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Ministre de la Santé

In research, Ministre de la Santé stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,462 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,982 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,218 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies — Urban Studies is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,127
of 28,054 · #25,825 all time
Rank in Benin
#5
of 11
Research works
3.7k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Ministre de la Santé known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,462 of 10,521 3.8%413 #5932
Social SciencesField #4,982 of 6,365 3.3%273 #5118
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,218 of 2,578 3.4%136 #2428
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,897 of 1,998 6.8%90 #2500
Health SciencesDomain #11,436 of 11,982 3.5%80 #13731

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministre de la Santé 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#5,932 #3,462
  2. Social Sciences#5,118 #4,982
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,428 #2,218
  4. Arts and Humanities#2,500 #1,897
  5. Health Sciences#13,731 #11,436
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ministre de la Santé specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 30.0 works20×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.83× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.80× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.02× its world share, 273 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministre de la Santé?

Ranked on the composite score, Roland Coutanceau, Jérôme Poirot and Jean-Pierre Charbonneau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministre de la Santé.

  1. 1 Roland Coutanceau Benin · #270,094 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Jérôme Poirot Benin · #334,177 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Jean-Pierre Charbonneau Benin · #348,587 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Manon Tessier Benin · #388,765 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Isabelle Hausser Benin · #402,004 worldwide 3 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Azedine Beschaouch Benin · #404,761 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Didier Maus Benin · #407,518 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Hubert Védrine Benin · #425,245 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Denis Bauchard Benin · #427,422 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Aurore Chaillou Benin · #444,865 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ministre de la Santé

Which keywords describe research at Ministre de la Santé?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Territorial Governance103▲ 152×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement102▲ 58×5 topics
  3. Local Development102▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Public Policy88▲ 33×9 topics
  5. Social Justice82▲ 26×10 topics
  6. Sustainable Development76▲ 8.9×11 topics
  7. Citizen Participation73▲ 110×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation73▲ 170×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation73▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Mental Health37▲ 4.7×14 topics
  11. Social Determinants of Health36▲ 29×5 topics
  12. Gender35▲ 12×16 topics
  13. Globalization34▲ 3.2×43 topics
  14. Public Health34▲ 4.3×20 topics
  15. Economic Development32▲ 7.4×8 topics
  16. Citizenship31▲ 48×6 topics
  17. Social Innovation30▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Colonialism30▲ 12×14 topics
  19. Institutionalization30▲ 60×3 topics
  20. Cooperatives29▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Solidarity Economy29▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Gender Studies28▲ 34×8 topics
  23. Migration28▲ 16×11 topics
  24. Religion24▲ 9.5×14 topics
  25. Primary Care24▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Digital Health24▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Healthcare Policy24▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Inequalities24▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistics22▲ 22×5 topics
  30. Social Change21▲ 32×5 topics
  31. Democracy21▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Islam20▲ 18×2 topics
  33. North Africa20▲ 97×2 topics
  34. Cultural Studies20▲ 9.7×15 topics
  35. Family Law19▲ 77×2 topics
  36. Resilience19▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Palliative Care19▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Clinical Practice18▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Group Therapy18▲ 90×2 topics
  40. Political Islam18▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministre de la Santé publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

French Urban and Social …73French Urban and Social Studies: 73 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…29Social Sciences and Governance: 29 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…24Healthcare Systems and Practices: 24 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 18 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 18 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…17Health, Medicine and Society: 17 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 16 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 13 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 12 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 73 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 29 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 24 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 18 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 17 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 13 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 12 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 11 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministre de la Santé's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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