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University of Technology, Jamaica

In research, University of Technology, Jamaica stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,420 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,021
of 28,054 · #19,590 all time
Rank in Jamaica
#4
of 4
Research works
1.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Technology, Jamaica 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 #8,420 of 10,521 16.5%70 #7900

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Technology, Jamaica 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: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Technology, Jamaica?

Ranked on the composite score, Robinson Hm, Joseph Mersand and Jane A. Petro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Technology, Jamaica.

  1. 1 Robinson Hm Jamaica · #604,929 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Joseph Mersand Jamaica · #658,598 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jane A. Petro Jamaica · #776,910 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 William Wright Jamaica · #910,429 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Hannah Fletcher Jamaica · #1,214,405 worldwide 2 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Technology, Jamaica

Which keywords describe research at University of Technology, Jamaica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Student Retention, Employment Patterns, Health Equity, Student Engagement, Training Pathways, Vocational Education and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Mental Health7▲ 3.3×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.42×10 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.0×14 topics
  4. Online Learning5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  5. Student Retention5▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Employment Patterns4▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Student Engagement4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  8. Health Equity4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  9. Training Pathways4▲ 94×1 topic
  10. Vocational Education4▲ 28×1 topic
  11. Big Data4▲ 2.7×5 topics
  12. Depression4▲ 2.6×7 topics
  13. Pandemic4▲ 2.2×7 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  15. Technology Integration3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  16. Social Capital3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Learning Analytics3▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Risk Management3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  19. Anxiety3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.9×9 topics
  21. Career Development2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Ethical Challenges2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  23. Social Isolation2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  24. Student Perceptions2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Caribbean2▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Educational Data Mining2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Global Trade2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Investment Decisions2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Massive Open Online Courses2▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Politics2▲ 5.4×1 topic
  31. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  32. Agile Software Development2▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Athletic Training2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Empirical Studies2▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Radiology2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Health Inequities2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Slum Upgrading2▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Technology, Jamaica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Systems and Policy, Online Learning and Analytics, Caribbean history, culture, and politics and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Education Systems and Po…4Education Systems and Policy: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…2Online Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…2Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…2Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…2Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…1Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 1 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsCultural StudiesHealth Informatics6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 4 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  3. 3 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Technology, Jamaica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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