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Science in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste ranks #186 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#204 all time), with 673 research works and 7.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#186
of 192 · #204 all time
Works, 2022–2025
673
▲ 274% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
83%
world 63%

What is Timor-Leste strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Timor-Leste ranks highest in Social Sciences (#145 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Development and Human Factors and Ergonomics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #145 of 151 10.1%258 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. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 8.0 works10×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 5.5 works8.1×
  3. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 5.6 works7.5×
  4. LawSubfield · 26.8 works6.8×
  5. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 0.8 works5.6×
  6. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 27.8 works5.5×
  7. DemographySubfield · 22.7 works4.9×
  8. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 6.1 works4.4×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 3.67× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.05× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 258 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Timor-Leste?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Health Education, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Non-Communicable Diseases, Maternal Health, Public Health Policy and Breastfeeding.

▲ 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. Community Empowerment43▲ 8.5×12 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 3.1×50 topics
  3. Sustainability33▲ 2.0×43 topics
  4. Health Education31▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Sustainable Development29▲ 2.7×29 topics
  6. Neoliberalism28▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Human Rights27▲ 3.9×26 topics
  8. Education24▲ 2.1×40 topics
  9. Social Justice23▲ 5.9×20 topics
  10. Non-Communicable Diseases23▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Maternal Health23▲ 12×4 topics
  12. COVID-1923▲ 2.5×16 topics
  13. Social Media23▲ 2.4×18 topics
  14. Corporate Governance22▲ 4.5×14 topics
  15. Public Health Policy22▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Breastfeeding22▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Child Nutrition21▲ 16×1 topic
  18. Stunting21▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Indonesia21▲ 6.6×5 topics
  20. Economic Development21▲ 3.8×19 topics
  21. Community Participation21▲ 8.4×8 topics
  22. Peacebuilding21▲ 47×4 topics
  23. Environmental Law20▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Local Turn20▲ 202×1 topic
  25. Pandemic20▲ 2.7×9 topics
  26. Resilience Governance20▲ 202×1 topic
  27. Criminal Justice19▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Colonialism18▲ 5.6×12 topics
  29. Economic Impact17▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. E-commerce16▲ 3.9×6 topics
  31. Islamic Banking16▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Child Development16▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Governance14▲ 6.3×8 topics
  34. International Law14▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Healthcare Access13▲ 7.0×7 topics
  36. Patient Satisfaction13▲ 6.1×5 topics
  37. Restorative Justice12▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Patient Experience12▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Quality of Service12▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Organizational Behavior11▲ 11×2 topics

Which universities in Timor-Leste lead research?

Universidade da Paz and National University of East Timor rank highest in Timor-Leste on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1Universidade da PazUniversity · Dili · #18,859 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 342 works
  2. 2National University of East TimorUniversity · Dili · #21,903 worldwide5.1% top 10% · 330 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 Timor-Leste

Who are the top researchers in Timor-Leste?

Maria Leonor da Silva Carvalho rank highest among researchers based in Timor-Leste.

  1. 1 Maria Leonor da Silva Carvalho · #761,155 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
Top researchers in Timor-Leste

How open and international is Timor-Leste's research?

83% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 46% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available83.2%not open16.8%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.7%domestic only54.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Timor-Leste's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 274% 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 Timor-Leste