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College of The Bahamas

In research, College of The Bahamas stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,604 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,833 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,225 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,312
of 28,054 · #23,929 all time
Rank in Bahamas
#1
of 2
Research works
679
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is College of The Bahamas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,604 of 16,945 16.3%378
Social SciencesField #5,833 of 10,206 18.2%251
Physical SciencesDomain #15,225 of 21,541 16.9%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of The Bahamas 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: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.09× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.17× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.52× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of The Bahamas?

Ranked on the composite score, David Allen, Christine Gangelhoff and Yvonne Hunter‐Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of The Bahamas.

  1. 1 David Allen Bahamas · #550,701 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Christine Gangelhoff Bahamas · #597,505 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Yvonne Hunter‐Johnson Bahamas · #901,294 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Adelle Thomas Bahamas · #1,234,751 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 William J. Fielding Bahamas · #1,324,574 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at College of The Bahamas

Which keywords describe research at College of The Bahamas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Culture, Vulnerability, Identity, Gender, Adaptation and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 4.4×40 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 3.6×15 topics
  3. Identity6▲ 6.8×9 topics
  4. Culture6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.91×17 topics
  6. Vulnerability6▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Gender5▲ 7.4×8 topics
  8. Adaptation5▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Nationalism5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  10. Postcolonialism5▲ 29×5 topics
  11. Race4▲ 31×5 topics
  12. Literature4▲ 6.0×9 topics
  13. Global Warming4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  14. Migration4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. Caribbean4▲ 178×2 topics
  16. Toxicity4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  17. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Contamination3▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Dancehall3▲ 345×1 topic
  20. Politics3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  21. Dark Energy3▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Environmental Refugees3▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Natural Disasters3▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Resettlement3▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Resilience3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 41×2 topics
  27. General Relativity3▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Quantum Gravity3▲ 27×4 topics
  29. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Population Dynamics3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  31. Sea Level Rise3▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Cosmic Microwave Background2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Groundwater2▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Pacific2▲ 98×2 topics
  36. Adsorption2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Black Holes2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Water2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Hurricanes2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Storm Surge2▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does College of The Bahamas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Caribbean history, cultu…3Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 3 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…3Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…2Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…2Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 2 fractional worksArsenic contamination and mitigation: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…2Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media2Digital Games and Media: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 3 works
  2. 2 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Arsenic contamination and mitigation Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of The Bahamas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.

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