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Médecins Sans Frontières

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,604 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,522 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,620
of 42,892
Rank in Uganda
#20
of 44
Research works
273
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
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 #13,604 of 20,462 24.1%169
MedicineField #12,522 of 17,978 24.9%125

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: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

Ranked on the composite score, Rony Brauman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières.

  1. 1 Rony Brauman Uganda · #800,719 worldwide 1 citations · 15 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, Treatment, Diagnosis, Drug Resistance, Vaccine, Public Health, Immunity and Vaccine 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 2022–2025 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 4.5×34 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 9.0×12 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Drug Resistance3▲ 31×5 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 4.6×12 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  7. Vaccine2▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Immune Response2▲ 8.3×7 topics
  9. Immunity2▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Vaccine Development2▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Leishmaniasis1▲ 192×1 topic
  12. Parasite1▲ 168×1 topic
  13. Pathogenesis1▲ 6.9×7 topics
  14. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 21×6 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  16. Risk Factors1▲ 3.1×6 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Trauma1▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Genocide1▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management.

Research on Leishmaniasi…1Research on Leishmaniasis Studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagno…1Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…0Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 0 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 0 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…0Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyInfectious DiseasesSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 0 works
  10. 10 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.9%domestic only33.1%

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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