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Ministerio de Salud Pública

In research, Ministerio de Salud Pública stands highest in Medicine (#16,807 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#19,145 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,600 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,203
of 42,892
Rank in Uruguay
#24
of 29
Research works
337
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Ministerio de Salud Pública 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
MedicineField #16,807 of 17,978 4.5%127
Health SciencesDomain #19,145 of 20,462 4.3%155
Social SciencesDomain #16,600 of 16,945 6.3%138

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 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: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.49× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Salud Pública?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Public Health, Risk Factors, Social Justice, Health Promotion, Pathogenesis and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 4.8×39 topics
  2. Human Rights4▲ 8.4×11 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 6.0×19 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  5. Risk Factors4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  6. Health Promotion3▲ 21×7 topics
  7. Social Justice3▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Mental Health3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 1.82×11 topics
  11. Constitutional Law2▲ 37×5 topics
  12. Criminal Justice2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Nutrition2▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  15. Chronic Diseases2▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Healthcare Access2▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Legal Philosophy2▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Legal Theory2▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Environmental Law2▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Obesity2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  21. Civil Rights2▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  23. Judicial Activism2▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Public Administration2▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Burnout2▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Economic Impact2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Healthy Lifestyles1▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Penal System1▲ 159×1 topic
  29. Psychological Distress1▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Social Control1▲ 114×1 topic
  31. University Students1▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Vaccine1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Adolescents1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  34. Virulence Factors1▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Criminal Law1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Inclusive Education1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Ethical Climate1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Global Health1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Information Systems1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Moral Distress1▲ 75×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Criminal Justice and Penology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Ethics in medical practice.

Brazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…1Criminal Justice and Penology: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…1Health and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice1Ethics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 1 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…1Health and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…1Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional works
LawGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 1 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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