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Ministry of Defence

In research, Ministry of Defence stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,979 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,944
of 28,054 · #12,768 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#571
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Defence 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,979 of 11,982 10.6%64 #8859

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Defence 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: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Defence?

Ranked on the composite score, Nitin Naik, W. J. R. Gardner and Legeza Vi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Defence.

  1. 1 Nitin Naik United Kingdom · #546,802 worldwide 145 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 W. J. R. Gardner United Kingdom · #799,667 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Legeza Vi United Kingdom · #1,264,998 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Vladimirov Vg United Kingdom · #1,453,270 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Defence

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Defence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Digital Transformation, Prevention, Legal Regulation, Quality Improvement 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.65×61 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 3.2×24 topics
  3. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  4. Climate Change5◆ 1.08×21 topics
  5. Globalization5▲ 1.37×14 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.60×16 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.79×15 topics
  8. Digital Transformation4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  9. Prevention4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  10. Human Rights4▲ 2.0×15 topics
  11. Innovation3▲ 1.83×14 topics
  12. Risk Assessment3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  13. Economic Development3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  14. Management3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  15. Legal Regulation3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  16. Regional Development3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Obesity3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Occupational Health3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Quality Improvement3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  21. Epidemiological Studies2▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Geopolitics2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  23. Healthcare Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. International Relations2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  25. Cancer Risk2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Diseases2▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Mortality Trends2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Ethnicity2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Political Economy2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Trauma2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. Pathophysiology2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  34. Global Economy2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Russia2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Digital Sovereignty2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Knowledge Clusters2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Resuscitation2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. National Security2▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Digital Health2▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Defence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, Occupational Health and Performance and Disaster Response and Management.

Healthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…1Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksRussia and Soviet political economy: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …1Military Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyDevelopmentOccupational TherapyEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 1 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
  4. 4 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Defence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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