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Science in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks #125 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#149 all time), with 897 research works and 19.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#125
of 192 · #149 all time
Works, 2022–2025
897
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
49%
world 63%

What is Saint Kitts and Nevis strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks highest in Medicine (#136 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Fuel Technology and Veterinary.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #136 of 155 15.1%272 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. EquineSubfield · 5.6 works48×
  2. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 1.1 works14×
  3. VeterinaryField · 17.0 works14×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 12.8 works14×
  5. General PsychologySubfield · 1.2 works13×
  6. Small AnimalsSubfield · 11.5 works10×
  7. VirologySubfield · 3.6 works6.8×
  8. AgingSubfield · 1.4 works6.5×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.64× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.87× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 272 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.97× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Inflammation, Public Health, Biomarkers, Biomedical Applications and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology70▲ 1.98×114 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress42▲ 2.9×57 topics
  3. Inflammation40▲ 2.1×79 topics
  4. Cancer35▲ 2.9×48 topics
  5. Public Health27▲ 2.0×39 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications24▲ 2.3×30 topics
  7. Biomarkers20▲ 3.3×17 topics
  8. Diagnosis18▲ 2.1×36 topics
  9. Treatment18▲ 1.61×45 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 2.4×20 topics
  11. Mental Health17▲ 1.26×26 topics
  12. Pathogenesis16▲ 3.6×23 topics
  13. Immune Response16▲ 3.2×21 topics
  14. Biodiversity16▲ 2.4×18 topics
  15. Gene Expression15▲ 2.8×16 topics
  16. Risk Factors15▲ 1.51×28 topics
  17. Immunotherapy15▲ 2.3×19 topics
  18. Cancer Therapy14▲ 2.7×19 topics
  19. Immunity12▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Invasive Species12▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Resilience12▲ 2.8×13 topics
  22. Metabolism11▲ 2.5×23 topics
  23. Biogenesis10▲ 6.6×3 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment10▲ 2.6×8 topics
  25. Metastasis10▲ 3.4×11 topics
  26. Pharmacokinetics10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  27. Pore Structure10▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 7.0×10 topics
  29. Innate Immunity9▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. MicroRNA8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Coal Permeability7▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Coalbed Methane7▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Therapeutics7▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Aquatic Environment7▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Dysregulation6▲ 9.5×1 topic
  37. Targeting6▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Soft Robotics6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Work-related Stress6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Zoonotic Transmission6▲ 9.6×4 topics

Which universities in Saint Kitts and Nevis lead research?

Ministry of Education, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and University of Medicine and Health Sciences rank highest in Saint Kitts and Nevis on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 14.35%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ministry of Education: 435, 29.2%Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine: 185, 12.3%University of Medicine and Health Sciences: 159, 6.8%Medical University of the Americas: 65, 9.1%Ministry of EducationRoss University Scho…Medical University o…University of Medici…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Basseterre · #3,200 worldwide29.2% top 10% · 435 works
  2. 2Ross University School of Veterinary MedicineUniversity · Basseterre · #15,184 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 185 works
  3. 3University of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity · Basseterre · #16,912 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 159 works
  4. 4Medical University of the AmericasUniversity · Charlestown · #25,190 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 65 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Who are the top researchers in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Patrick Kelly, Souvik Ghosh and Jolanta Burke rank highest among researchers based in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

  1. 1 Patrick Kelly · #825,223 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Souvik Ghosh · #841,061 worldwide 52 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jolanta Burke · #990,975 worldwide 19 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Jennifer Ketzis · #1,530,911 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Engelbert Buxbaum · #1,595,386 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
Top researchers in Saint Kitts and Nevis

How open and international is Saint Kitts and Nevis's research?

49% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 71% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.3%domestic only28.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Saint Kitts and Nevis's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% higher 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis