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🎓 Top Research Universities in Barbados

Universities and colleges in Barbados ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations5 entries🇧🇧 See all of this country’s rankings →
  1. University of the West Indies315,380
  2. Ross University School of Medicine20,341
  3. Barbados Community College248
  4. Bridgetown International University120
  5. Erdiston Teachers' Training College78
Stems start at zero, so the length of each stem is the entry’s value.
1
University of the West Indies6,370 papers
315,380
2
Ross University School of Medicine1,295 papers
20,341
3
Barbados Community College48 papers
248
4
Bridgetown International University27 papers
120
5
Erdiston Teachers' Training College5 papers
78

Highlights

Within Barbados, University of the West Indies ranks first in 2026 with 315,380, followed by Ross University School of Medicine (20,341) and Barbados Community College (248).

University of the West Indies is 16 times higher than Ross University School of Medicine, the runner-up.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

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.