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University of Guyana

In research, University of Guyana stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,158 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,006 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,595 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,993
of 28,054 · #22,916 all time
Rank in Guyana
#1
of 2
Research works
1.1k
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Guyana 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,158 of 10,521 12.5%171 #6399
Social SciencesField #2,006 of 6,365 13.0%106 #4163
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,595 of 3,409 13.5%63 #4641
Physical SciencesDomain #11,156 of 12,888 10.7%115 #18578
Life SciencesDomain #7,019 of 7,800 12.3%81 #13358
Health SciencesDomain #11,708 of 11,982 3.3%73 #19648

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,399 #3,158
  2. Social Sciences#4,163 #2,006
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,641 #2,595
  4. Physical Sciences#18,578 #11,156
  5. Life Sciences#13,358 #7,019
  6. Health Sciences#19,648 #11,708
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 3.03× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.72× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Guyana?

Ranked on the composite score, Renuka Renuka, Abdullah Adil Ansari and G. Giglioli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Guyana.

  1. 1 Renuka Renuka Guyana · #1,116,545 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Abdullah Adil Ansari Guyana · #1,145,562 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 G. Giglioli Guyana · #1,169,679 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Brij Bhushan Tewari Guyana · #1,413,895 worldwide 19 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Guyana

Which keywords describe research at University of Guyana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Caribbean, Nationalism, Politics, Antioxidant Activity, Identity and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Globalization32▲ 3.8×32 topics
  2. Climate Change32▲ 2.7×46 topics
  3. Environmental Impact23▲ 3.1×28 topics
  4. Sustainability22▲ 2.0×31 topics
  5. Identity18▲ 5.5×8 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity17▲ 6.1×17 topics
  7. Caribbean17▲ 236×2 topics
  8. Nationalism16▲ 7.9×5 topics
  9. Culture15▲ 6.6×3 topics
  10. Politics15▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Gender15▲ 6.3×5 topics
  12. Postcolonialism15▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Race14▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Dancehall14▲ 464×1 topic
  15. Education14▲ 1.83×24 topics
  16. Economic Development14▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Public Health14▲ 2.1×26 topics
  18. Antioxidant11▲ 3.5×15 topics
  19. Democracy10▲ 6.6×7 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services10▲ 5.8×7 topics
  21. Anti-inflammatory9▲ 7.5×12 topics
  22. Land Use Change9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Higher Education9▲ 3.8×13 topics
  24. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants8▲ 4.7×13 topics
  26. Conservation8▲ 4.3×11 topics
  27. Institutions8▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Risk Perception8▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Coastal Protection8▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Global Carbon Budget8▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Carbon Sequestration7▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Corruption7▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Mangrove Forests7▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Biological Activities7▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Political Economy7▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Cultural Diversity6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Activity6▲ 8.7×3 topics
  39. Sociolinguistics6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Essential Oils6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Guyana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Natural Resources and Economic Development and Migration, Identity, and Health.

Caribbean history, cultu…14Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 14 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 7 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 5 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 5 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 5 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…4Education Systems and Policy: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 3 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEcologyGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 5 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Education Systems and Policy Education 4 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 3 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Guyana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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