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Guam ranks #182 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#169 all time), with 316 research works and 8.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#182
of 189 · #169 all time
Works, 2022-now
316
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
20.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Guam

Which fields of science does Guam work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Guam is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Environmental Science (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 159 fractional works · 44.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 7.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 49 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 10.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGuam358fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences44%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8724.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting287.8%
    3. Psychology184.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance123.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities82.3%
    6. Decision Sciences61.8%
    1. Environmental Science4913.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences164.4%
    3. Engineering123.4%
    4. Computer Science92.5%
    5. Materials Science61.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    7. Mathematics20.5%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine3810.6%
    2. Health Professions123.3%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences318.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Guam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Resilience, Pacific and Vulnerability.

▲ 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. Climate Change38▲ 3.9×41 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 2.3×27 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification19▲ 72×3 topics
  4. Marine Ecosystems17▲ 86×2 topics
  5. Globalization17▲ 2.4×25 topics
  6. Epidemiology17▲ 1.17×36 topics
  7. Bleaching13▲ 115×1 topic
  8. Coral Reefs13▲ 115×1 topic
  9. Public Health13▲ 2.6×23 topics
  10. Resilience13▲ 7.2×10 topics
  11. Economic Development12▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Pacific12▲ 176×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors12▲ 3.0×18 topics
  14. Vulnerability12▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity12▲ 4.2×19 topics
  16. Conservation12▲ 7.5×13 topics
  17. Governance10▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Population Dynamics10▲ 11×10 topics
  19. Health Promotion10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  20. Decolonization9▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Islands9▲ 217×1 topic
  22. Small States9▲ 217×1 topic
  23. Genetic Diversity8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  24. Benthic Communities8▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Leadership8▲ 4.4×16 topics
  27. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Coastal Protection7▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Community Health6▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Biogeography6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades6▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management6▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Marine Fisheries6▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Cancer Incidence6▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Kelp Forests6▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Seagrasses6▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Guam publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Marine and fisheries research.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…13Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 13 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 5 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 4 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 3 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional works
EcologyDemographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography8 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 13 works
  2. 2 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 9 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  7. 7 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  10. 10 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 3 works
  11. 11 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  12. 12 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works

Which universities in Guam lead research?

University of Guam and Department of Administration rank highest in Guam on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1University of GuamUniversity · Mangilao Village · #11,576 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 218 works
  2. 2Department of AdministrationGovernment institution · Hagåtña · #17,646 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 87 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 Guam

Who are the top researchers in Guam?

Kevin K.W. Ho, Mike T. Carson and Rob Rowan rank highest among researchers based in Guam.

  1. 1 Kevin K.W. Ho #46,783 worldwide 4.1k citations · 273 works
  2. 2 Mike T. Carson #298,258 worldwide 2.4k citations · 156 works
  3. 3 Rob Rowan #390,380 worldwide 4.9k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 David J. Combosch #837,073 worldwide 1.6k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Laurie J. Raymundo #985,219 worldwide 3k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Alexander M. Kerr #1,037,767 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Marie Webb #1,077,792 worldwide 373 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Sarah Lemer #1,137,013 worldwide 1.6k citations · 307 works
  9. 9 Bastian Bentlage #1,394,156 worldwide 1.8k citations · 101 works
  10. 10 Yoshito Kawabata #1,427,547 worldwide 2.4k citations · 63 works
Top researchers in Guam

How open and international is Guam's research?

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

openly available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Guam's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% 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 Guam as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Guam0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Guam 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, 8.4% of its 2.1k works since 1951 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%Guam10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2004.

Which countries have research most like Guam's?

Suriname is Guam's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Guam's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 SurinameBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences 0.83 Compare
  2. 2 New ZealandBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Science 0.78 Compare
  3. 3 Sri LankaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, Nursing 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 HaitiBoth strong in Social Sciences, Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 TanzaniaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.74 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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