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Médecins du Monde

In research, Médecins du Monde stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,436 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#16,260 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,911 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,883
of 28,054 · #26,840 all time
Rank in Belgium
#138
of 138
Research works
563
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #9,436 of 20,462 3.1%270
MedicineField #16,260 of 17,978 4.2%153
Social SciencesDomain #15,911 of 16,945 4.0%237
Social SciencesField #10,140 of 10,206 2.5%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 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.83× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 3.94× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins du Monde?

Ranked on the composite score, Everett W. Hesse, Michel Bousseyroux and Zatravkin Sn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins du Monde.

  1. 1 Everett W. Hesse Belgium · #212,779 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Michel Bousseyroux Belgium · #364,168 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Zatravkin Sn Belgium · #738,420 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Stochik Am Belgium · #774,504 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Pal'tsev Ma Belgium · #1,047,217 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Médecins du Monde

Which keywords describe research at Médecins du Monde?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Palliative Care, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Legislation, Patient Rights, Public Policy and Community Engagement.

▲ 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. Mental Health9▲ 7.7×9 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 6.9×19 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 2.0×38 topics
  4. Palliative Care6▲ 45×3 topics
  5. Medical Ethics5▲ 48×2 topics
  6. Healthcare Legislation5▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Patient Rights5▲ 84×1 topic
  8. Public Policy5▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Community Engagement5▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Local Development5▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance5▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.3×2 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 22×5 topics
  16. Citizen Participation4▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Environmental Participation4▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Primary Care4▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Healthcare Policy3▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Inequalities3▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Diagnosis3▲ 3.9×15 topics
  22. Healthcare3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  24. Migration3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Treatment3▲ 2.7×14 topics
  26. Aging2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  27. Caregiving2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Access2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  29. Ethnicity2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Social Support2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Community Living2▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Elderly2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  33. Retirement2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Resilience2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  35. Clinical Practice2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Cultural Diversity2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Developmental Trauma2▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy2▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Discrimination2▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Médecins du Monde publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, French Urban and Social Studies, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.

Health, Medicine and Soc…5Health, Medicine and Society: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…2Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…2Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 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 5 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 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 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins du Monde's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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