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University of Belize

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World rank, all time
#34,778
of 42,892
Rank in Belize
#2
of 3
Research works
258
▲ 148% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

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: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.02× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 8.83× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Belize?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Recycling, Waste Management, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Global Burden of Disease, Conservation and Child Development.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 4.3×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.92×20 topics
  3. Recycling4▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Waste Management4▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  6. Biodiversity3▲ 6.9×10 topics
  7. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 1.87×12 topics
  9. Conservation2▲ 10.0×10 topics
  10. COVID-192▲ 2.9×10 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  12. Child Development2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  13. Pandemic2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  15. E-Waste2▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impacts2▲ 12×1 topic
  17. Global Burden2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  18. Pollution2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Marine Environment2▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Prevalence2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  22. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Psychological Distress2▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Stigma2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Mental Disorders2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Microplastics2▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Ocean Acidification2▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Terrestrial Ecosystems2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Health Effects2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Invasive Species2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Population Dynamics1▲ 9.5×8 topics
  33. Risk Perception1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Biogeography1▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Pharmaceutical Industry1▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Coastal Protection1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Conservation Biology1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems1▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Belize publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …2Mental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…2Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Quality a…1Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringNutrition and DieteticsSocial PsychologyPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.3%domestic only54.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Belize's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 148% 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.