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Ministerio de Salud

In research, Ministerio de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,528 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,770
of 22,385 · #13,321 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#13
of 25
Research works
445
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Ministerio de Salud

What is Ministerio de Salud known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,528 of 9,902 8.1%67 #6511

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ministerio de Salud work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Ministerio de Salud is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Health Professions (12%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 78 fractional works · 56.8% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 42.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 9.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMinisterio deSalud137fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5842.5%
    2. Health Professions1612.0%
    3. Nursing21.7%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1611.4%
    2. Psychology42.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences74.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology53.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science64.2%
    2. Computer Science32.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    4. Mathematics10.4%
    5. Engineering00.4%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.55× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 3.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.55×16 works
  2. Nursing3.43×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.38×5 works
  4. Medicine2.21×58 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×4 works
  6. Dentistry1.11×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×7 works
  8. Psychology0.96×4 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×4 works
  10. Social Sciences0.90×16 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×6 works
  12. Environmental Science0.84×6 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.47×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.37×2 works
  18. Veterinary0.36×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.33×4 works
  20. Mathematics0.33×0 works
  21. Energy0.20×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  23. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Salud?

Ranked on the quality score, Blas Apaza-Huanca, José Santalla and Daniel Ramiro Elías Vallejos-Rejas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Salud.

  1. 1 Blas Apaza-Huanca Bolivia · #2,035,090 worldwide 245 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 José Santalla Bolivia · #2,506,362 worldwide 719 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Daniel Ramiro Elías Vallejos-Rejas Bolivia · #3,843,676 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mildred Ericka Kubatz La Madrid Bolivia · #4,430,478 worldwide 200 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Gumercindo Pimentel-Peralta Bolivia · #4,457,158 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Rita Revollo Bolivia · #4,604,543 worldwide 319 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jorge Márquez-Molina Bolivia · #4,888,467 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez Bolivia · #5,013,095 worldwide 434 citations · 139 works
  9. 9 Leonel Rivero Castedo Bolivia · #5,186,919 worldwide 237 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Ministerio de Salud

What are the most cited papers from Ministerio de Salud?

The most cited paper from Ministerio de Salud is "International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated module" (Víctor Rosenthal et al., 2016), with 351 citations. Next come "Humano ¿demasiado humano?" (246) and "The Dynamics of Tuberculosis in Response to 10 Years of Intensive Control Effort in Peru" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated module Víctor Rosenthal et al. · American Journal of Infection Control Open access786 authors 15 Oct 2016 351
2 Humano ¿demasiado humano? Cristina Pérez Andrés · Revista Española de Salud Pública Open access 1999 246
3 The Dynamics of Tuberculosis in Response to 10 Years of Intensive Control Effort in Peru Pedro Guillermo Suarez, Catherine J. Watt, Edith Alarcón et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 15 Aug 2001 157
4 Insecticide resistance of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) vector of Chagas disease in Bolivia Frédéric Lardeux, Stéphanie Depickère, Stéphane Duchon et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health Open access 9 Jun 2010 133
5 Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant and Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis within Households: A Prospective Cohort Study Louis Grandjean, Robert H. Gilman, Laura Jane Martin et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 23 Jun 2015 128
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Salud?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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. Epidemiology23▲ 4.1×65 topics
  2. Public Health18▲ 9.1×29 topics
  3. Health Promotion9▲ 22×9 topics
  4. Healthcare Access7▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Social Determinants7▲ 25×7 topics
  6. Global Health6▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Diagnosis5▲ 4.2×21 topics
  9. Quality of Life5▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  11. Nutrition5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  13. COVID-194▲ 2.5×18 topics
  14. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Chronic Diseases4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Maternal Health4▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  18. Drug Resistance4▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Educational Interventions4▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Obesity4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  21. Community Participation4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  22. Mortality4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Community Health4▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Immune Response3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  25. Healthcare Systems3▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  27. Physical Activity3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Primary Care3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  29. Vaccine3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  31. Cultural Variation3▲ 150×1 topic
  32. Health Inequality3▲ 89×1 topic
  33. University Students3▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Vaccine Development3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  36. Health Policy3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality3▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Vector Control3▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Aging Population3▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and …1Scientific Research and Technology: 1 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and Econometrics3 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 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ministerio de Salud as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Ministerio de Salud0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ministerio de Salud over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ministerio de Salud4.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2023.

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