Question 1

How strong is science in Réunion?

Accepted Answer

Réunion ranks #99 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#96 all time), with 1.4k research works and 6.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Réunion strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Réunion ranks highest in Sociology and Political Science (#79 of 119) and Social Sciences (#100 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Horticulture.

Question 3

Which universities in Réunion lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Reunion Island and Conseil Régional de La Réunion rank highest in Réunion on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Réunion?

Accepted Answer

Riccardo Rodolfo‐Metalpa, Fanny Houlbrèque and Marie‐Paule Gonthier rank highest among researchers based in Réunion.

Question 5

How much of Réunion's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

48% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Réunion's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Réunion?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Identity, Biogeography, Colonialism, Sociolinguistics, Social Justice, Gender and Cultural Diversity.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Réunion work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Réunion is in Social Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Réunion's?

Accepted Answer

New Caledonia has the research profile closest to Réunion's (similarity 0.89 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Social Sciences, followed by Guadeloupe and Haiti.