Universities by Research Publications in Barbados

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

πŸ“… 2026πŸ“ works5 entriesπŸ‡§πŸ‡§ See all of this country’s rankings β†’
1
University of the West Indies315,773 citations
6,373
2
Ross University School of Medicine20,504 citations
1,298
3
Barbados Community College248 citations
49
4
Bridgetown International University122 citations
27
5
Erdiston Teachers' Training College78 citations
5

Highlights

Within Barbados, University of the West Indies ranks first in 2026 with 6,373, followed by Ross University School of Medicine (1,298) and Barbados Community College (49).

University of the West Indies is 4.9 times higher than Ross University School of Medicine, the runner-up.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications Β· CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) Β· fetched Oct 17, 2026 β€” OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.