P-11 Research on Guyana in a global context: bibliometric insights for strengthening Caribbean public health collaboration

Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection from 1975 to 2025. Descriptive indicators included annual publication trends, document types, languages, research categories, journals, and funding sources. Keyword co-occurrence and international collaboration networks were examined using VOSviewer to identify major thematic clusters and country-level co-authorship patterns.

Results: A total of 1,766 publications were identified. Scientific output remained limited and relatively stable until the early 2000s, followed by a sustained increase after 2010. Most publications were original research articles and were predominantly published in English. The leading research categories were ecology, environmental sciences, biodiversity conservation, plant sciences, and tropical medicine. Keyword analysis revealed four main thematic clusters: (i) biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation; (ii) environmental systems and climate-related processes; (iii) infectious diseases and public health, particularly malaria; and (iv) pharmacology, toxicology, and bioactive compounds. International collaboration networks showed strong partnerships with North America and Europe, whereas collaborations with neighboring Caribbean and South American countries, including CARICOM member states, were comparatively limited.

Conclusion: Research related to Guyana has grown substantially over the past two decades but remains thematically concentrated and largely driven by extra-regional collaborations. Strengthening regional research capacity and fostering Caribbean-centered networks could enhance scientific integration and support more balanced and contextresponsive research development.