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University of Curaçao

In research, University of Curaçao stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,245 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,424
of 28,054 · #32,262 all time
Rank in Curaçao
#1
of 4
Research works
342
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Curaçao 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 #15,245 of 16,945 12.9%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Curaçao 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.86× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.98× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Curaçao?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Research Methods, Quantitative Research and Language 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.1×44 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 4.8×17 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 4.7×15 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.1×14 topics
  5. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  6. Innovation4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 2.3×17 topics
  8. Teacher Training3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  9. Leadership3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  10. Research Methods3▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Curriculum Development3▲ 3.7×3 topics
  12. Language Development2▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Quantitative Research2▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Plate Tectonics2▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Strategic Planning2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  17. Chronic Pain2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  18. Entrepreneurship2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  19. Knowledge Management2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  20. Reading Comprehension2▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Islamic Education2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  22. Religious Education2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  23. Dyslexia2▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Madrasa2▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Metaheuristics2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Muslim Students2▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Pulmonary Edema2▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Reading Acquisition2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Tectonics2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Geochronology2▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Rostering2▲ 209×1 topic
  32. Scheduling2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Zircon2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Bilingualism1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  35. Vaccine Development1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  36. Data Collection1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Social Science1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Sociolinguistics1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Case Study1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Economic Analysis1▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Curaçao publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reading and Literacy Development, Education and Islamic Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions.

Reading and Literacy Dev…2Reading and Literacy Development: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksScheduling and Timetabli…2Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …1Business Strategies and Management Research: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Trea…1Pain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Strategy and Culture: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducationGeophysicsManagement Science and Operations Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Organizational Strategy and Culture Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Curaçao's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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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.