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Guadeloupe ranks #130 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#128 all time), with 541 research works and 6.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#130
of 189 · #128 all time
Works, 2022-now
541
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
12.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Guadeloupe

Which fields of science does Guadeloupe work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Guadeloupe is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 198 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 53 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 38 fractional works · 6.4% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 166 fractional works · 28.3% of its workMedicine: 141 fractional works · 24.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 112 fractional works · 19.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 111 fractional works · 18.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 73 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGuadeloupe588fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences13122.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities386.4%
    3. Psychology132.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting61.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Medicine14124.0%
    2. Health Professions183.1%
    3. Veterinary40.7%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Environmental Science386.4%
    2. Engineering264.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences152.5%
    4. Computer Science111.9%
    5. Mathematics111.9%
    6. Materials Science50.8%
    7. Energy30.5%
    8. Chemistry20.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7312.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology274.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.1%
    4. Neuroscience40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Guadeloupe?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Public Health, Sociolinguistics, Colonialism, Climate Change, Cultural Diversity, Epidemiology and Ethnicity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 1.96×106 topics
  2. Climate Change41▲ 2.6×54 topics
  3. Public Health37▲ 4.3×36 topics
  4. Sustainability32▲ 2.2×39 topics
  5. Migration28▲ 14×11 topics
  6. Sociolinguistics28▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Globalization26▲ 2.2×41 topics
  8. Colonialism25▲ 8.9×14 topics
  9. Identity25▲ 5.8×21 topics
  10. Cultural Diversity23▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Ethnicity22▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Healthcare Access21▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers20▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Development19▲ 2.1×16 topics
  15. Social Inequality19▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Discrimination19▲ 15×2 topics
  17. French Territories19▲ 328×1 topic
  18. Migrant Workers19▲ 328×1 topic
  19. Adaptation18▲ 10×7 topics
  20. Diversity18▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Community Engagement17▲ 9.1×8 topics
  22. Social Justice17▲ 4.9×10 topics
  23. Agroecology16▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Nationalism16▲ 6.2×5 topics
  25. Livestock Farming16▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Gender16▲ 5.0×12 topics
  27. Agricultural Development16▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Multifunctionality15▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Work Organization15▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Postcolonialism15▲ 18×6 topics
  31. Local Development15▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Territorial Governance15▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Race14▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Caribbean14▲ 126×2 topics
  35. Literature14▲ 4.2×8 topics
  36. Public Policy13▲ 4.5×5 topics
  37. Citizen Participation12▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Environmental Participation12▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Politics11▲ 7.1×9 topics
  40. Sociopolitical10▲ 49×3 topics

Which research topics does Guadeloupe publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Migration, Identity, and Health, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies.

Migration, Identity, and Health: 19 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 15 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …12French Urban and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksCaribbean and African Li…9Caribbean and African Literature and Culture: 9 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 7 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 5 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 5 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsReligious studiesAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 15 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 9 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 7 works
  6. 6 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 5 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 5 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  11. 11 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  12. 12 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works

Which universities in Guadeloupe lead research?

Université des Antilles and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-Pitre rank highest in Guadeloupe on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1Université des AntillesUniversity · Pointe-à-Pitre · #6,319 worldwide6.7% top 10% · 318 works
  2. 2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreHospital / health system · Pointe-à-Pitre · #17,955 worldwide7.2% top 10% · 82 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 Guadeloupe

Who are the top researchers in Guadeloupe?

Anubis Vega-Rúa, Pierre Chopin and Bernard Bhakkan rank highest among researchers based in Guadeloupe.

  1. 1 Anubis Vega-Rúa #240,124 worldwide 3.5k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Pierre Chopin #1,079,341 worldwide 617 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Bernard Bhakkan #1,315,331 worldwide 6.7k citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Huidi Tchero #1,358,293 worldwide 863 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Marie-Ange Arsène #1,427,743 worldwide 1.5k citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Ketty Bilba #1,541,089 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Ingrid Filliol #1,586,609 worldwide 2.6k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Christophe Sola #1,591,885 worldwide 11k citations · 241 works
  9. 9 Jacqueline Deloumeaux #1,671,036 worldwide 7.9k citations · 101 works
  10. 10 Carla Barlagne #1,692,593 worldwide 802 citations · 97 works
Top researchers in Guadeloupe

How open and international is Guadeloupe's research?

45% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 37% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.3%domestic only62.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 66% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 61% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.02× the expected open access and 1.98× the expected international share, which puts it #101 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Guadeloupe's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Guadeloupe as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Guadeloupe0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Guadeloupe 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, 6.9% of its 3.8k works since 1952 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Guadeloupe6.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 1996.

Which countries have research most like Guadeloupe's?

Republic of the Congo is Guadeloupe's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Guadeloupe's, with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 Republic of the CongoBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Mathematics 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 HaitiBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.77 Compare
  3. 3 RéunionBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.76 Compare
  4. 4 UruguayBoth strong in Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences 0.75 Compare
  5. 5 ArgentinaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.75 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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