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Martinique ranks #150 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#148 all time), with 471 research works and 4.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#150
of 189 · #148 all time
Works, 2022-now
471
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
11.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Martinique

Which fields of science does Martinique work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Martinique is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 219 fractional works · 43.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 146 fractional works · 28.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 67 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 7.7% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 182 fractional works · 36.0% of its workMedicine: 158 fractional works · 31.3% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMartinique506fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences43%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences14628.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities397.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting183.5%
    4. Psychology91.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Medicine15831.3%
    2. Health Professions214.2%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology255.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences224.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.8%
    4. Neuroscience30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science163.2%
    2. Computer Science91.7%
    3. Engineering71.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.3%
    5. Mathematics30.6%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Martinique?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Migration, Globalization, Public Health, Territorial Governance, Cultural Diversity, Community Engagement and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 2.1×99 topics
  2. Globalization37▲ 3.8×46 topics
  3. Public Health34▲ 4.6×32 topics
  4. Identity29▲ 8.0×17 topics
  5. Migration28▲ 16×8 topics
  6. Territorial Governance24▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Cultural Diversity24▲ 21×8 topics
  8. Community Engagement24▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Colonialism24▲ 9.9×9 topics
  10. Healthcare Access24▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Sociolinguistics24▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Local Development24▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Ethnicity22▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Public Policy20▲ 8.3×5 topics
  15. Sustainable Development19▲ 2.4×12 topics
  16. Economic Development19▲ 4.7×9 topics
  17. Discrimination19▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Social Inequality19▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Social Justice19▲ 6.3×8 topics
  20. French Territories19▲ 385×1 topic
  21. Migrant Workers19▲ 385×1 topic
  22. Diagnosis16▲ 3.4×33 topics
  23. Postcolonialism16▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Race16▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Citizen Participation15▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Environmental Participation15▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Caribbean15▲ 159×3 topics
  28. Nationalism14▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Culture14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Governance14▲ 8.4×5 topics
  31. Politics14▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Literature13▲ 4.8×8 topics
  33. Vulnerability12▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Sociopolitical12▲ 71×3 topics
  35. Resilience12▲ 4.8×6 topics
  36. Gender Studies12▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Diaspora11▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Decolonization11▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Haiti10▲ 274×1 topic
  40. Vodou10▲ 274×1 topic

Which research topics does Martinique publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Migration, Identity, and Health, French Urban and Social Studies, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture.

Migration, Identity, and Health: 19 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 15 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 10 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 5 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 5 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 5 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 4 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesDemographyUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 10 works
  4. 4 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 9 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 7 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 5 works
  10. 10 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 5 works
  11. 11 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  12. 12 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 4 works

Which universities in Martinique lead research?

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique rank highest in Martinique on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de MartiniqueHospital / health system · Fort-de-France · #6,224 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 361 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 Martinique

Who are the top researchers in Martinique?

Philippe Cabre, Didier Smadja and André Cabie rank highest among researchers based in Martinique.

  1. 1 Philippe Cabre #214,462 worldwide 11k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Didier Smadja #524,502 worldwide 6.9k citations · 219 works
  3. 3 André Cabie #599,788 worldwide 9.2k citations · 403 works
  4. 4 Ruddy Valentino #672,607 worldwide 2.5k citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Bruno Schaub #747,582 worldwide 1.8k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Christophe Deligny #766,209 worldwide 4.3k citations · 196 works
  7. 7 Jonathan Florentin #833,301 worldwide 1.6k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Aïssatou Signaté #887,506 worldwide 2k citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Yves Hatchuel #890,722 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Jonathan Macni #939,116 worldwide 6.9k citations · 40 works
Top researchers in Martinique

How open and international is Martinique's research?

31% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 41% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 41% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.77× the expected open access and 1.53× the expected international share, which puts it #161 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Martinique's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Martinique as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Martinique0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Martinique 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, 5.7% of its 2k works since 1951 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Martinique4.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 1997.

Which countries have research most like Martinique's?

São Tomé and Príncipe is Martinique's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Martinique's, with both strong in Social Sciences.

  1. 1 São Tomé and PríncipeBoth strong in Social Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, Health Professions 0.81 Compare
  2. 2 CuraçaoBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Health Professions 0.78 Compare
  3. 3 Guinea-BissauBoth strong in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Immunology and Microbiology 0.77 Compare
  4. 4 HaitiBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Professions 0.75 Compare
  5. 5 French GuianaBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Health Professions 0.72 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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