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Ministerio de Salud

In research, Ministerio de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,469 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,578
of 28,054 · #36,406 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#15
of 25
Research works
445
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Ministerio de Salud known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #11,469 of 11,982 5.4%67 #17412

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministerio de Salud 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: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.20× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.11× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Salud?

Ranked on the composite score, Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Salud.

  1. 1 Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez Bolivia · #1,443,873 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Ministerio de Salud

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Salud?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Social Determinants, Healthcare Access, Global Health, Nutrition and Chronic 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. Epidemiology20▲ 4.2×60 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 9.5×27 topics
  3. Health Promotion9▲ 25×9 topics
  4. Social Determinants7▲ 27×7 topics
  5. Healthcare Access6▲ 19×8 topics
  6. Mental Health6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  7. Global Health5▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 3.0×22 topics
  9. Diagnosis5▲ 4.3×19 topics
  10. Nutrition5▲ 9.0×6 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. Chronic Diseases4▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Maternal Health4▲ 13×2 topics
  14. COVID-194▲ 2.5×17 topics
  15. Biodiversity4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  16. Healthcare4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  17. Educational Interventions4▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Obesity4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. Community Health4▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Community Participation4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Mortality4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Healthcare Systems3▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Physical Activity3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  24. Cultural Variation3▲ 178×1 topic
  25. Drug Resistance3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  26. Health Inequality3▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  28. Primary Care3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. University Students3▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Immune Response3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  32. Health Policy3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Vaccine3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality3▲ 22×5 topics
  35. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Medical Education3▲ 8.5×8 topics
  37. Aging Population2▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Competitiveness2▲ 24×4 topics
  39. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  40. Vector Control2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Social Inequalities, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Public Health and Social Inequalities: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…2Health and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…2Public Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…1Business, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 1 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  9. 9 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  10. 10 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 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 available70.8%not open29.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.8%domestic only37.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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