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University of Seychelles

In research, University of Seychelles stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,486 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,616
of 28,054 · #27,836 all time
Rank in Seychelles
#1
of 2
Research works
384
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is University of Seychelles 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 #10,486 of 16,945 12.9%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Seychelles 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: 2.78× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.82× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Seychelles?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Ocean Acidification, Sustainability, Vulnerability, Conservation, Marine Ecosystems and Global Trade.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 8.0×34 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  3. Population Dynamics5▲ 27×7 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification4▲ 75×3 topics
  5. Vulnerability4▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Conservation3▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Global Trade3▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Food Security3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  11. Bleaching3▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Coral Reefs3▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Governance2▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Biodiversity2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  15. Indian Ocean2▲ 170×1 topic
  16. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Trophic Cascades2▲ 36×2 topics
  18. prehistoric movement2▲ 170×1 topic
  19. Adaptation2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Agriculture2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Water Management2▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Habitat Selection2▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Social Networks2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Global Warming2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. International Law2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  30. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Technology Adoption2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Democracy2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Political Economy2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Crop Production2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Extreme Weather2▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Genetic Structure2▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Agricultural Innovation1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Seychelles publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, Coastal and Marine Management and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…2Coastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…2Climate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior1Avian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
EcologyAnthropologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available76.5%not open23.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Seychelles's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.