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The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st in Jamaica, 1231st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 84 research topics. The University of the West Indies, Mona ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,536 academic publications and 110,687 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 111 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1231 of 14,131 In the World
#54 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 6 In Jamaica
#398 of 2,012 For Pediatrics
#678 of 1,019 For Genealogy
#698 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
#724 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#845 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 81 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Biology in Jamaica and 1675th in the World with 4,038 publications made and 83,378 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#85 of 428 In Latin America
#1675 of 6,770 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 49 499
1992 49 493
1993 57 512
1994 48 498
1995 64 518
1996 76 599
1997 69 583
1998 63 633
1999 62 721
2000 51 842
2001 72 837
2002 84 1005
2003 72 1060
2004 72 1215
2005 69 1252
2006 70 1493
2007 72 1672
2008 97 1656
2009 114 2097
2010 116 2178
2011 121 2272
2012 106 2544
2013 140 2850
2014 132 3249
2015 115 3404
2016 124 3485
2017 144 3471
2018 135 3967
2019 128 4227
2020 163 4888
2021 152 5395
2022 152 5723
2023 129 5646

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entomology 1 80 918
Zoology 1 81 988
Toxicology 1 76 1019
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 77 1059
Virology 1 71 1061
Animal Science 1 105 1078
Horticulture 1 116 1148
Immunology 1 59 1155
Botany 1 99 1369
Microbiology 1 91 1444
Biotechnology 1 79 1461
Nutrition and Food Science 1 106 1482
Forestry 1 162 1522
Oncology and Cancer research 1 64 1589
Agricultural Science 1 122 1598
Paleontology 1 87 1606
Pharmacology 1 76 1615
Genetics 1 76 1622
Neuroscience 1 73 1674
Biochemistry 1 85 1814
Evolutionary Biology 1 104 2178
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 114 2179
Molecular Biology 1 167 2252
Nanotechnology 1 163 3344

Medicine rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Medicine in Jamaica and 1275th in the World with 3,547 publications made and 75,767 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Jamaica
#59 of 426 In Latin America
#1275 of 6,680 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 41 399
1992 34 387
1993 40 434
1994 40 421
1995 46 436
1996 57 502
1997 59 483
1998 56 495
1999 47 583
2000 47 713
2001 70 732
2002 66 795
2003 66 905
2004 59 1024
2005 63 1046
2006 57 1167
2007 56 1378
2008 96 1458
2009 127 1877
2010 117 1870
2011 118 1983
2012 94 2210
2013 126 2566
2014 114 3019
2015 118 3077
2016 115 3212
2017 143 3414
2018 115 3681
2019 111 3989
2020 144 4542
2021 153 5084
2022 148 5442
2023 117 5277

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Pediatrics 1 14 398
Epidemiology 1 37 698
Gerontology 1 60 790
Critical Care Nursing 1 37 857
Family medicine 1 40 897
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 40 923
Public Health 1 45 935
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 100 941
Dermatology 1 60 953
Nursing 1 44 990
Veterinary 1 79 998
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 32 1003
Toxicology 1 76 1019
Pathology 1 48 1036
Virology 1 71 1061
Surgery 1 48 1092
Immunology 1 59 1155
Ophthalmology 1 38 1159
Pharmacy 1 37 1173
Urology 1 71 1191
Psychiatry 1 49 1257
Anesthesiology 1 67 1288
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 57 1304
Clinical Psychology 1 56 1404
Anatomy and Physiology 1 74 1427
Dentistry 1 106 1441
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 61 1446
Cardiology 1 71 1451
Oncology and Cancer research 1 64 1589
Health Science 1 80 1614
Pharmacology 1 76 1615
Sports Medicine 1 112 1960
Physical Therapy 1 109 1980

