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Ministry of Defence

In research, Ministry of Defence stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,461 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,037 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,647
of 42,892
Rank in Singapore
#76
of 126
Research works
369
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Defence 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15,461 of 21,541 20.6%161
Health SciencesDomain #17,037 of 20,462 18.9%127

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Defence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Critical Care, Epidemiology, Resuscitation, Medical Education, Physical Fitness, Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 2.2×18 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  3. Critical Care2▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Public Health1▲ 3.4×10 topics
  5. Medical Education1▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Physical Fitness1▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Resuscitation1▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  9. Cardiac Arrest1▲ 67×1 topic
  10. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.4×6 topics
  11. Global Burden1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  12. Hypothermia1▲ 51×1 topic
  13. Mortality1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Blood Transfusion1▲ 81×1 topic
  15. COVID-191▲ 2.6×7 topics
  16. Hemorrhage1▲ 52×1 topic
  17. Information Warfare1▲ 112×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Defence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Occupational Health and Performance, Blood transfusion and management and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…0European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 0 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 0 fractional works
Emergency MedicineOccupational TherapyBiochemistryPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Social Media in Health Education Health 0 works
  10. 10 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Defence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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