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Science in Jamaica

Jamaica ranks #151 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#127 all time), with 1.3k research works and 13.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#151
of 192 · #127 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.3k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
30%
world 63%

What is Jamaica strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Jamaica ranks highest in Social Sciences (#118 of 151) and Medicine (#135 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Horticulture and Cultural Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #118 of 151 16.5%320 Institutions
MedicineField #135 of 155 9.7%250 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 2.0 works8.3×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 1.4 works8.0×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 30.6 works5.9×
  4. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 15.2 works4.8×
  5. ToxicologySubfield · 2.4 works3.8×
  6. FinanceSubfield · 13.8 works3.6×
  7. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 4.7 works3.3×
  8. Safety ResearchSubfield · 10.9 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 250 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.56× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 320 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Jamaica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Politics, Race, Gender, Postcolonialism, Identity, Culture and Caribbean.

▲ 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. Globalization81▲ 3.2×58 topics
  2. Epidemiology65▲ 1.29×101 topics
  3. Climate Change48▲ 1.42×71 topics
  4. Identity42▲ 4.6×22 topics
  5. Sustainability40▲ 1.30×47 topics
  6. Mental Health40▲ 2.1×30 topics
  7. Gender39▲ 5.7×17 topics
  8. Culture38▲ 5.6×11 topics
  9. Politics37▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Race35▲ 25×6 topics
  11. Economic Growth34▲ 3.2×20 topics
  12. Nationalism34▲ 5.8×8 topics
  13. Postcolonialism33▲ 21×9 topics
  14. Public Health32▲ 1.76×42 topics
  15. Caribbean32▲ 156×3 topics
  16. Dancehall29▲ 340×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.37×31 topics
  18. Social Capital25▲ 3.7×13 topics
  19. Risk Factors22▲ 1.60×29 topics
  20. Human Rights21▲ 1.65×26 topics
  21. Vulnerability21▲ 7.2×8 topics
  22. Economic Development20▲ 1.93×10 topics
  23. Global Trade18▲ 7.3×6 topics
  24. Child Development15▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. Health Equity15▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Labor Market15▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Fiscal Policy14▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. International Law13▲ 3.3×10 topics
  29. Cultural Diversity12▲ 4.2×8 topics
  30. COVID-19 Impact11▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction11▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Human Capital11▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Violence11▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. Health Inequities10▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Public Health Governance10▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Corporate Political Activity9▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Health In All Policies9▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Poverty Alleviation9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Employment Patterns9▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Student Retention9▲ 18×3 topics

Which universities in Jamaica lead research?

University of the West Indies System, University of the West Indies and International University of the Caribbean rank highest in Jamaica on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 15.5%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of the West Indies System: 554, 13.4%University of the West Indies: 295, 12.5%International University of the Caribbean: 86, 20.7%University of Technology, Jamaica: 152, 15.4%International Univer…University of Techno…University of the We…University of the We…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of the West Indies SystemUniversity · Kingston · #7,750 worldwide13.4% top 10% · 554 works
  2. 2University of the West IndiesUniversity · Kingston · #13,070 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 295 works
  3. 3International University of the CaribbeanUniversity · Kingston · #19,964 worldwide20.7% top 10% · 86 works
  4. 4University of Technology, JamaicaUniversity · Kingston · #20,021 worldwide15.4% top 10% · 152 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 Jamaica

Who are the top researchers in Jamaica?

G. R. Serjeant, George A.O. Alleyne and Sally Grantham‐McGregor rank highest among researchers based in Jamaica.

  1. 1 G. R. Serjeant · #57,643 worldwide 351 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 George A.O. Alleyne · #104,334 worldwide 297 citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Sally Grantham‐McGregor · #106,633 worldwide 166 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sımon F. Mıtchell · #106,816 worldwide 247 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Maria Jackson · #189,507 worldwide 659 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Walter Rodney · #218,586 worldwide 740 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 D. Simeon · #266,113 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Marshall K. Tulloch‐Reid · #279,549 worldwide 61 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 M. T. Ashcroft · #311,486 worldwide 102 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Rainford Wilks · #338,192 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
Top researchers in Jamaica

How open and international is Jamaica's research?

30% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Jamaica's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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.

Research fields in Jamaica