Question 1

How strong is science in Honduras?

Accepted Answer

Honduras ranks #115 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#120 all time), with 1.9k research works and 4.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Honduras strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Honduras ranks highest in Medicine (#91 of 152) and Social Sciences (#92 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Development and Algebra and Number Theory.

Question 3

Which universities in Honduras lead research?

Accepted Answer

National Autonomous University of Honduras, Central American Technological University and Secretaria de Salud rank highest in Honduras on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Honduras?

Accepted Answer

Eddy Paz-Maldonado, Ligia Fú and Miguel Landa–Blanco rank highest among researchers based in Honduras.

Question 5

How much of Honduras's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Honduras's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Honduras?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Innovation, Knowledge Management, Sustainability, Digital Marketing, Health Promotion and Small and Medium Enterprises.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Honduras work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Honduras is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Honduras'?

Accepted Answer

Colombia has the research profile closest to Honduras' (similarity 0.87 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Social Sciences, followed by Peru and Bolivia.