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Science in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea ranks #125 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#125 all time), with 764 research works and 7.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#125
of 189 · #125 all time
Works, 2022-now
764
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
74k
14.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Papua New Guinea

Which fields of science does Papua New Guinea work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Papua New Guinea is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Medicine (14%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 284 fractional works · 31.3% of its workEngineering: 90 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 76 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 278 fractional works · 30.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 221 fractional works · 24.4% of its workPlant Science: 105 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 179 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 95 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 166 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMedicine: 126 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 30 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPapua New Guinea907fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering909.9%
    2. Environmental Science768.4%
    3. Computer Science586.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences171.9%
    5. Materials Science151.7%
    6. Chemistry111.2%
    7. Mathematics60.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy60.6%
    9. Energy40.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22124.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology444.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology101.1%
    4. Neuroscience20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Social Sciences9510.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting394.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance192.0%
    4. Psychology131.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities80.9%
    6. Decision Sciences60.6%
    1. Medicine12613.9%
    2. Health Professions273.0%
    3. Nursing101.1%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Papua New Guinea?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Vulnerability, Sustainable Agriculture, Drought Tolerance and Breeding.

▲ 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 Change63▲ 2.6×71 topics
  2. Sustainability62▲ 2.8×52 topics
  3. Environmental Impact50▲ 3.2×43 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity45▲ 11×19 topics
  5. Epidemiology42▲ 1.16×77 topics
  6. Machine Learning41▲ 1.35×61 topics
  7. Globalization36▲ 2.0×34 topics
  8. Vulnerability22▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Biodiversity22▲ 3.1×24 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 7.2×13 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management20▲ 2.4×14 topics
  12. Economic Development19▲ 2.6×16 topics
  13. Genetics19▲ 3.0×18 topics
  14. Agriculture19▲ 5.4×10 topics
  15. Breeding18▲ 27×5 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance18▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Food Security17▲ 3.5×20 topics
  18. Nutritional Quality16▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Governance15▲ 5.2×8 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations15▲ 4.8×11 topics
  21. Decolonization15▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers14▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Archaeology13▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Pest Management13▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Island Ecosystems13▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Cultural History13▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Community Health Workers12▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Health Inequalities12▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Pacific Islands12▲ 113×1 topic
  31. settlement12▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Climate Resilience12▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Marker Development12▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Pacific12▲ 70×2 topics
  35. Socio-economic Factors12▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Islands12▲ 117×1 topic
  37. Small States12▲ 117×1 topic
  38. Essential Oils12▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Child Mortality12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Health Systems12▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Papua New Guinea publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Global Maternal and Child Health.

Pacific and Southeast As…13Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 13 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…12Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 12 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 9 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 8 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 7 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 7 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 5 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 5 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 5 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 5 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentDemographyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPlant Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 13 works
  2. 2 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 12 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  4. 4 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 9 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 7 works
  7. 7 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  8. 8 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 6 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 5 works
  11. 11 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  12. 12 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works

Which universities in Papua New Guinea lead research?

Papua New Guinea University of Technology, University of Papua New Guinea and National Agricultural Research Institute rank highest in Papua New Guinea on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1Papua New Guinea University of TechnologyUniversity · Lae · #8,097 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 258 works
  2. 2University of Papua New GuineaUniversity · Port Moresby · #12,490 worldwide7.8% top 10% · 106 works
  3. 3National Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility · Lae · #17,607 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 200 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 Papua New Guinea

Who are the top researchers in Papua New Guinea?

Leanne J. Robinson, Livingstone Tavul and Enmoore Lin rank highest among researchers based in Papua New Guinea.

  1. 1 Leanne J. Robinson #111,710 worldwide 7.4k citations · 206 works
  2. 2 Livingstone Tavul #186,317 worldwide 3k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Enmoore Lin #330,527 worldwide 4.6k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Peter Siba #342,115 worldwide 8.8k citations · 200 works
  5. 5 Michael P. Alpers #352,550 worldwide 16k citations · 278 works
  6. 6 Inoni Betuela #425,835 worldwide 3.1k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 John C. Reeder #436,467 worldwide 12k citations · 251 works
  8. 8 Matthew Leavesley #445,382 worldwide 3.2k citations · 127 works
  9. 9 Savitha De Britto #457,919 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Benson Kiniboro #487,821 worldwide 2.1k citations · 52 works
Top researchers in Papua New Guinea

How open and international is Papua New Guinea's research?

35% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 66% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 60% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.99× the expected open access and 1.96× the expected international share, which puts it #117 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Papua New Guinea's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Papua New Guinea as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Papua New Guinea0.0044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Papua New Guinea 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, 7.1% of its 5k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Papua New Guinea6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2009.

Which countries have research most like Papua New Guinea's?

Ethiopia is Papua New Guinea's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Papua New Guinea's, with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 EthiopiaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Environmental Science 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 NigerBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Environmental Science 0.76 Compare
  3. 3 Sierra LeoneBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting 0.75 Compare
  4. 4 BotswanaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Nursing 0.75 Compare
  5. 5 Burkina FasoBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Environmental Science 0.75 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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