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Médecins Sans Frontières

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières stands highest in Medicine (#11,387 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,297 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,486
of 28,054 · #13,201 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#102
of 220
Research works
353
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
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
MedicineField #11,387 of 17,978 27.2%158
Health SciencesDomain #13,297 of 20,462 27.7%192

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: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.84× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.00× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Comte, Iza Ciglenečki and Bernhard Kerschberger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières.

  1. 1 Éric Comte Switzerland · #931,254 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Iza Ciglenečki Switzerland · #1,363,683 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Kerschberger Switzerland · #1,416,369 worldwide 10 citations · 16 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: Public Health, Epidemiology, Vulnerability, Vaccine, Climate Change, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Behavior Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.6×44 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 5.9×20 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  4. Vulnerability4▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 1.68×8 topics
  6. Diagnosis4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  7. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  8. Vaccine3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  9. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  10. Treatment3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  11. Immune Response3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  12. Behavior Change3▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Precision Medicine3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  14. Resilience3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×2 topics
  16. Mortality2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  17. Resettlement2▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Genetic Variation2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  21. Transmission2▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  24. Ethical Issues2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Food Security2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Global Health2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Nutrigenomics2▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Personalized Nutrition2▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Adaptation2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Global Impact2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Community2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Disaster2▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Medical Education2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Peacebuilding2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Respiratory Infections2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Violence2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Social Isolation2▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Disaster Management and Resilience, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and Health and Conflict Studies.

Nutrition, Genetics, and…2Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 1 fractional works
GeneticsSociology and Political ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 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 available78.2%not open21.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins Sans Frontières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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