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University of Aruba

In research, University of Aruba stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,434 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#18,228 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,391 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,104
of 28,054 · #30,210 all time
Research works
449
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Aruba 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 #10,434 of 16,945 16.4%152
Health SciencesDomain #18,228 of 20,462 9.4%147
MedicineField #16,391 of 17,978 9.7%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Aruba 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Aruba?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Mijts, J.A.M. Oude Rengerink and A. Vissinga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Aruba.

  1. 1 Eric Mijts Aruba · #868,022 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 J.A.M. Oude Rengerink Aruba · #886,426 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 A. Vissinga Aruba · #1,421,896 worldwide 0 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 A.M. Bakker Aruba · #1,424,848 worldwide 0 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 P.C. Teekens Aruba · #1,448,121 worldwide 0 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 J. Tolsma Aruba · #1,455,639 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 A. Spoelstra Aruba · #1,469,033 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 I. Vossen Aruba · #1,520,823 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 G. Sophie Aruba · #1,532,269 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 I.N. Kaptein Aruba · #1,547,408 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Aruba

Which keywords describe research at University of Aruba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immunity, Migration, Cardiovascular Risk, Treatment, Pathogenesis and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×46 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.0×24 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 1.48×16 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 3.2×18 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 2.5×11 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 2.3×16 topics
  7. Sustainability3▲ 1.39×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.9×14 topics
  9. Vaccine2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  10. Immunity2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Migration2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  14. Pandemic2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  16. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  17. Complications2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Immune Response2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  19. Vulnerability2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  20. Elderly2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  21. Guidelines2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Respiratory Infections2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  25. Assessment Methods1▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Breast Cancer1▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Bacterial Meningitis1▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Curriculum1▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  31. Neisseria meningitidis1▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Cultural Analysis1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Global Health1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  35. Household Fuel Use1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Resettlement1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Faculty Development1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Bilateral Investment Treaties1▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Hyperuricemia1▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Aruba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Energy and Environment Impacts, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

Bacterial Infections and…1Bacterial Infections and Vaccines: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…1Energy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…1Coastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional works
MicrobiologyPollutionNephrologyStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 1 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  3. 3 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 1 works
  4. 4 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 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 available71.3%not open28.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Aruba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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.