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Ministerio de Salud

In research, Ministerio de Salud stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,894 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,386
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#31
of 39
Research works
231
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
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 #19,894 of 20,462 4.0%126

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: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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, Maternal Health, Social Determinants, Healthcare Access, Diagnosis and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 5.8×33 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 13×15 topics
  3. Health Promotion4▲ 32×8 topics
  4. Maternal Health2▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Social Determinants2▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  7. Healthcare Access2▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Vaccine2▲ 15×8 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity2▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  11. COVID-192▲ 3.6×9 topics
  12. Nutrition2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Obesity2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  14. Climate Change2▲ 1.72×5 topics
  15. Immune Response2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  16. Mental Health2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  17. Global Health2▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  19. Health Inequalities1▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Child Health1▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Chronic Diseases1▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Inflammation1▲ 1.75×8 topics
  23. Pathogenesis1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Prenatal Care1▲ 132×1 topic
  25. Community Participation1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  26. Management1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  27. Pandemic1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  28. Treatment1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  29. Cultural Variation1▲ 219×1 topic
  30. Drug Resistance1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Health Inequality1▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Physical Activity1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Quality of Life1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  36. Tuberculosis1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Communication1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Surgical Management1▲ 7.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Public Health and Social Inequalities, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Maternal and Neonatal He…1Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Social…1Public Health and Social Inequalities: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…1Health and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealthInfectious DiseasesHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 1 works
  3. 3 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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