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Panama ranks #67 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#65 all time), with 6.5k research works and 6.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#67
of 189 · #65 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.5k
▲ 92% vs 2018-21
Citations
289k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Panama

What is Panama strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Panama ranks highest in Social Sciences (#56 of 148), Education (#46 of 112) and Medicine (#64 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Computer Science Applications.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #56 of 148 8.6%1,754 #78 Institutions
EducationSubfield #46 of 112 9.5%757 #57 Institutions
MedicineField #64 of 152 4.3%895 #69 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #53 of 122 7.6%509 #40 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #61 of 124 6.5%526 #51 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #56 of 106 4.9%288 #75 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #64 of 119 8.6%237 #82 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #59 of 105 7.0%217 #49
Information SystemsSubfield #51 of 90 7.5%360 #62 Institutions
EngineeringField #76 of 131 4.6%234 #82 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #58 of 98 6.1%249 - Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #67 of 107 5.9%271 #95 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. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 31.9 works · #42 of 169 active here13×
  2. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 14.4 works · #41 of 144 active here11×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 187.9 works · #54 of 196 active here9.8×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 68.3 works · #51 of 191 active here8.0×
  5. HorticultureSubfield · 6.3 works · #63 of 178 active here6.1×
  6. Developmental BiologySubfield · 8.7 works · #59 of 195 active here5.0×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 159.7 works · #61 of 206 active here4.7×
  8. AccountingSubfield · 211.2 works · #68 of 208 active here4.5×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 628 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 274 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 58 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 726 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 296 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 584 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 325 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 1,027 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 186 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 486 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 323 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 315 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 2,091 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.13×2,091 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.95×323 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.94×486 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.71×628 works
  5. Health Professions1.59×325 works
  6. Environmental Science1.52×584 works
  7. Psychology1.33×315 works
  8. Computer Science1.20×726 works
  9. Energy1.06×75 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×110 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.83×186 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×58 works
  13. Veterinary0.74×8 works
  14. Medicine0.69×1,027 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×274 works
  16. Nursing0.60×23 works
  17. Dentistry0.49×18 works
  18. Neuroscience0.44×56 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×10 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.35×26 works
  21. Mathematics0.33×30 works
  22. Engineering0.25×296 works
  23. Chemistry0.16×20 works
  24. Materials Science0.15×40 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.12×3 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.09×16 works

Which fields of science does Panama work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Panama is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,426 fractional works · 44.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,091 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEducation: 929 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 261 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 167 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 139 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 114 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 485 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAccounting: 211 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 323 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 292 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 315 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 117 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 186 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,901 fractional works · 24.5% of its workComputer Science: 726 fractional works · 9.4% of its workInformation Systems: 430 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 188 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 584 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 296 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 110 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,400 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMedicine: 1,027 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 142 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 131 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 325 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 187 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,026 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 628 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 160 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 149 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 112 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 274 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 120 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPanama7,753fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences44%

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 Sciences3,42644.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,09127.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4856.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3234.2%
    4. Psychology3154.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1862.4%
    6. Decision Sciences260.3%
    1. Computer Science7269.4%
    2. Environmental Science5847.5%
    3. Engineering2963.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1101.4%
    5. Energy751.0%
    6. Materials Science400.5%
    7. Mathematics300.4%
    8. Chemistry200.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy160.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.0%
  3. Health Sciences1,40018.1%
    1. Medicine1,02713.2%
    2. Health Professions3254.2%
    3. Nursing230.3%
    4. Dentistry180.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,02613.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6288.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2743.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology580.7%
    4. Neuroscience560.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Panama?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Competitiveness, Educational Technology, Teacher Training and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education1,073▲ 8.1×78 topics
  2. Innovation593▲ 7.4×42 topics
  3. E-Learning508▲ 6.8×17 topics
  4. Educational Technology483▲ 5.3×36 topics
  5. Climate Change475▲ 2.2×100 topics
  6. Sustainability460▲ 2.4×91 topics
  7. Pedagogy438▲ 11×17 topics
  8. Competitiveness414▲ 67×6 topics
  9. COVID-19402▲ 4.0×28 topics
  10. Teacher Training400▲ 8.4×20 topics
  11. Globalization397▲ 2.6×85 topics
  12. Digital Marketing392▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Distance Learning361▲ 13×10 topics
  14. Knowledge Management357▲ 8.3×22 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises329▲ 24×8 topics
  16. Social Responsibility329▲ 18×10 topics
  17. Digital Divide311▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Digital Competence308▲ 45×3 topics
  19. Online Education307▲ 20×4 topics
  20. ICT306▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Virtual Teaching304▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Innovation Ecosystems277▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Inclusive Education275▲ 9.8×15 topics
  24. Urban Development271▲ 9.9×15 topics
  25. Economic Impact269▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Globalization Effects252▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Tourism Management252▲ 47×2 topics
  28. City Branding250▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Psychopharmacology Education250▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Technology250▲ 6.2×20 topics
  31. Social Impact239▲ 7.9×14 topics
  32. Communication228▲ 9.3×16 topics
  33. Teacher Development221▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Educational Leadership218▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Student Performance216▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Organizational Commitment216▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Curriculum Design216▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Quality Education214▲ 77×1 topic
  39. School Culture214▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Informal Learning212▲ 21×5 topics

