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Ministerio de Salud

In research, Ministerio de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,626 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,038 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,971
of 42,892
Rank in Nicaragua
#6
of 17
Research works
351
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Ministerio de Salud 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 #17,626 of 20,462 11.9%192
MedicineField #16,038 of 17,978 16.5%122

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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.53× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 7 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.

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Salud?

Ranked on the composite score, Ernesto Cardenal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Salud.

  1. 1 Ernesto Cardenal Nicaragua · #323,182 worldwide 4 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: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Healthcare Access, Vaccine Development, Mental Health, Risk Factors and Occupational 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 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.6×44 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 7.5×22 topics
  3. Health Promotion5▲ 28×8 topics
  4. Healthcare Access4▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  6. Vaccine Development4▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 6.1×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  10. Climate Change3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  11. Occupational Health3▲ 47×4 topics
  12. COVID-193▲ 3.9×12 topics
  13. Pandemic3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Global Burden3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Social Support3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  16. Vector Control2▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Ergonomics2▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Musculoskeletal Disorders2▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Zika Virus2▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Healthcare Policy2▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Environmental Management2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  23. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.5×9 topics
  24. Water Quality2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  25. Nutrition2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  26. Aging Population2▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Immune Response2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  28. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  29. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Workplace Safety2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Chronic Diseases2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Industrial Hygiene2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Teleworking2▲ 180×1 topic
  34. Vaccine2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  35. Functional Dependence2▲ 134×1 topic
  36. Health Status2▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Physical Activity2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  38. Global Health2▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Healthy Lifestyles2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. University Students2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministerio de Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Public Health and Environmental Issues, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Aging, Health, and Disability.

Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…2Aging, Health, and Disability: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOccupational TherapyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 2 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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