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Médecins Sans Frontières

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Research works
117
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Médecins Sans Frontières is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 7.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

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

  1. 1 Rony Zachariah Luxembourg · #518,009 worldwide 82 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières

Which keywords describe research at Médecins Sans Frontières?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immune Response, Vaccine, Diagnosis, Treatment, Drug Resistance, Antiretroviral Therapy and Public 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 all years 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. Epidemiology28▲ 6.0×49 topics
  2. Immune Response16▲ 21×10 topics
  3. Vaccine15▲ 32×9 topics
  4. Diagnosis15▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 9.7×11 topics
  6. Drug Resistance14▲ 36×5 topics
  7. Antiretroviral Therapy13▲ 49×6 topics
  8. Public Health12▲ 7.2×27 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity10▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Mycobacterium tuberculosis10▲ 127×1 topic
  11. Tuberculosis10▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Maternal Mortality8▲ 36×5 topics
  13. HIV Transmission7▲ 71×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality7▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Community Health Workers7▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Health Inequalities7▲ 59×2 topics
  17. Health Systems7▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Preexposure Prophylaxis7▲ 102×1 topic
  19. Stigma and Discrimination7▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Viral Load7▲ 83×2 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations6▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Global Health6▲ 41×6 topics
  23. Mental Health6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  24. HIV6▲ 39×4 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases5▲ 18×6 topics
  26. Medical Education4▲ 16×7 topics
  27. Economic Growth4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  28. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Global Surgery4▲ 212×1 topic
  30. Health Development4▲ 212×1 topic
  31. Global Burden4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. HIV/AIDS4▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Health Outcomes4▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  35. Opportunistic Infections3▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Vaccine Development3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  37. Health Disparities3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Pneumocystis3▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Pneumonia3▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, International Development and Aid, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Global Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksInternational Developmen…0International Development and Aid: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…0Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…0Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksFood Security and Health…0Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 0 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDevelopmentMolecular MedicinePolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 0 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 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 available81.1%not open18.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors83.6%domestic only16.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Médecins Sans Frontières's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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