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Jamaica and 1756th in the World with 3,485 publications made and 49,367 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Jamaica
#168 of 443 In Latin America
#1756 of 7,020 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 27 172
1992 23 196
1993 35 211
1994 43 239
1995 42 266
1996 45 260
1997 32 271
1998 46 300
1999 39 292
2000 38 420
2001 50 462
2002 81 463
2003 60 642
2004 65 623
2005 45 667
2006 50 799
2007 79 1034
2008 92 1039
2009 146 1314
2010 123 1352
2011 117 1398
2012 119 1592
2013 126 1990
2014 114 2322
2015 131 2447
2016 136 2491
2017 159 2648
2018 134 2933
2019 155 3247
2020 147 3805
2021 151 4051
2022 140 4168
2023 129 4169

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Genealogy 1 22 678
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 23 754
Early Childhood Education 1 13 811
Occupational Safety and Health 1 30 867
Gender Studies 1 35 913
Demography 1 46 953
Human Rights Law 1 86 978
Anthropology 1 37 1011
Media Studies 1 29 1104
Library and Information science 1 32 1121
Sociology 1 64 1152
History 1 54 1350
Public Policy / Administration 1 77 1448
Education Majors 1 60 1505
Art History 1 75 1572
Archaeology 1 60 1573
Law 1 61 1595
Communications and Public Relations 1 43 1615
Classics and Ancient History 1 59 1662
Political Science 1 134 1733
Aesthetics 1 81 1931
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 79 2011
Linguistics 1 76 2065
Philosophy 1 321 2540

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Jamaica and 1752nd in the World with 3,022 publications made and 49,413 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Jamaica
#102 of 428 In Latin America
#1752 of 6,798 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 37 283
1992 35 275
1993 44 284
1994 40 273
1995 48 322
1996 44 324
1997 28 306
1998 40 361
1999 42 387
2000 33 463
2001 39 477
2002 61 557
2003 53 649
2004 60 645
2005 41 713
2006 52 872
2007 63 1066
2008 83 1041
2009 81 1263
2010 75 1397
2011 90 1458
2012 79 1543
2013 108 1923
2014 98 2190
2015 94 2318
2016 94 2309
2017 119 2414
2018 97 2622
2019 123 2996
2020 123 3527
2021 113 3908
2022 129 3862
2023 110 3837

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 77 1059
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 43 1106
Oceanography 1 65 1393
Earth science and Geophysics 1 66 1464
Forestry 1 162 1522
Agricultural Science 1 122 1598
Paleontology 1 87 1606
Ecology 1 94 1642
Geology 1 95 1759
Geography and Cartography 1 116 1769
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 96 2084
Environmental Management 1 107 2112
Environmental Chemistry 1 110 2215
Geotechnical Engineering 1 126 2426

Chemistry rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Chemistry in Jamaica and 2130th in the World with 2,476 publications made and 53,903 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#98 of 414 In Latin America
#2130 of 6,447 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 28 346
1992 25 323
1993 32 355
1994 33 330
1995 48 332
1996 41 375
1997 50 362
1998 46 423
1999 41 488
2000 43 566
2001 47 526
2002 52 737
2003 51 768
2004 54 798
2005 48 838
2006 49 1015
2007 51 1095
2008 72 1129
2009 69 1371
2010 64 1453
2011 75 1496
2012 59 1651
2013 82 1840
2014 62 2090
2015 65 2044
2016 78 2083
2017 67 2166
2018 81 2541
2019 63 2757
2020 92 3093
2021 82 3546
2022 87 3677
2023 58 3642

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 43 1106
Pharmacy 1 37 1173
Nutrition and Food Science 1 106 1482
Biochemistry 1 85 1814
Inorganic Chemistry 1 94 2051
Organic Chemistry 1 96 2108
Radiochemistry 1 127 2213
Environmental Chemistry 1 110 2215
Physical chemistry 1 112 2456
Materials Science 1 124 2727
Nanotechnology 1 163 3344
Chemical Engineering 1 179 3346

