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University of the West

In research, University of the West stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,643 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,308 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,875 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 22.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,105
of 28,054 · #10,574 all time
Rank in United States
#2,933
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University of the West 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 #7,643 of 10,521 10.0%144 #2614
Social SciencesField #5,308 of 6,365 12.7%83 #1758
Physical SciencesDomain #11,875 of 12,888 3.8%117 #11262
Life SciencesDomain #7,666 of 7,800 1.2%78 #8560
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,352 of 3,409 0.3%66 #1744

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the West 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#2,614 #7,643
  2. Social Sciences#1,758 #5,308
  3. Physical Sciences#11,262 #11,875
  4. Life Sciences#8,560 #7,666
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,744 #3,352
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.

What does University of the West specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 22.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.7 works22×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 65.6 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 3.60× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the West?

Ranked on the composite score, Rex Nettleford, Edward Brathwaite and Christopher A. D. Charles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West.

  1. 1 Rex Nettleford United States · #131,506 worldwide 20 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Edward Brathwaite United States · #402,414 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Christopher A. D. Charles United States · #930,649 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of the West

Which keywords describe research at University of the West?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Evolution, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Ecology and DNA Barcoding.

▲ 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. Biodiversity36▲ 13×26 topics
  2. Phylogeny30▲ 52×16 topics
  3. Biogeography27▲ 27×18 topics
  4. Evolution27▲ 28×11 topics
  5. Invasive Species27▲ 16×20 topics
  6. Taxonomy25▲ 51×12 topics
  7. Globalization23▲ 3.1×38 topics
  8. Ecology22▲ 36×4 topics
  9. Climate Change20▲ 1.96×39 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding16▲ 25×7 topics
  11. Adaptation15▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Groundwater14▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Cavefish14▲ 331×1 topic
  14. Subterranean14▲ 331×1 topic
  15. Morphology13▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Identity13▲ 4.5×14 topics
  17. Gender11▲ 5.3×13 topics
  18. Coleoptera11▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Culture11▲ 5.2×6 topics
  20. Nationalism10▲ 5.6×5 topics
  21. Politics9▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Race9▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts9▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Biodiversity Loss9▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 7.4×10 topics
  27. Postcolonialism9▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Speciation8▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Diversification8▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Conservation8▲ 4.9×14 topics
  31. Caribbean8▲ 128×1 topic
  32. Dancehall8▲ 304×1 topic
  33. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Nematodes8▲ 41×3 topics
  35. Infection8▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. beetles8▲ 152×1 topic
  37. Parasitism7▲ 208×1 topic
  38. Snails7▲ 208×1 topic
  39. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 12×10 topics
  40. Biomonitoring7▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does University of the West publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution and Mollusks and Parasites Studies.

Subterranean biodiversit…14Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 14 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 8 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …8Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 8 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites S…7Mollusks and Parasites Studies: 7 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 6 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and …4Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 4 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 4 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 3 fractional works
PaleontologyCultural StudiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 14 works
  2. 2 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 8 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  4. 4 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 7 works
  5. 5 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 6 works
  7. 7 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

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 the West's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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