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Médecins Sans Frontières

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,689 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,538
of 42,892
Rank in Netherlands
#280
of 464
Research works
289
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Médecins Sans Frontières 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 #15,689 of 20,462 27.4%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Médecins Sans Frontières 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 4.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

Ranked on the composite score, Annick Lenglet and Koert Ritmeijer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières.

  1. 1 Annick Lenglet Netherlands · #692,513 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Koert Ritmeijer Netherlands · #715,681 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières

Which keywords describe research at Médecins Sans Frontières?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, Diagnosis, Public Health, Treatment, Globalization, Mental Health and Global Health.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 3.5×32 topics
  2. Drug Resistance3▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 4.7×18 topics
  5. Mental Health3▲ 4.5×13 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  9. Global Health2▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Human Rights2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  11. Immune Response2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  12. Innovation2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  13. Trauma2▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality1▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Vaccine1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  16. Acculturation1▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Health Disparities1▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Public Policy1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  19. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Agriculture1▲ 7.2×1 topic
  21. Family Farming1▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Latin America1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Political Economy1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Health Inequalities1▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Immigrant1▲ 40×1 topic
  26. International Relations1▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Refugee1▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 16×6 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  30. Leishmaniasis1▲ 127×1 topic
  31. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Parasite1▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Social Policy1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Welfare State1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rural Development and Agriculture, Migration, Health and Trauma, Global Maternal and Child Health and Social Policy and Reform Studies.

Rural Development and Ag…1Rural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…1Social Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 1 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…1Education and Public Policy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  2. 2 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.5%domestic only51.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins Sans Frontières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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