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Science in Guam

Guam ranks #176 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#160 all time), with 316 research works and 12.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#176
of 192 · #160 all time
Works, 2022–2025
316
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
41%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Guam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Pacific, Vulnerability and Resilience.

▲ 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. Climate Change35▲ 4.1×38 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 2.4×23 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification18▲ 77×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology16▲ 1.28×35 topics
  5. Globalization16▲ 2.6×20 topics
  6. Marine Ecosystems16▲ 93×2 topics
  7. Bleaching13▲ 121×1 topic
  8. Coral Reefs13▲ 121×1 topic
  9. Public Health12▲ 2.7×21 topics
  10. Pacific12▲ 199×2 topics
  11. Risk Factors12▲ 3.3×17 topics
  12. Economic Development12▲ 4.5×10 topics
  13. Resilience12▲ 7.5×9 topics
  14. Vulnerability11▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Conservation10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  16. Biodiversity10▲ 4.3×16 topics
  17. Governance10▲ 9.7×4 topics
  18. Mental Health10▲ 2.1×21 topics
  19. Decolonization9▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Population Dynamics9▲ 12×10 topics
  21. Health Promotion9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  22. Islands9▲ 236×1 topic
  23. Small States9▲ 236×1 topic
  24. Genetic Diversity7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  25. Benthic Communities7▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species7▲ 5.1×14 topics
  27. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Community Health6▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 6.8×9 topics
  31. Trophic Cascades6▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Coastal Protection6▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management6▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Marine Fisheries6▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Cancer Incidence6▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Health5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  40. Ideal Cardiovascular Health5▲ 50×1 topic

Which universities in Guam lead research?

Department of Administration and University of Guam rank highest in Guam on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1Department of AdministrationGovernment institution · Hagåtña · #15,047 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 87 works
  2. 2University of GuamUniversity · Mangilao Village · #18,008 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 218 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 Guam

Who are the top researchers in Guam?

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

  1. 1 Kevin K.W. Ho · #171,649 worldwide 148 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jack T. Moyer · #302,877 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mike T. Carson · #455,915 worldwide 87 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 David Frutos · #525,301 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 James D. Sellmann · #622,891 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Donald R. Shuster · #844,982 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dirk Anthony Ballendorf · #845,822 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Rebecca A. Stephenson · #874,531 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Steven G. Nelson · #915,385 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Swetlana Meier · #968,355 worldwide 0 citations · 17 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: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Guam's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.