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Barbados' Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Barbados has 2 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 100.0% from 1 in 2022. That places Barbados 131st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. The University of the West Indies has the most listed scientists (2).

Single Year
1
-2 (-66.7%) vs 2022
Career Data
2
+1 (+100.0%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#131
up 5 places vs 2022
Institutes
1
No change vs 2022

Scientists in Barbados on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled since 2021.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2022+0.0%
2023+100.0%
2024+50.0%
2025-66.7%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201-
20211+0.0%1
20223+200.0%1+0.0%
20231-66.7%2+100.0%
20243+200.0%3+50.0%
20251-66.7%1-66.7%

Institutes in Barbados

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2023
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  1. 1The University of the West Indies2

All 2 scientists

Career-long list2023

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Rank in Barbados World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 198,148 The University of the West Indies Fisheries Rank 587
2 486,038 The University of the West Indies General & Internal Medicine Rank 6,817
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Barbados are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1 scientists affiliated with Barbados are on the 2023 single-year list, and 2 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Barbados has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2023 career-long list, The University of the West Indies has the most listed scientists from Barbados, with 2.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Barbados changed since 2021?

On the career-long list, Barbados went from 1 scientists in 2021 to 2 in 2023, a change of +100.0%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.