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Médecins Sans Frontières‎

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières‎ stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,976 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,548
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,469
of 2,253
Research works
229
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
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 #17,976 of 20,462 20.1%134

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.50× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières‎?

Ranked on the composite score, Jay Achar and Philipp du Cros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières‎.

  1. 1 Jay Achar United Kingdom · #894,279 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Philipp du Cros United Kingdom · #936,709 worldwide 28 citations · 41 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, Diagnosis, Treatment, Drug Resistance, Immune Response, Vaccine, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Tuberculosis.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 5.3×28 topics
  2. Diagnosis5▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Treatment5▲ 9.8×6 topics
  4. Drug Resistance4▲ 40×5 topics
  5. Immune Response4▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Vaccine4▲ 26×7 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 5.6×14 topics
  8. Mycobacterium tuberculosis3▲ 141×1 topic
  9. Tuberculosis3▲ 149×1 topic
  10. Globalization2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Global Health2▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Human Rights2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 25×6 topics
  15. Ethical Considerations2▲ 12×4 topics
  16. COVID-191▲ 2.7×10 topics
  17. Global Burden1▲ 6.5×8 topics
  18. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Trauma1▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Genocide1▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases1▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Security Council1▲ 64×2 topics
  23. Curriculum Development1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  24. Engineering Education1▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Health Disparities1▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Health Policy1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Risk Perception1▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Health Workforce1▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Policies1▲ 76×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Outcome-Based Education1▲ 105×1 topic
  32. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  33. Professional Skills1▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Rural Health1▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Health Inequalities1▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Vaccine Development1▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières‎ publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Global Health Workforce Issues and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Tuberculosis Research an…3Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…1Parasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesMedia TechnologyEmergency Medical ServicesPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  7. 7 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health and Epidemiology Health Information Management 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins Sans Frontières‎'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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