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Central University of the Caribbean

In research, Central University of the Caribbean stands highest in Medicine (#8,689 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,359 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,182
of 28,054 · #25,932 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#11
of 18
Research works
697
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Central University of the Caribbean known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #8,689 of 10,443 4.8%78 #13973
Health SciencesDomain #10,359 of 11,982 6.2%82 #16886

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central University of the Caribbean sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.89× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.46× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central University of the Caribbean?

Ranked on the composite score, Ángel M. Mayor, Michelle Martínez and Héctor M. Colón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University of the Caribbean.

  1. 1 Ángel M. Mayor Puerto Rico · #439,580 worldwide 73 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Michelle Martínez Puerto Rico · #704,394 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Héctor M. Colón Puerto Rico · #1,266,371 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Luis A. Cubano Puerto Rico · #1,304,333 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Central University of the Caribbean

Which keywords describe research at Central University of the Caribbean?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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 institution'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. Cancer11▲ 5.7×29 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.88×52 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 3.0×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life8▲ 3.7×28 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.9×20 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.9×14 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 2.8×13 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  9. Neuroinflammation4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy4▲ 4.4×12 topics
  12. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  13. Neurodegeneration4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Biomarkers4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  16. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  17. Health Disparities4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  18. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  19. Radiotherapy4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  20. Academic Medicine3▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Gene Expression3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations3▲ 5.0×12 topics
  23. Aging3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Stem Cells3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  25. Biomechanics3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  26. Mechanotransduction3▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Brain Development3▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Cancer Incidence3▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Cell Signaling3▲ 12×8 topics
  30. Angiogenesis2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  31. Career Development2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Apoptosis2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Medical Research2▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Physician-Scientist2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Mortality Rates2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Population-Based Study2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Therapeutic Strategies2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Cancer Metastasis2▲ 70×3 topics
  40. Genetic Susceptibility2▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Central University of the Caribbean publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Research Impacts, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Health and Medical Resea…2Health and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCaveolin-1 and cellular processes: 2 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCell Adhesion Molecules Research: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncologyPhysiologyEpidemiology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Caveolin-1 and cellular processes Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central University of the Caribbean's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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.

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