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Instituto Nacional de Salud

In research, Instituto Nacional de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,023 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,719 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,861
of 28,054 · #21,792 all time
Rank in Peru
#39
of 100
Research works
1.7k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional de Salud known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #8,023 of 11,982 6.3%106 #11064
MedicineField #9,719 of 10,443 5.8%77 #11007

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Nacional de Salud sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.71× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.24× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Salud?

Ranked on the composite score, Arístides Herrer, Consuelo Escudero Álvaro and Martín Yagui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Salud.

  1. 1 Arístides Herrer Peru · #366,043 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Consuelo Escudero Álvaro Peru · #701,614 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Martín Yagui Peru · #715,678 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 César Cabezas Peru · #802,085 worldwide 44 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Ibis Ávila Roque Peru · #909,139 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Alberto Mendoza‐Ticona Peru · #1,350,587 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Carlos Padilla Peru · #1,525,843 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Salud

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Salud?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Healthcare Access, Mental Health, Environmental Management, Community-based Resource Management and Water Quality.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology47▲ 5.6×81 topics
  2. Public Health33▲ 11×35 topics
  3. Health Promotion20▲ 30×8 topics
  4. Healthcare Access17▲ 29×9 topics
  5. Mental Health17▲ 5.5×20 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 2.3×12 topics
  7. Pandemic12▲ 5.2×10 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.5×5 topics
  9. Environmental Management12▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Community-based Resource Management11▲ 279×1 topic
  11. Water Quality11▲ 13×1 topic
  12. COVID-1911▲ 3.8×16 topics
  13. Nutrition11▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×22 topics
  15. Global Health10▲ 31×5 topics
  16. Risk Factors10▲ 4.3×14 topics
  17. Obesity10▲ 5.9×10 topics
  18. Treatment8▲ 3.3×22 topics
  19. Pathogenesis8▲ 7.7×19 topics
  20. Physical Activity8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases8▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Vaccine8▲ 9.2×10 topics
  23. Diagnosis8▲ 3.8×21 topics
  24. SARS-CoV-28▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Educational Interventions8▲ 38×2 topics
  26. University Students7▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Healthy Lifestyles7▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Immune Response7▲ 5.6×14 topics
  29. Social Determinants7▲ 15×7 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Vaccine Development6▲ 12×9 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Immunity6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Community Health6▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Health Policy6▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality6▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Medical Education6▲ 10.0×4 topics
  38. Maternal Health5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Healthcare Systems5▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Aging Population5▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional de Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Environmental Issues, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Public Health and Social Inequalities.

Public Health and Enviro…11Public Health and Environmental Issues: 11 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Social Inequalities: 4 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 4 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional de Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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