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University of the West Indies

In research, University of the West Indies stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,169 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#718 of 3,409 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,734 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,420
of 28,054 · #4,935 all time
Rank in Trinidad and Tobago
#1
of 5
Research works
6.6k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
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 #2,169 of 10,521 17.8%501 #2448
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #718 of 3,409 23.4%84 #491
Health SciencesDomain #3,734 of 11,982 10.6%283 #4507
Social SciencesField #2,003 of 6,365 19.4%284 #1828
MedicineField #3,957 of 10,443 9.7%204 #5365
Physical SciencesDomain #5,263 of 12,888 10.8%428 #5113
Life SciencesDomain #3,380 of 7,800 19.7%139 #3564
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,661 of 2,578 20.4%88 #1876
Environmental ScienceField #2,437 of 3,551 17.6%86 #2671
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,833 of 2,578 14.7%71 #2075

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#2,448 #2,169
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#491 #718
  3. Health Sciences#4,507 #3,734
  4. Social Sciences#1,828 #2,003
  5. Medicine#5,365 #3,957
  6. Physical Sciences#5,113 #5,263
  7. Life Sciences#3,564 #3,380
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,876 #1,661
  9. Environmental Science#2,671 #2,437
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#2,075 #1,833
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 Indies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 37.8 works6.9×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 112 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 86 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 204 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 284 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hazi Mohammad Azamathulla, Ralph R. Premdas and Bridget Brereton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West Indies.

  1. 1 Hazi Mohammad Azamathulla Trinidad and Tobago · #201,447 worldwide 203 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ralph R. Premdas Trinidad and Tobago · #233,202 worldwide 47 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Bridget Brereton Trinidad and Tobago · #245,337 worldwide 31 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kenneth Ramchand Trinidad and Tobago · #297,687 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Dave D. Chadee Trinidad and Tobago · #306,660 worldwide 113 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Edward J. Farrell Trinidad and Tobago · #399,737 worldwide 78 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Matthew Wilson Trinidad and Tobago · #405,540 worldwide 161 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Vijay Naraynsingh Trinidad and Tobago · #548,530 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Permanand Mohan Trinidad and Tobago · #568,930 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Shamir O Cawich Trinidad and Tobago · #598,540 worldwide 17 citations · 22 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, Identity, Race, Gender, Politics, Culture, Postcolonialism and Caribbean.

▲ 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. Globalization86▲ 3.3×42 topics
  2. Climate Change67▲ 1.85×66 topics
  3. Epidemiology59◆ 1.10×99 topics
  4. Identity55▲ 5.6×20 topics
  5. Sustainability52▲ 1.59×52 topics
  6. Machine Learning50◆ 1.13×56 topics
  7. Deep Learning49◆ 1.06×56 topics
  8. Gender48▲ 6.5×11 topics
  9. Culture46▲ 6.4×10 topics
  10. Mental Health45▲ 2.3×29 topics
  11. Race44▲ 29×8 topics
  12. Politics42▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Nationalism40▲ 6.4×8 topics
  14. Postcolonialism40▲ 24×7 topics
  15. Caribbean38▲ 176×2 topics
  16. Dancehall36▲ 391×1 topic
  17. Public Health34▲ 1.75×41 topics
  18. COVID-1931▲ 1.68×21 topics
  19. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.29×36 topics
  20. Renewable Energy25▲ 1.31×24 topics
  21. Risk Factors25▲ 1.69×29 topics
  22. Pandemic25▲ 1.70×10 topics
  23. Vulnerability23▲ 7.4×6 topics
  24. Economic Development22▲ 1.96×10 topics
  25. Governance19▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Risk Management18▲ 2.7×12 topics
  27. Social Capital18▲ 2.5×11 topics
  28. Risk Perception17▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Global Warming17▲ 3.1×10 topics
  30. Student Engagement17▲ 3.1×13 topics
  31. Youth Violence14▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Global Trade14▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Violence13▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Law Enforcement13▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise12▲ 7.6×5 topics
  36. Health Inequities11▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Neighborhood Effects11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Corporate Political Activity11▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Health In All Policies11▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Criminal Behavior10▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Caribbean history, cultu…36Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 36 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 11 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 8 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 8 fractional worksImage and Video Quality Assessment: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 8 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 7 fractional works
Cultural StudiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 36 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 8 works
  5. 5 Image and Video Quality Assessment Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.