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University of the West Indies

In research, University of the West Indies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,353 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,262 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,519 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,070
of 28,054 · #10,684 all time
Rank in Jamaica
#2
of 4
Research works
2.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of the West Indies 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 #5,353 of 10,521 13.8%144 #3788
Health SciencesDomain #8,262 of 11,982 10.0%85 #6227
Social SciencesField #4,519 of 6,365 17.2%80 #2376
MedicineField #8,275 of 10,443 9.1%63 #8648

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the West Indies 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#3,788 #5,353
  2. Health Sciences#6,227 #8,262
  3. Social Sciences#2,376 #4,519
  4. Medicine#8,648 #8,275
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: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 3.64× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.58× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of the West Indies?

Ranked on the composite score, Marshall K. Tulloch‐Reid, B Hanchard and Kathleen Coard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West Indies.

  1. 1 Marshall K. Tulloch‐Reid Jamaica · #279,549 worldwide 61 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 B Hanchard Jamaica · #472,070 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Kathleen Coard Jamaica · #483,006 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 K. L. Stuart Jamaica · #562,517 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Trevor S. Ferguson Jamaica · #621,865 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Frederick W. Hickling Jamaica · #683,601 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 G. W. Roberts Jamaica · #691,820 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Velma Pollard Jamaica · #699,533 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 William Aiken Jamaica · #768,630 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ishtar Govia Jamaica · #790,542 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of the West Indies

Which keywords describe research at University of the West Indies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Politics, Gender, Caribbean, Race, Postcolonialism, Nationalism and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 4.0×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 1.71×71 topics
  3. Public Health11▲ 2.6×27 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 1.41×37 topics
  5. Mental Health11▲ 2.6×23 topics
  6. Identity11▲ 5.2×12 topics
  7. Gender11▲ 6.9×9 topics
  8. Politics11▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Social Capital10▲ 6.4×10 topics
  10. Caribbean10▲ 207×3 topics
  11. Culture10▲ 6.3×6 topics
  12. Race10▲ 30×5 topics
  13. Nationalism10▲ 7.1×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth10▲ 3.8×12 topics
  15. Inflammation10▲ 1.57×29 topics
  16. Postcolonialism9▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Sustainable Development9▲ 1.98×17 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress9▲ 1.84×25 topics
  19. Dancehall9▲ 433×1 topic
  20. Global Trade6▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Child Development6▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Health Equity5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  23. Genetic Regulation5▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Vulnerability5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Sickle-cell Disease5▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Thalassemia5▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Health Outcomes5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction5▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Social Determinants5▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Non-Communicable Diseases4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Human Capital4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Chronic Disease4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. Fiscal Policy4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Health Inequities4▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Public Health Governance4▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Academic Achievement4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Corporate Political Activity4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Health In All Policies4▲ 36×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Caribbean history, cultu…9Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 9 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 5 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…3Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesGeneticsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 9 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the West Indies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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