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University of the West Indies System

In research, University of the West Indies System stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,021 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,048 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,386 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,750
of 28,054 · #5,929 all time
Rank in Jamaica
#1
of 4
Research works
5.9k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of the West Indies System 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 SciencesField #1,021 of 6,365 18.6%139 #1098
Social SciencesDomain #2,048 of 10,521 17.0%225 #1837
Health SciencesDomain #6,386 of 11,982 11.0%129 #4594
MedicineField #6,372 of 10,443 8.9%102 #4207
Physical SciencesDomain #8,315 of 12,888 10.7%127 #6332
Life SciencesDomain #6,815 of 7,800 11.4%73 #5242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the West Indies System 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#1,098 #1,021
  2. Social Sciences#1,837 #2,048
  3. Health Sciences#4,594 #6,386
  4. Medicine#4,207 #6,372
  5. Physical Sciences#6,332 #8,315
  6. Life Sciences#5,242 #6,815
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: 1.64× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.65× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, G. R. Serjeant, George A.O. Alleyne and Sally Grantham‐McGregor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West Indies System.

  1. 1 G. R. Serjeant Jamaica · #57,643 worldwide 351 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 George A.O. Alleyne Jamaica · #104,334 worldwide 297 citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Sally Grantham‐McGregor Jamaica · #106,633 worldwide 166 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sımon F. Mıtchell Jamaica · #106,816 worldwide 247 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Maria Jackson Jamaica · #189,507 worldwide 659 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Walter Rodney Jamaica · #218,586 worldwide 740 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 D. Simeon Jamaica · #266,113 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 M. T. Ashcroft Jamaica · #311,486 worldwide 102 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Rainford Wilks Jamaica · #338,192 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 G. Brás Jamaica · #374,143 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of the West Indies System

Which keywords describe research at University of the West Indies System?

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

▲ 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. Globalization40▲ 3.7×41 topics
  2. Climate Change29▲ 1.96×55 topics
  3. Epidemiology26▲ 1.20×78 topics
  4. Identity22▲ 5.5×14 topics
  5. Sustainability21▲ 1.56×39 topics
  6. Culture20▲ 6.9×6 topics
  7. Gender20▲ 6.5×10 topics
  8. Politics19▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Race18▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Economic Growth18▲ 3.8×18 topics
  11. Nationalism18▲ 6.9×5 topics
  12. Postcolonialism16▲ 24×7 topics
  13. Caribbean16▲ 179×3 topics
  14. Dancehall14▲ 385×1 topic
  15. Public Health13▲ 1.66×35 topics
  16. Vulnerability13▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Mental Health11▲ 1.39×23 topics
  18. Economic Development11▲ 2.4×8 topics
  19. Heat Transfer10▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Risk Factors10▲ 1.65×26 topics
  21. Resilience8▲ 2.8×10 topics
  22. Invasive Species8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Migration8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Governance7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Global Warming7▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Thermal Conductivity7▲ 8.1×4 topics
  27. Fiscal Policy7▲ 5.6×5 topics
  28. International Law6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  29. Monetary Policy6▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Biogeography6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  31. Experimental Investigation6▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Structural Change6▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Violence5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Decolonization5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Review5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Security Council5▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Viscosity5▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Convective Transport4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Nanofluids4▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Health Impacts4▲ 8.9×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Caribbean history, cultu…14Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 14 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional works
Cultural StudiesBiomedical EngineeringDemographyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  8. 8 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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