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University Hospital of the West Indies

In research, University Hospital of the West Indies stands highest in Medicine (#9,647 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,121 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences — Health Sciences is 2.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,595
of 42,892
Rank in Jamaica
#4
of 8
Research works
396
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University Hospital of the West Indies 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
MedicineField #9,647 of 17,978 15.6%252
Health SciencesDomain #11,121 of 20,462 16.1%276

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital of the West Indies 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).

What does University Hospital of the West Indies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 2.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 20.9 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 19 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which research topics does University Hospital of the West Indies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Legal and Social Issues, Acute Kidney Injury Research, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and AI in Service Interactions.

Polish Legal and Social …0Polish Legal and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Rese…0Acute Kidney Injury Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 0 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…0Urological Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 0 fractional works
LawNephrologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 0 works
  2. 2 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 0 works
  3. 3 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  4. 4 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  7. 7 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 0 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 0 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.3%domestic only46.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital of the West Indies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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 measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.