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Science in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago ranks #138 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#133 all time), with 2k research works and 12.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#138
of 192 · #133 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
39%
world 63%

What is Trinidad and Tobago strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Trinidad and Tobago ranks highest in Medicine (#130 of 155), Social Sciences (#130 of 151) and Engineering (#132 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, General Arts and Humanities and Cultural Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #130 of 155 8.2%405 Institutions
Social SciencesField #130 of 151 17.6%401 Institutions
EngineeringField #132 of 134 5.5%201 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 works14×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 3.9 works9.4×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 54.9 works6.8×
  4. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 2.2 works5.7×
  5. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 3.2 works5.3×
  6. HealthSubfield · 23.9 works4.0×
  7. DevelopmentSubfield · 6.8 works3.4×
  8. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 8.1 works3.4×
← 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: 1.16× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 201 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 405 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 83 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 401 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Trinidad and Tobago?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Race, Culture, Postcolonialism, Politics, Gender and Caribbean.

▲ 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. Epidemiology117▲ 1.49×113 topics
  2. Globalization114▲ 2.9×52 topics
  3. Climate Change96▲ 1.79×74 topics
  4. Sustainability80▲ 1.64×62 topics
  5. Identity74▲ 5.1×27 topics
  6. Mental Health64▲ 2.2×34 topics
  7. Culture61▲ 5.8×13 topics
  8. Machine Learning61◆ 0.94×58 topics
  9. Gender60▲ 5.5×17 topics
  10. Deep Learning59▼ 0.86×58 topics
  11. Renewable Energy56▲ 1.96×33 topics
  12. Public Health56▲ 1.93×49 topics
  13. Race55▲ 25×10 topics
  14. Nationalism54▲ 5.9×10 topics
  15. Postcolonialism53▲ 22×10 topics
  16. Politics52▲ 9.7×7 topics
  17. Caribbean49▲ 153×3 topics
  18. Environmental Impact47▲ 1.40×44 topics
  19. Dancehall45▲ 335×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors44▲ 2.0×31 topics
  21. COVID-1943▲ 1.57×23 topics
  22. Pandemic34▲ 1.60×11 topics
  23. Economic Growth28▲ 1.65×18 topics
  24. Vulnerability27▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Risk Perception23▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Global Warming23▲ 2.8×11 topics
  27. Social Capital23▲ 2.2×12 topics
  28. Governance22▲ 3.3×11 topics
  29. Student Engagement21▲ 2.6×13 topics
  30. Global Trade20▲ 5.1×8 topics
  31. Non-Communicable Diseases20▲ 3.3×3 topics
  32. Violence18▲ 6.2×7 topics
  33. Law Enforcement18▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Youth Violence17▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Energy Transition16▲ 5.5×3 topics
  36. Health Inequities15▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Corporate Political Activity15▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Health In All Policies15▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Sea-Level Rise14▲ 6.4×5 topics
  40. Neighborhood Effects14▲ 6.6×3 topics

Which universities in Trinidad and Tobago lead research?

University of the West Indies, University of Trinidad and Tobago and Ministry of Health rank highest in Trinidad and Tobago on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 9.58%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of the West Indies: 1,351, 14.3%University of Trinidad and Tobago: 259, 10.4%Ministry of Health: 71, 10.6%San Fernando General Hospital: 78, 7.0%University of the Southern Caribbean: 92, 5.6%University of the We…Ministry of HealthUniversity of Trinid…San Fernando General…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of the West IndiesUniversity · Saint Augustine · #4,420 worldwide14.3% top 10% · 1.4k works
  2. 2University of Trinidad and TobagoUniversity · Arima · #19,162 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 259 works
  3. 3Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Port of Spain · #20,119 worldwide10.6% top 10% · 71 works
  4. 4San Fernando General HospitalHospital / health system · San Fernando · #21,436 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 78 works
  5. 5University of the Southern CaribbeanUniversity · Port of Spain · #25,521 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 92 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 Trinidad and Tobago

Who are the top researchers in Trinidad and Tobago?

Hazi Mohammad Azamathulla, Ralph R. Premdas and Bridget Brereton rank highest among researchers based in Trinidad and Tobago.

  1. 1 Hazi Mohammad Azamathulla · #201,447 worldwide 203 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ralph R. Premdas · #233,202 worldwide 47 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Bridget Brereton · #245,337 worldwide 31 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kenneth Ramchand · #297,687 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Dave D. Chadee · #306,660 worldwide 113 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Edward J. Farrell · #399,737 worldwide 78 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Matthew Wilson · #405,540 worldwide 161 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Vijay Naraynsingh · #548,530 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Permanand Mohan · #568,930 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Shamir O Cawich · #598,540 worldwide 17 citations · 22 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Trinidad and Tobago's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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 Trinidad and Tobago