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University of Medicine and Health Sciences

In research, University of Medicine and Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,571 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,057 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,912
of 28,054 · #33,664 all time
Rank in Saint Kitts and Nevis
#3
of 4
Research works
267
▲ 298% vs 2013–17
Citations
970
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is University of Medicine and Health Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,571 of 11,982 7.7%82 #16367
MedicineField #8,057 of 10,443 6.7%68 #14710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Medicine and Health Sciences 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.16× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.22× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Medicine and Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Jolanta Burke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Jolanta Burke Saint Kitts and Nevis · #990,975 worldwide 19 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at University of Medicine and Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Biomarkers, Epidemiology, Well-being, Biogenesis, Resilience, Metastasis and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.2×66 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 4.5×22 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 3.4×16 topics
  4. Biomarkers8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×24 topics
  6. Well-being7▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Cancer6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  8. Biogenesis6▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Gene Expression6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  10. Resilience6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  11. Regulation6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  12. Metastasis6▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Treatment5▲ 2.7×28 topics
  14. MicroRNA5▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×18 topics
  16. Targeting5▲ 41×1 topic
  17. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 2.9×15 topics
  19. Neuroscience4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  20. Child Development4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Positive Emotions4▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Infectious Diseases4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Life Satisfaction3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Positive Psychology3▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Health Promotion3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  26. Elderly3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Cognitive Function3▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Gratitude3▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Happiness3▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Subjective Well-Being3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Stress Management3▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Emotion Regulation3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  36. Polypharmacy3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Psychological Resilience2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Health Utility Measures2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Medicine and Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: MicroRNA in disease regulation, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

MicroRNA in disease regu…5MicroRNA in disease regulation: 5 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and well-being: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchSocial PsychologyGeriatrics and GerontologyEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 5 works
  2. 2 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Medicine and Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 298% 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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