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University of the West Indies

In research, University of the West Indies stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,183 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,035
of 28,054 · #22,576 all time
Rank in Bahamas
#2
of 2
Research works
604
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
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 #7,183 of 10,521 15.0%73 #5225

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).

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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

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, Gender, Identity, Politics, Caribbean, Culture, Race and Dancehall.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 5.9×15 topics
  2. Gender10▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Identity9▲ 11×4 topics
  4. Caribbean9▲ 468×2 topics
  5. Politics9▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Culture8▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Race8▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Dancehall8▲ 1068×1 topic
  9. Postcolonialism8▲ 58×1 topic
  10. Academic Dishonesty4▲ 263×1 topic
  11. Plagiarism4▲ 263×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.86×9 topics
  13. Training Pathways3▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Vocational Education3▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Health Impacts3▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Intersectionality2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Professionalism2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Legal Education2▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Welfare Rights Advice2▲ 130×1 topic
  22. Student Engagement2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  23. Professional Development2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  24. Technology Integration2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Public-Private Partnerships2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Health Equity2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Tectonics2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Arctic2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. International Relations2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Teacher Education2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Cultural Competence2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Discrimination2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Sustainability Education2▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Finance2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Life Expectancy2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Poverty Reduction2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. geology2▲ 53×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Academic integrity and plagiarism, Education Systems and Policy and Legal Education and Practice Innovations.

Caribbean history, cultu…8Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 8 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…4Academic integrity and plagiarism: 4 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…3Education Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…2Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…2Geological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…1Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSafety ResearchEducationLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 8 works
  2. 2 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 4 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 3 works
  4. 4 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 2 works
  5. 5 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

Other research institutions in Nassau

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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.