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Médecins du Monde

In research, Médecins du Monde stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,169 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,170 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,882 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,942
of 22,385 · #12,901 all time
Rank in Belgium
#81
of 105
Research works
563
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Médecins du Monde

What is Médecins du Monde known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,169 of 14,833 6.4%237
Health SciencesDomain #8,170 of 16,688 5.7%270
MedicineField #7,882 of 14,558 5.1%153
Social SciencesField #6,029 of 9,330 5.2%147

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Médecins du Monde 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 Médecins du Monde work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Médecins du Monde is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (19%), Health Professions (16%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 56.8% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 38.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 16.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMédecins du Monde87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences32%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3338.1%
    2. Health Professions1416.3%
    3. Nursing21.8%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    1. Social Sciences1719.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities44.8%
    3. Psychology44.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
    5. Decision Sciences11.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Environmental Science22.0%
    2. Computer Science11.6%
    3. Engineering11.0%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.20× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 3.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.20×14 works
  2. Veterinary4.23×0 works
  3. Nursing3.73×2 works
  4. Medicine1.98×33 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.66×4 works
  6. Social Sciences1.53×17 works
  7. Psychology1.36×4 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.31×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.39×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.35×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  19. Engineering0.07×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Médecins du Monde?

Ranked on the quality score, Michel Aussel, Richard Rossin and Jean-Michel Longneaux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins du Monde.

  1. 1 Michel Aussel Belgium · #2,080,480 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Richard Rossin Belgium · #3,298,136 worldwide 3 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jean-Michel Longneaux Belgium · #3,678,403 worldwide 107 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Olivier Maguet Belgium · #4,274,228 worldwide 165 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Valérie Brunel Belgium · #4,456,691 worldwide 123 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Pierre-François Cuénoud Belgium · #4,650,269 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Christine Davoudian Belgium · #5,198,807 worldwide 13 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Mathilde Blézat Belgium · #5,284,430 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Médecins du Monde

What are the most cited papers from Médecins du Monde?

The most cited paper from Médecins du Monde is "Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Realistic Modeling and a Novel Learning Strategy" (Andrea Dal Pozzolo, Giacomo Boracchi, Olivier Caelen et al., 2017), with 683 citations. Next come "Calibrating Probability with Undersampling for Unbalanced Classification" (657) and "How Probiotics Affect the Microbiota" (539).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Realistic Modeling and a Novel Learning Strategy Andrea Dal Pozzolo, Giacomo Boracchi, Olivier Caelen et al. · IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems Open access 14 Sep 2017 683
2 Calibrating Probability with Undersampling for Unbalanced Classification Andrea Dal Pozzolo, Olivier Caelen, Reid A. Johnson et al. Conference paper Dec 2015 657
3 How Probiotics Affect the Microbiota Grégoire Wieërs, Leïla Belkhir, Raphaël Enaud et al. · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Open access 14 Jan 2020 539
4 Efficacy and Safety of Three Different Cumulative Doses of Intravenous Methylprednisolone for Moderate to Severe and Active Graves' Orbitopathy Luigi Bartalena et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 5 Oct 2012 375
5 ERCC1 Codon 118 Polymorphism Is a Predictive Factor for the Tumor Response to Oxaliplatin/5-Fluorouracil Combination Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer J. Viguier, Valérie Boige, Catherine Miquel et al. · Clinical Cancer Research Sep 2005 227
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Médecins du Monde?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Palliative Care, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Legislation, Patient Rights, Community Engagement and Local Development.

▲ 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. Mental Health10▲ 8.0×9 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 7.0×19 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 2.0×39 topics
  4. Palliative Care7▲ 50×3 topics
  5. Medical Ethics6▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Healthcare Legislation6▲ 121×1 topic
  7. Patient Rights6▲ 98×1 topic
  8. Community Engagement5▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Local Development5▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Territorial Governance5▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Public Policy5▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 24×5 topics
  13. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.3×3 topics
  14. Primary Care4▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Social Justice4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Citizen Participation4▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Environmental Participation4▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Healthcare Policy4▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Inequalities4▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Diagnosis3▲ 3.7×15 topics
  22. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  23. Migration3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  24. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Treatment3▲ 2.6×14 topics
  26. Healthcare Access3▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Aging2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Caregiving2▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Ethnicity2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Social Support2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  31. Community Living2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Elderly2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  33. Retirement2▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  35. Clinical Practice2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Developmental Trauma2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Sociolinguistics2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Discrimination2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. French Territories2▲ 179×1 topic

Which research topics does Médecins du Monde publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Medicine and Society, French Urban and Social Studies, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.

Health, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 2 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…2Migration, Identity, and Health: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksScientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.9%domestic only65.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Médecins du Monde'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 Médecins du Monde as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Médecins du Monde0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Médecins du Monde 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2023Médecins du Monde3.4% in 20232020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2018.

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