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Instituto Nacional de Salud

In research, Instituto Nacional de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,284 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,437 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,688
of 22,385 · #5,911 all time
Rank in Peru
#70
of 99
Research works
1.7k
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Instituto Nacional de Salud

What is Instituto Nacional de Salud known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,284 of 9,902 5.6%106 #4054
MedicineField #6,437 of 8,541 5.4%77 #4851

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto Nacional de Salud work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Instituto Nacional de Salud is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (12%), Health Professions (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 117 fractional works · 49.6% of its workMedicine: 86 fractional works · 36.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 11.6% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 7.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoNacional de Salud235fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8636.4%
    2. Health Professions2610.9%
    3. Nursing31.4%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Social Sciences2711.6%
    2. Psychology166.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology198.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology93.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    5. Neuroscience10.6%
    1. Environmental Science187.5%
    2. Computer Science41.6%
    3. Chemistry10.5%
    4. Mathematics10.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Engineering00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.75× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 2.85× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.14×26 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.75×9 works
  3. Nursing2.85×3 works
  4. Psychology2.28×16 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.27×2 works
  6. Veterinary2.21×1 works
  7. Medicine1.89×86 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×19 works
  9. Environmental Science1.51×18 works
  10. Dentistry1.26×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×5 works
  12. Social Sciences0.92×27 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.90×10 works
  14. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.33×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.20×4 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  24. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Salud?

Ranked on the quality score, Omar Cáceres, Zully M. Puyén and César Sánchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Salud.

  1. 1 Omar Cáceres Peru · #1,003,113 worldwide 1.5k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Zully M. Puyén Peru · #1,061,464 worldwide 955 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 César Sánchez Peru · #1,265,712 worldwide 1k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Carlos Padilla Peru · #1,364,716 worldwide 1.8k citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Heinner Guio Peru · #1,541,776 worldwide 1.5k citations · 119 works
  6. 6 Luis Asencios Peru · #1,711,612 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Martín Yagui Peru · #1,820,492 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Ronnie G. Gavilán Peru · #1,968,874 worldwide 6.2k citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Manuel J. Céspedes Peru · #2,144,477 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Cecilia Morón Peru · #2,456,325 worldwide 881 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Salud

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Nacional de Salud?

The most cited paper from Instituto Nacional de Salud is "Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys" (Ronald C. Kessler et al., 2017), with 1,659 citations. Next come "Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries" (1,157) and "Emergence of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and Spread of a Single Resistance Mechanism" (734).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Ronald C. Kessler et al. · European Journal of Psychotraumatology Open access 31 Jul 2017 1,659
2 Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries Graham Thornicroft et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access Dec 2016 1,157
3 Emergence of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and Spread of a Single Resistance Mechanism Eveline Snelders, Henrich A. L. van der Lee, Judith Kuijpers et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 7 Nov 2008 734
4 Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Raul Yhossef Tito, Jessica L. Metcalf et al. · Nature Communications Open access 25 Mar 2015 616
5 Contribution of chronic diseases to disability in elderly people in countries with low and middle incomes: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey Renata Sousa, Cleusa P. Ferri, Daisy Acosta et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2009 482
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Salud?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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. Epidemiology51▲ 5.5×84 topics
  2. Public Health35▲ 10×37 topics
  3. Health Promotion22▲ 29×9 topics
  4. Mental Health18▲ 5.5×24 topics
  5. Healthcare Access18▲ 28×9 topics
  6. Climate Change14▲ 2.2×14 topics
  7. Pandemic13▲ 5.4×10 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.4×5 topics
  9. Environmental Management12▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Quality of Life12▲ 3.5×24 topics
  11. COVID-1912▲ 3.8×16 topics
  12. Community-based Resource Management12▲ 254×1 topic
  13. Water Quality12▲ 12×1 topic
  14. Nutrition11▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Global Health11▲ 31×6 topics
  16. Risk Factors11▲ 4.1×15 topics
  17. Obesity10▲ 5.6×11 topics
  18. Treatment10▲ 3.4×23 topics
  19. Pathogenesis9▲ 7.5×19 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases9▲ 15×6 topics
  21. Diagnosis9▲ 4.0×23 topics
  22. Physical Activity9▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Vaccine9▲ 9.2×10 topics
  24. Educational Interventions8▲ 36×2 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-28▲ 11×6 topics
  26. University Students8▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Healthy Lifestyles8▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Immune Response7▲ 5.5×14 topics
  29. Vaccine Development7▲ 12×9 topics
  30. Social Support7▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Social Determinants7▲ 14×8 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 13×6 topics
  33. Medical Education6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Health Policy6▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Community Health6▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Immunity6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  38. Aging Population6▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Healthcare Quality6▲ 24×4 topics
  40. Healthcare Systems6▲ 52×2 topics

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

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

Public Health and Enviro…12Public Health and Environmental Issues: 12 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Social Inequalities: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 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 12 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 4 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Nacional de Salud as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Instituto Nacional de Salud0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Nacional de Salud over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Nacional de Salud5.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2021.

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