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Ministry of Defence

In research, Ministry of Defence stands highest in Engineering (#2,021 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,040 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,417
of 28,054 · #7,450 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#184
of 237
Research works
669
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
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
EngineeringField #2,021 of 11,412 34.8%255
Physical SciencesDomain #5,040 of 21,541 29.9%444

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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.71× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Defence?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Gerini, S. Monni and W.L. van Rossum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Defence.

  1. 1 G. Gerini Netherlands · #224,716 worldwide 240 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 S. Monni Netherlands · #1,005,730 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 W.L. van Rossum Netherlands · #1,460,074 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Leo H. Cohen Netherlands · #1,525,085 worldwide 27 citations · 15 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: Trauma, Complex Adaptive Systems, Mental Health, Mortality, Public Health, Agent-Based Modeling, Cognitive Therapy and Simulation Optimization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.29×24 topics
  2. Mental Health4▲ 3.2×13 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  4. Trauma3▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Complex Adaptive Systems3▲ 120×2 topics
  6. Mortality3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  7. Depression2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  8. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  9. Agent-Based Modeling2▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Resilience2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  12. Simulation Optimization2▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Verification and Validation2▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Health Effects2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  16. Stress2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  17. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Immune System2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  19. Pesticides2▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder2▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Psychological Treatment2▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Resource Allocation2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Neurobiology2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Resuscitation2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Hemorrhage1▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  27. Bioaccumulation1▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Decision Making1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Health Outcomes1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Neurotoxicity1▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Sepsis1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Autonomous Systems1▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Disaster Response1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Emergency Preparedness1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Triage1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Digital Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Exposure1▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Quality Indicators1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Hippocampus1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Defence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation Techniques and Applications, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Disaster Response and Management and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Simulation Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…1Stress Responses and Cortisol: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 1 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…1Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchClinical PsychologyEmergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  2. 2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Defence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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