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Science in U.S. Virgin Islands

Open access
36%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in U.S. Virgin Islands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Conservation, Population Dynamics and Career Development.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 6.3×50 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification12▲ 93×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems9▲ 96×2 topics
  4. Education8▲ 2.7×12 topics
  5. Bleaching8▲ 132×1 topic
  6. Coral Reefs8▲ 132×1 topic
  7. Conservation7▲ 8.9×14 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.5×16 topics
  9. Population Dynamics6▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Career Development6▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Coastal Protection6▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Benthic Communities5▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Student Engagement5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Gender5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  18. Biodiversity4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Global Warming4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  21. Invasive Species4▲ 5.6×12 topics
  22. Kelp Forests4▲ 79×1 topic
  23. STEM Education4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  24. Seagrasses4▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Diversity4▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Water Quality4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  27. Neuroscience4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  28. Social Cognitive Theory4▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Creativity3▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Gender Disparities3▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Trophic Cascades3▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Underrepresented Minorities3▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Biogeography3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. ICT3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Personality Traits3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Management3▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries3▲ 38×1 topic

Which universities in U.S. Virgin Islands lead research?

University of the Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands Department of Health rank highest in U.S. Virgin Islands on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of the Virgin IslandsUniversity · St Croix · #18,396 worldwide15.1% top 10% · 112 works
  2. 2United States Virgin Islands Department of HealthGovernment institution · St Croix · #22,179 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 63 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 U.S. Virgin Islands

Who are the top researchers in U.S. Virgin Islands?

M.C. Palada, John A. Boyd and Tyler B. Smith rank highest among researchers based in U.S. Virgin Islands.

  1. 1 M.C. Palada · #467,305 worldwide 50 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 John A. Boyd · #806,796 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Tyler B. Smith · #1,033,949 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Marilyn E. Brandt · #1,480,576 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Richard S. Nemeth · #1,525,899 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jan E. Staff · #1,535,707 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in U.S. Virgin Islands

How open and international is U.S. Virgin Islands's research?

36% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 48% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.1%domestic only51.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Virgin Islands's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.