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Science in Samoa

Open access
49%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Samoa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vulnerability, Globalization, Resilience, Governance, Economic Development, Decolonization, Pacific and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Vulnerability15▲ 56×6 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 5.6×17 topics
  3. Sustainability12▲ 4.1×16 topics
  4. Resilience11▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Governance10▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Climate Change10▲ 3.0×32 topics
  7. Economic Development10▲ 9.9×4 topics
  8. Decolonization9▲ 96×2 topics
  9. Pacific9▲ 406×2 topics
  10. Islands9▲ 631×1 topic
  11. Small States9▲ 631×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  13. Public Health5▲ 3.1×18 topics
  14. Agriculture5▲ 10.0×2 topics
  15. Archaeology5▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  17. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Cultural History4▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  20. Island Ecosystems4▲ 103×2 topics
  21. Pacific Islands4▲ 273×1 topic
  22. settlement4▲ 273×1 topic
  23. Adaptation4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Resettlement4▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Migration3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Environmental Refugees3▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Natural Disasters3▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Technology Integration3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  30. Gender3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  31. Global Trade2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Training Pathways2▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Vocational Education2▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Colonialism2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  35. Prevalence2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  36. Economy2▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Politics2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 45×1 topic

Which universities in Samoa lead research?

National University of Samoa rank highest in Samoa on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1National University of SamoaUniversity · Apia · #24,075 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 90 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 Samoa

Who are the top researchers in Samoa?

Penelope Schoeffel, S.S. Diarra and Take Naseri rank highest among researchers based in Samoa.

  1. 1 Penelope Schoeffel · #1,103,285 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 S.S. Diarra · #1,187,116 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Take Naseri · #1,250,701 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
Top researchers in Samoa

How open and international is Samoa's research?

49% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 47% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.1%domestic only52.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Samoa's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% 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.