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Science in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago ranks #141 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#185 all time), with 2k research works and 6.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#141
of 189 · #185 all time
Works, 2022-now
2k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
111k
11.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.65×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Trinidad and Tobago

What is Trinidad and Tobago strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Trinidad and Tobago ranks highest in Medicine (#122 of 152), Engineering (#118 of 131) and Social Sciences (#134 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, General Arts and Humanities and Cultural Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #122 of 152 6.0%405 #152 Institutions
EngineeringField #118 of 131 4.8%201 #130 Institutions
Social SciencesField #134 of 148 5.8%401 #157 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. HorticultureSubfield · 3.7 works · #78 of 178 active here12×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 3.9 works · #54 of 138 active here8.4×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 61.7 works · #87 of 211 active here6.8×
  4. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 2.2 works · #91 of 146 active here5.1×
  5. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 3.2 works · #105 of 174 active here4.7×
  6. HealthSubfield · 25.2 works · #109 of 217 active here3.8×
  7. MusicSubfield · 6.1 works · #102 of 174 active here3.4×
  8. OrthodonticsSubfield · 8.4 works · #97 of 173 active here3.4×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 124 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 141 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 231 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.23× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 456 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.23×24 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×82 works
  3. Health Professions1.55×91 works
  4. Social Sciences1.54×433 works
  5. Energy1.44×29 works
  6. Environmental Science1.37×151 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×88 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×42 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.18×124 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.11×24 works
  11. Medicine1.07×456 works
  12. Nursing1.06×12 works
  13. Psychology0.99×67 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×20 works
  15. Veterinary0.87×3 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.84×54 works
  17. Computer Science0.82×141 works
  18. Engineering0.69×231 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×4 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×61 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.48×4 works
  22. Mathematics0.48×13 works
  23. Chemistry0.46×16 works
  24. Neuroscience0.36×13 works
  25. Materials Science0.32×25 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.24×12 works

Which fields of science does Trinidad and Tobago work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Trinidad and Tobago is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 747 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 433 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 131 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCultural Studies: 62 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 48 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 87 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 82 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 67 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 663 fractional works · 29.9% of its workEngineering: 231 fractional works · 10.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 151 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 141 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 44 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 584 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 456 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSurgery: 74 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 91 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 53 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 223 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 124 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTrinidad andTobago2,217fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences34%

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. Social Sciences43319.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting873.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance823.7%
    4. Psychology673.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities542.4%
    6. Decision Sciences241.1%
    1. Engineering23110.4%
    2. Environmental Science1516.8%
    3. Computer Science1416.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences421.9%
    5. Energy291.3%
    6. Materials Science251.1%
    7. Chemistry160.7%
    8. Mathematics130.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy120.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine45620.5%
    2. Health Professions914.1%
    3. Dentistry241.1%
    4. Nursing120.5%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1245.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology612.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology200.9%
    4. Neuroscience130.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Trinidad and Tobago?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Race, Postcolonialism, Culture, Epidemiology, Politics and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▲ 1.51×117 topics
  2. Globalization124▲ 2.8×54 topics
  3. Climate Change107▲ 1.77×77 topics
  4. Sustainability90▲ 1.65×64 topics
  5. Identity84▲ 5.2×30 topics
  6. Machine Learning68◆ 0.93×63 topics
  7. Mental Health68▲ 2.1×36 topics
  8. Renewable Energy67▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Culture66▲ 5.7×14 topics
  10. Gender65▲ 5.4×19 topics
  11. Deep Learning64▼ 0.83×62 topics
  12. Public Health63▲ 1.94×50 topics
  13. Race61▲ 23×11 topics
  14. Postcolonialism59▲ 19×12 topics
  15. Nationalism58▲ 5.8×11 topics
  16. Politics55▲ 9.5×7 topics
  17. Environmental Impact53▲ 1.40×47 topics
  18. Caribbean52▲ 129×3 topics
  19. Risk Factors51▲ 2.1×32 topics
  20. Dancehall48▲ 294×1 topic
  21. COVID-1944▲ 1.54×24 topics
  22. Quality of Life39▲ 1.22×48 topics
  23. Pandemic35▲ 1.58×11 topics
  24. Vulnerability29▲ 5.7×6 topics
  25. Global Warming24▲ 2.5×11 topics
  26. Risk Perception24▲ 4.0×6 topics
  27. Student Engagement22▲ 2.5×14 topics
  28. Governance22▲ 3.1×11 topics
  29. Global Trade21▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. Non-Communicable Diseases20▲ 3.3×3 topics
  31. Law Enforcement20▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Violence19▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Youth Violence18▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Energy Transition17▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise17▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Health Inequities16▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Neighborhood Effects15▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. Corporate Political Activity15▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Health In All Policies15▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Social Identity14▲ 6.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Trinidad and Tobago publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Crime Patterns and Interventions.

Caribbean history, cultu…48Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 48 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 15 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health10COVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 10 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 9 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 9 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 9 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 9 fractional works
Cultural StudiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology7 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 48 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 15 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  6. 6 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 9 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 9 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 9 works
  11. 11 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  12. 12 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 9 works

Which universities in Trinidad and Tobago lead research?

University of the West Indies, University of Trinidad and Tobago and University of the Southern Caribbean rank highest in Trinidad and Tobago on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 6.54%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ministry of HealthUniversity of the So…University of the We…University of Trinid…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of the West IndiesUniversity · Saint Augustine · #4,457 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 1.4k works
  2. 2University of Trinidad and TobagoUniversity · Arima · #8,556 worldwide5.0% top 10% · 259 works
  3. 3University of the Southern CaribbeanUniversity · Port of Spain · #17,726 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 92 works
  4. 4Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Port of Spain · #20,490 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 71 works
  5. 5San Fernando General HospitalHospital / health system · San Fernando · #20,590 worldwide4.4% top 10% · 78 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 Trinidad and Tobago

Who are the top researchers in Trinidad and Tobago?

Sarah Quesnel-Crooks, Glennis Andall‐Brereton and Christine V. F. Carrington rank highest among researchers based in Trinidad and Tobago.

  1. 1 Sarah Quesnel-Crooks #272,887 worldwide 2.3k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Glennis Andall‐Brereton #313,226 worldwide 2.7k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Christine V. F. Carrington #464,499 worldwide 4.3k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Indar W. Ramnarine #642,263 worldwide 5.2k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Terence Seemungal #667,821 worldwide 8.3k citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Srikanth Umakanthan #834,187 worldwide 16k citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Lloyd L. Lynch #900,009 worldwide 1.4k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Gerard A. Hutchinson #1,017,610 worldwide 7.7k citations · 158 works
  9. 9 Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj #1,055,495 worldwide 12k citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Michelle A Mycoo #1,063,637 worldwide 1k citations · 58 works
Top researchers in Trinidad and Tobago

How open and international is Trinidad and Tobago's research?

39% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 28% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 54% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 31% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.87× the expected open access and 1.33× the expected international share, which puts it #162 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Trinidad and Tobago's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Trinidad and Tobago as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0086% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Trinidad and Tobago0.0090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Trinidad and Tobago 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, 5.8% of its 9.7k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Trinidad and Tobago6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.3% in 2006.

Which countries have research most like Trinidad and Tobago's?

Peru is Trinidad and Tobago's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Trinidad and Tobago's, with both strong in Dentistry.

  1. 1 PeruBoth strong in Dentistry, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 EcuadorBoth strong in Dentistry, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions 0.86 Compare
  3. 3 FijiBoth strong in Dentistry, Health Professions, Social Sciences 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 ColombiaBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 NicaraguaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions, Social Sciences 0.84 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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