Engineering rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Engineering in Jamaica and 2638th in the World with 1,934 publications made and 29,686 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#118 of 420 In Latin America
#2638 of 6,684 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 14 172
1992 16 165
1993 18 129
1994 24 163
1995 27 175
1996 22 190
1997 18 159
1998 25 216
1999 33 232
2000 26 243
2001 29 294
2002 53 355
2003 40 434
2004 48 449
2005 35 426
2006 34 560
2007 40 604
2008 62 670
2009 70 732
2010 68 849
2011 60 954
2012 58 938
2013 73 1164
2014 78 1303
2015 65 1237
2016 64 1293
2017 73 1422
2018 53 1530
2019 70 1699
2020 77 2040
2021 57 2287
2022 65 2538
2023 59 2479

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 79 1461
Civil Engineering 1 81 2037
Optical Engineering 1 98 2358
Metallurgical Engineering 1 105 2365
Geotechnical Engineering 1 126 2426
Aerospace Engineering 1 111 2574
Materials Science 1 124 2727
Acoustical Engineering 1 114 2833
Telecommunications 1 129 2848
Mechanical Engineering 1 145 2932
Computer Networking 1 130 2939
Structural Engineering 1 151 3158
Nanotechnology 1 163 3344
Chemical Engineering 1 179 3346
Electrical Engineering 1 169 3375

Physics rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Physics in Jamaica and 2544th in the World with 1,856 publications made and 29,404 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#114 of 409 In Latin America
#2544 of 6,603 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 16 154
1992 17 149
1993 16 152
1994 31 174
1995 39 158
1996 18 214
1997 22 150
1998 22 199
1999 32 233
2000 29 244
2001 19 246
2002 45 334
2003 44 412
2004 46 378
2005 40 394
2006 26 497
2007 33 534
2008 59 596
2009 64 678
2010 57 734
2011 58 829
2012 59 845
2013 67 1009
2014 50 1115
2015 59 1060
2016 61 1063
2017 65 1216
2018 50 1297
2019 63 1436
2020 69 1770
2021 59 1928
2022 72 2046
2023 58 2046

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 101 2110
Optical Engineering 1 98 2358
Nuclear Physics 1 113 2420
Condensed Matter Physics 1 125 2619
Quantum and Particle physics 1 125 2710
Materials Science 1 124 2727
Acoustical Engineering 1 114 2833
Nanotechnology 1 163 3344

Computer Science rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Computer Science in Jamaica and 2446th in the World with 1,726 publications made and 25,735 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Jamaica
#102 of 417 In Latin America
#2446 of 6,752 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 122
1992 15 132
1993 15 126
1994 26 139
1995 25 136
1996 24 176
1997 9 144
1998 20 156
1999 17 178
2000 21 220
2001 17 235
2002 31 237
2003 25 301
2004 25 330
2005 23 418
2006 25 443
2007 38 482
2008 43 483
2009 75 698
2010 58 750
2011 60 750
2012 61 855
2013 73 1011
2014 61 1253
2015 62 1235
2016 78 1368
2017 91 1448
2018 75 1675
2019 72 1804
2020 72 2171
2021 63 2457
2022 65 2654
2023 53 2611

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 1 32 1121
Management Information Systems 1 50 1546
Neuroscience 1 73 1674
Software Engineering 1 113 2155
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 114 2179
Cyber Security 1 97 2439
Machine Learning 1 106 2513
Telecommunications 1 129 2848
Computer Networking 1 130 2939
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 152 3252
Computer Vision 1 189 3687

Psychology rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Psychology in Jamaica and 1537th in the World with 1,593 publications made and 29,729 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Jamaica
#57 of 403 In Latin America
#1537 of 6,528 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 11 119
1992 15 140
1993 16 152
1994 18 139
1995 17 175
1996 30 205
1997 16 179
1998 18 183
1999 15 241
2000 12 248
2001 24 266
2002 29 243
2003 29 322
2004 26 339
2005 29 401
2006 19 459
2007 29 538
2008 49 516
2009 67 740
2010 59 773
2011 55 804
2012 64 1007
2013 55 1151
2014 55 1367
2015 51 1429
2016 63 1578
2017 75 1724
2018 72 1810
2019 76 1902
2020 57 2257
2021 77 2452
2022 89 2499
2023 76 2720