Which research topics does Panama publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Educational Innovations and Technology, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Education and Teacher Training.

Educational Innovations and Technology: 304 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 251 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…214Education and Teacher Training: 214 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…137E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 137 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 134 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 86 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 81 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 74 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 71 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 70 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 70 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 68 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsEducationComputer Science Applications7 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 304 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 251 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 214 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 137 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 134 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 86 works
  7. 7 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 81 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 74 works
  9. 9 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 71 works
  10. 10 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 70 works
  11. 11 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 70 works
  12. 12 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 68 works

Which universities in Panama lead research?

Universidad de Panamá, Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología and Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá rank highest in Panama on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 5.83333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Metropol…Universidad de PanamáUniversidad Tecnológ…Universidad de Santa…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Universidad de PanamáUniversity · Panama City · #1,347 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 2.2k works
  2. 2Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y TecnologíaUniversity · Panama City · #2,173 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 1.2k works
  3. 3Universidad Tecnológica de PanamáUniversity · Panama City · #4,981 worldwide5.0% top 10% · 451 works
  4. 4Universidad de SantanderUniversity · Panama City · #7,228 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 232 works
  5. 5Quality Leadership University PanamaUniversity · Panama City · #8,921 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 210 works
  6. 6Hospital del NiñoHospital / health system · Panama City · #9,103 worldwide4.4% top 10% · 245 works
  7. 7Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution · Panama City · #9,516 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 140 works
  8. 8Universidad Especializada de las AméricasUniversity · Panama City · #11,122 worldwide2.7% top 10% · 140 works
  9. 9Universidad Autónoma de ChiriquíUniversity · David · #13,466 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 106 works
  10. 10City of KnowledgeArchive · Panama City · #13,527 worldwide10.6% top 10% · 112 works
  11. 11Stem Cell InstituteResearch facility · Panama City · #15,503 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 138 works
  12. 12National Oncologic InstituteHospital / health system · Panama City · #15,580 worldwide1.2% top 10% · 135 works
  13. 13Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta TecnologíaResearch facility · Panama City · #15,977 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 89 works
  14. 14Latin American University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Panama City · #18,341 worldwide2.3% top 10% · 71 works
  15. 15Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludResearch facility · Panama City · #19,266 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 70 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 Panama

Who are the top researchers in Panama?

Stephen P. Hubbell, S. Joseph Wright‬ and Dolores R. Piperno rank highest among researchers based in Panama.

  1. 1 Stephen P. Hubbell #1,469 worldwide 56k citations · 353 works
  2. 2 S. Joseph Wright‬ #4,590 worldwide 58k citations · 585 works
  3. 3 Dolores R. Piperno #5,646 worldwide 16k citations · 174 works
  4. 4 Helene C. Muller‐Landau #10,654 worldwide 29k citations · 271 works
  5. 5 Richard Condit #11,184 worldwide 27k citations · 257 works
  6. 6 Benjamin L. Turner #15,118 worldwide 42k citations · 523 works
  7. 7 Michiel van Breugel #19,617 worldwide 13k citations · 133 works
  8. 8 Jefferson S. Hall #26,299 worldwide 15k citations · 208 works
  9. 9 Edward Allen Herre #41,990 worldwide 16k citations · 151 works
  10. 10 Martijn Slot #43,770 worldwide 6.5k citations · 117 works
Top researchers in Panama

Which cities in Panama are research hubs?

  1. 1 Panama CityPanama 20k works

How open and international is Panama's research?

72% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available71.6%not open28.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 91% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 26% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.11× the expected open access and 1.30× the expected international share, which puts it #94 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Panama's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 92% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Panama as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.032% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Panama0.040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Panama 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, 7.8% of its 21k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Panama6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 1990.

Which countries have research most like Panama's?

Colombia is Panama's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Panama's, with both strong in Social Sciences.

  1. 1 ColombiaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Health Professions, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 NicaraguaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 PeruBoth strong in Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.89 Compare
  4. 4 Costa RicaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science 0.89 Compare
  5. 5 BoliviaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions 0.88 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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