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Ministerio de Salud Pública

In research, Ministerio de Salud Pública stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,474 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,837
of 22,385 · #6,479 all time
Rank in Cuba
#18
of 35
Research works
3.2k
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Ministerio de Salud Pública

What is Ministerio de Salud Pública 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,474 of 9,585 5.4%73 #3523

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministerio de Salud Pública 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 Pública work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Ministerio de Salud Pública is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (17%), Health Professions (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 91 fractional works · 49.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 29.0% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 52 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMinisterio deSalud Pública185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences49%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5429.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting179.2%
    3. Psychology105.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine3116.7%
    2. Health Professions189.6%
    3. Dentistry21.3%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Environmental Science105.3%
    2. Computer Science105.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.5%
    4. Engineering21.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.21× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.66× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.87× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.66×18 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.87×17 works
  3. Dentistry2.61×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.30×54 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.01×8 works
  6. Psychology1.78×10 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×11 works
  8. Environmental Science1.07×10 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×3 works
  10. Medicine0.87×31 works
  11. Computer Science0.66×10 works
  12. Nursing0.58×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×4 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.37×2 works
  16. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.19×0 works
  21. Energy0.15×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  24. Engineering0.08×2 works
  25. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Salud Pública?

Ranked on the quality score, Patricia Varona-Pérez, Orlando Landrove Rodríguez and María Regla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Salud Pública.

  1. 1 Patricia Varona-Pérez Cuba · #531,730 worldwide 5.3k citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Orlando Landrove Rodríguez Cuba · #3,737,674 worldwide 148 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 María Regla Cuba · #3,739,565 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Pedro Casanova Carrillo Cuba · #3,767,255 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Rafael Rivas Hernández Cuba · #3,820,844 worldwide 244 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sofía F. Borrego Cuba · #3,899,580 worldwide 928 citations · 77 works
  7. 7 Miguel Ángel Martínez Morales Cuba · #4,000,507 worldwide 158 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Luis Ramón Cuba · #4,004,123 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Alina Pérez Cuba · #4,081,659 worldwide 265 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Manuel Alvarez Cuba · #4,132,682 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ministerio de Salud Pública

What are the most cited papers from Ministerio de Salud Pública?

The most cited paper from Ministerio de Salud Pública is "The quality of air at archives and the biodeterioration of photographs" (Sofía F. Borrego, Patricia Sandra Guiamet, Sandra Gómez de Saravia et al., 2010), with 213 citations. Next come "Epidermal growth factor receptors in human breast cancer" (187) and "Chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities: a worldwide epidemic with social, occupational and environmental determinants" (183).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The quality of air at archives and the biodeterioration of photographs Sofía F. Borrego, Patricia Sandra Guiamet, Sandra Gómez de Saravia et al. · International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Open access 28 Jan 2010 213
2 Epidermal growth factor receptors in human breast cancer Rolando Suárez Pérez, María Eva Vallejo Pascual, Amparo Macías et al. · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Sep 1984 187
3 Chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities: a worldwide epidemic with social, occupational and environmental determinants Channa Jayasumana, Carlos Orantes, Raúl Herrera et al. · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Open access 11 Oct 2016 183
4 A Randomized Trial of Psychosocial Support during High-Risk Pregnancies José Villar, Ubaldo Farnot, Fernando C. Barros et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Oct 1992 177
5 Reemergence of Dengue in Cuba: A 1997 Epidemic in Santiago de Cuba G Kourí, María Guadalupe Guzmán, Luis Valdés et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Mar 1998 174
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Salud Pública?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Education, Health Promotion, Competitiveness, Healthcare, Medical Education, Knowledge Management and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Public Health17▲ 6.3×20 topics
  2. Education17▲ 5.2×22 topics
  3. Epidemiology16▲ 2.2×35 topics
  4. Health Promotion14▲ 23×9 topics
  5. Healthcare12▲ 5.4×7 topics
  6. Competitiveness11▲ 77×5 topics
  7. Sustainability10▲ 2.3×16 topics
  8. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.6×13 topics
  9. Innovation10▲ 5.1×12 topics
  10. Medical Education10▲ 19×5 topics
  11. Knowledge Management9▲ 9.1×8 topics
  12. Mental Health9▲ 3.4×13 topics
  13. Gender8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Identity8▲ 6.1×4 topics
  15. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Global Health8▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Migration7▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Politics7▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Revolution7▲ 196×2 topics
  20. Race7▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Cuba7▲ 493×1 topic
  22. Culture7▲ 7.5×1 topic
  23. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 18×5 topics
  24. Healthcare Quality7▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Digital Marketing7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Health Policy7▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Community Health7▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Organizational Culture7▲ 9.6×7 topics
  29. Risk Assessment7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  30. Social Responsibility7▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Systems6▲ 79×2 topics
  32. Distance Learning6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Access6▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Leadership6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Nutrition6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Community Participation6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Curriculum Design5▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Inclusive Education5▲ 8.1×8 topics
  39. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Financial Reporting5▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Salud Pública publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cuban History and Society, Health and Medical Education, Business, Education, Mathematics Research and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Cuban History and Society7Cuban History and Society: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…6Health and Medical Education: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…5Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…5Business, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksOrganizational Managemen…3Organizational Management and Innovation: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 3 fractional worksKnowledge Management in Higher Education: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsAccountingEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  7. 7 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 3 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Management in Higher Education Education 3 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Salud Pública's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ministerio de Salud Pública as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Ministerio de Salud Pública0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ministerio de Salud Pública 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 Salud Pública5.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2000.

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