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Médecins Sans Frontières

In research, Médecins Sans Frontières stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,739 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,284 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,643
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,144
of 2,321
Research works
325
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
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 #11,739 of 20,462 24.1%202
MedicineField #14,284 of 17,978 25.3%155

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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.39× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.74× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Médecins Sans Frontières?

Ranked on the composite score, Helena Huerga and Mathieu Bastard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Médecins Sans Frontières.

  1. 1 Helena Huerga France · #430,502 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Mathieu Bastard France · #1,086,593 worldwide 29 citations · 19 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, Mental Health, Public Health, Immune Response, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Legislation, Patient Rights and Infectious Diseases.

▲ 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▲ 5.5×41 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 6.5×13 topics
  4. Immune Response4▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 122×1 topic
  6. Medical Ethics4▲ 56×2 topics
  7. Patient Rights4▲ 99×1 topic
  8. Infectious Diseases3▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 5.2×14 topics
  10. Vaccine3▲ 15×7 topics
  11. COVID-193▲ 4.4×11 topics
  12. Drug Resistance2▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Pandemic2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  14. Diagnosis2▲ 5.2×9 topics
  15. Global Burden2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  16. Resilience2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  17. Group Therapy2▲ 111×2 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Community Engagement2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Local Development2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. SARS-CoV-22▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Territorial Governance2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Developmental Trauma2▲ 166×1 topic
  24. Healthcare Workers2▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy2▲ 166×1 topic
  26. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 22×6 topics
  27. Global Health2▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Disaster Response2▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Mortality2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Social Innovation2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Genetic Diversity1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Psychological Distress1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Host-Pathogen Interaction1▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Tuberculosis1▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Emergency Preparedness1▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Triage1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Médecins Sans Frontières publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Social Sciences and Governance and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Health, Medicine and Soc…4Health, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…2Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…2Social Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…1Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyUrban StudiesInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

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 15% 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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