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🇯🇲 Jamaica
Americas · 2 rankings that exist only inside Jamaica — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population2.8M#140 of 215💰 GDP$22.7B#123 of 185💎 GDP per capita$8,003#92 of 185❤️ Life expectancy71.6 yrs#140 of 215🗺️ Area10,830#159 of 214
Rankings inside Jamaica
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Jamaica
Universities and colleges in Jamaica ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of the West Indies16,640 papers
811,670
2
University of the West Indies System1,835 papers
78,696
3
University of Technology, Jamaica772 papers
10,802
4
Northern Caribbean University262 papers
1,575
5
Mico University College66 papers
463
6
University of the Commonwealth Caribbean99 papers
419
7
International University of the Caribbean19 papers
111
8
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts11 papers
11
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
Jamaica in world rankings
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
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