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Ross University School of Medicine

In research, Ross University School of Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,715 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,755 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,663
of 28,054 · #27,666 all time
Rank in Barbados
#2
of 3
Research works
296
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Ross University School of Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,715 of 11,982 5.3%99 #14707
MedicineField #8,755 of 10,443 4.9%93 #12387

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ross University School of Medicine 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ross University School of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Quality of Life and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.9×84 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 7.2×35 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 4.9×38 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 2.8×48 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 3.0×30 topics
  6. Complications5▲ 7.7×14 topics
  7. Management5▲ 4.4×22 topics
  8. Surgical Management5▲ 8.2×16 topics
  9. Risk Factors5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  10. Guidelines4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.3×24 topics
  14. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  15. Diabetes4▲ 5.1×11 topics
  16. Anxiety3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.5×17 topics
  18. Depression3▲ 2.5×14 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  20. Children3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  22. Surgery3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Revascularization3▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.0×15 topics
  27. Immune Response2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  28. Medical Education2▲ 6.5×9 topics
  29. Pain Management2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  30. Angioplasty2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Faculty Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Imaging2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  35. Adults2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Competency-Based Education2▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  38. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Robotic Surgery2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Review2▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Ross University School of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Innovations in Medical Education, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…1Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Technology: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional worksHematological disorders …1Hematological disorders and diagnostics: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  7. 7 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Hematological disorders and diagnostics Emergency Medicine 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.7%domestic only30.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ross University School of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% 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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