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Médecins Sans Frontières

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,830 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,329 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,445
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#163
of 267
Research works
243
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
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 #13,830 of 20,462 28.8%160
MedicineField #14,329 of 17,978 29.0%120

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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.89× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 6.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafaël Van den Bergh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières.

  1. 1 Rafaël Van den Bergh Belgium · #1,355,639 worldwide 21 citations · 27 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, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Genetic Diversity, Infectious Diseases and Treatment.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 5.9×33 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 10×14 topics
  3. Pathogenesis4▲ 23×8 topics
  4. Vaccine3▲ 27×7 topics
  5. Immune Response3▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Infectious Diseases2▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Transmission2▲ 110×2 topics
  10. Ebola Virus2▲ 205×1 topic
  11. Outbreak2▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations2▲ 15×4 topics
  14. COVID-191▲ 3.4×11 topics
  15. Disaster Response1▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Healthcare Workers1▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Triage1▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Health Promotion1▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality1▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Drug Resistance1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Global Burden1▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  25. Musculoskeletal Disorders1▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Vaccine Development1▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Ergonomics1▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Occupational Health1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Disaster Response and Management, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…1Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEmergency Medical ServicesOccupational TherapyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 1 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 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 available74.0%not open26.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.5%domestic only37.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins Sans Frontières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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