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 1 28 777
Child Psychology 1 29 1014
Psychiatry 1 49 1257
Clinical Psychology 1 56 1404
Education Majors 1 60 1505
Neuroscience 1 73 1674
Social Psychology 1 77 2163

Economics rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Economics in Jamaica and 1231st in the World with 1,243 publications made and 23,263 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#33 of 378 In Latin America
#1231 of 5,995 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 13 57
1992 13 66
1993 9 68
1994 9 62
1995 11 86
1996 9 99
1997 6 97
1998 22 81
1999 17 108
2000 13 167
2001 19 141
2002 29 129
2003 20 189
2004 19 194
2005 15 204
2006 19 244
2007 23 306
2008 33 308
2009 57 424
2010 46 413
2011 50 462
2012 47 531
2013 45 663
2014 45 918
2015 48 902
2016 64 984
2017 68 1156
2018 39 1090
2019 55 1328
2020 54 1565
2021 59 1602
2022 56 1517
2023 53 1573

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Development Studies 1 16 736
International Economics 1 31 1150
International Trade 1 42 1365
Finance 1 74 1959
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 83 2229

Mathematics rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Mathematics in Jamaica and 2002nd in the World with 1,174 publications made and 17,550 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#77 of 393 In Latin America
#2002 of 6,305 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 45
1992 11 56
1993 9 65
1994 16 65
1995 12 74
1996 12 87
1997 4 75
1998 11 89
1999 5 88
2000 6 114
2001 21 131
2002 20 166
2003 20 194
2004 15 212
2005 16 240
2006 17 275
2007 33 336
2008 39 335
2009 58 438
2010 50 511
2011 49 477
2012 44 595
2013 51 716
2014 38 858
2015 40 893
2016 56 1003
2017 55 1057
2018 67 1294
2019 54 1299
2020 64 1571
2021 57 1795
2022 55 1903
2023 50 1878

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 35 1392
Statistics 1 78 1987
Applied Mathematics 1 103 2217
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 83 2229

Business rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Business in Jamaica and 2105th in the World with 1,010 publications made and 9,290 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Jamaica
#80 of 388 In Latin America
#2105 of 6,187 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 3 28
1992 3 31
1993 3 22
1994 8 25
1995 11 34
1996 4 46
1997 7 30
1998 14 32
1999 13 39
2000 10 40
2001 13 51
2002 22 60
2003 13 101
2004 17 91
2005 16 92
2006 16 112
2007 24 164
2008 34 184
2009 55 212
2010 33 240
2011 43 313
2012 58 338
2013 47 453
2014 39 530
2015 44 508
2016 58 571
2017 69 601
2018 39 714
2019 50 745
2020 42 956
2021 53 1001
2022 41 1028
2023 44 1090

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 6 638
Occupational Safety and Health 1 30 867
International Business 1 36 1315
International Trade 1 42 1365
Public Policy / Administration 1 77 1448
Project Management 1 63 1485
Management Information Systems 1 50 1546
Marketing 1 66 1910
Accounting 1 61 1915
Finance 1 74 1959
Advertising 1 70 2174
Management 1 106 2518

Art & Design rankings

The University of the West Indies, Mona ranked 1st for Art & Design in Jamaica and 1693rd in the World with 499 publications made and 7,145 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Jamaica
#70 of 350 In Latin America
#1693 of 5,720 In the World

University of the West Indies, Mona
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 33
1992 4 37
1993 8 31
1994 6 25
1995 5 40
1996 5 43
1997 4 42
1998 8 41
1999 7 48
2000 5 49
2001 7 60
2002 15 73
2003 7 80
2004 15 78
2005 5 100
2006 6 127
2007 9 141
2008 6 141
2009 19 175
2010 16 202
2011 17 230
2012 22 220
2013 23 253
2014 11 280
2015 12 275
2016 21 278
2017 37 361
2018 13 309
2019 22 381
2020 23 384
2021 17 395
2022 16 416
2023 17 372

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the West Indies, Mona in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Jamaica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Art History 1 75 1572
Fashion Design 1 79 1667
Literature 1 87 1806
Aesthetics 1 81 1931