,306 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Haroldo Dilla Alfonso · #326,032 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Eddy Pérez-Then · #380,956 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Francisco Orgaz Aguëra · #430,733 worldwide 63 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 César J. Herrera · #453,014 worldwide 39 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 E. López-Chávarri Andújar · #468,794 worldwide 0 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Rosa Maria Gil · #491,099 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Carolina Armenteros · #552,405 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Vivian Brache · #600,885 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jorge Ulloa Hung · #670,833 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
Top researchers in Dominican Republic

How open and international is Dominican Republic's research?

74% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available74.3%not open25.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Dominican Republic's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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 Dominican Republic