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Haiti ranks #161 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#155 all time), with 305 research works and 7.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#161
of 189 · #155 all time
Works, 2022-now
305
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1k
8.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Haiti

Which fields of science does Haiti work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Haiti is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 168 fractional works · 47.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 98 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 47 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 7.2% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 98 fractional works · 27.6% of its workMedicine: 75 fractional works · 21.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHaiti353fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences48%

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 Sciences9827.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities267.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting185.0%
    4. Psychology143.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance123.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Medicine7521.4%
    2. Health Professions174.7%
    3. Nursing51.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4011.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science164.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.9%
    3. Engineering61.7%
    4. Computer Science20.7%
    5. Mathematics10.4%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Haiti?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Smallholder Farmers, Public Health, Postcolonialism, Adaptation, Race, Agroecology and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 2.9×41 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 3.1×30 topics
  3. Public Health25▲ 4.9×32 topics
  4. Identity24▲ 9.2×18 topics
  5. Globalization23▲ 3.3×40 topics
  6. Epidemiology22▲ 1.58×77 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers21▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Postcolonialism20▲ 39×9 topics
  9. Adaptation19▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Race19▲ 45×8 topics
  11. Agroecology19▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Agricultural Development18▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Diversity18▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Livestock Farming18▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Work Organization18▲ 129×1 topic
  16. Caribbean17▲ 262×2 topics
  17. Migration17▲ 14×10 topics
  18. Community Engagement16▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Colonialism16▲ 9.8×12 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics16▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Economic Development16▲ 5.6×11 topics
  22. Ethnicity16▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Healthcare Access15▲ 16×9 topics
  24. Cultural Diversity15▲ 18×7 topics
  25. Local Development14▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Territorial Governance14▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Literature14▲ 7.3×6 topics
  28. Sociopolitical13▲ 112×4 topics
  29. Social Inequality13▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Diaspora12▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Haiti12▲ 455×1 topic
  32. Vodou12▲ 455×1 topic
  33. Discrimination12▲ 16×1 topic
  34. French Territories12▲ 345×1 topic
  35. Social Justice11▲ 5.2×14 topics
  36. Cooperatives10▲ 37×3 topics
  37. Solidarity Economy10▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Citizenship9▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Institutionalization9▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Social Innovation9▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Haiti publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture, Migration, Identity, and Health.

Agriculture and Rural De…18Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 18 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 12 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 9 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…5Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsReligious studiesSociology and Political ScienceUrban Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  2. 2 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 12 works
  3. 3 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 9 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  8. 8 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  11. 11 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  12. 12 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works

Which universities in Haiti lead research?

University of Haiti rank highest in Haiti on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1University of HaitiUniversity · Port-au-Prince · #14,195 worldwide7.2% top 10% · 111 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 Haiti

Who are the top researchers in Haiti?

Gaël Pressoir, Jean William Pape and Vanessa Rouzier rank highest among researchers based in Haiti.

  1. 1 Gaël Pressoir #264,545 worldwide 9.3k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Jean William Pape #776,966 worldwide 13k citations · 381 works
  3. 3 Vanessa Rouzier #969,029 worldwide 5.2k citations · 164 works
  4. 4 Steeve Symithe #1,004,204 worldwide 947 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Marc Antoine Jean Juste #1,025,146 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Max François Millien #1,529,064 worldwide 747 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 Dan W. Fitzgerald #1,548,460 worldwide 599 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Patrice Sévère #1,553,176 worldwide 2.7k citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Stalz Charles Vilbrun #1,574,728 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Cynthia Riviere #1,633,121 worldwide 1.3k citations · 56 works
Top researchers in Haiti

How open and international is Haiti's research?

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 50% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Haiti's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher 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 Haiti as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Haiti0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Haiti 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, 8.1% of its 1.1k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Haiti4.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2017.

Which countries have research most like Haiti's?

Democratic Republic of the Congo is Haiti's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Haiti's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the CongoBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 MalawiBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 Timor-LesteBoth strong in Nursing, Social Sciences, Health Professions 0.83 Compare
  4. 4 ColombiaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Health Professions, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.83 Compare
  5. 5 GhanaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.83 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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