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Ministry of Defense

In research, Ministry of Defense stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,230 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,183 of 11,412 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,464 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,352
of 28,054 · #14,264 all time
Rank in Israel
#89
of 106
Research works
645
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Defense 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 #10,230 of 21,541 13.5%341
EngineeringField #8,183 of 11,412 13.9%180
MedicineField #14,464 of 17,978 7.8%140
Health SciencesDomain #16,902 of 20,462 7.4%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Defense 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Defense?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Public Health, Prevention, International Relations, Innovation, Education and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.6×50 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 3.1×20 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  4. Education5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  6. Innovation5▲ 3.5×15 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.95×17 topics
  8. Prevention4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  9. E-Learning4▲ 2.7×5 topics
  10. International Relations3▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Management3▲ 3.4×13 topics
  12. Educational Technology3▲ 2.1×5 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  14. Risk Assessment3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  15. Legal Regulation3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  16. Pathophysiology3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Security3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  18. Digital Transformation3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  19. Digitalization3▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Geopolitics3▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Occupational Health2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Pedagogy2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  24. Belt and Road Initiative2▲ 48×3 topics
  25. Epidemiological Studies2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Diseases2▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Mortality Trends2▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Resuscitation2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Sepsis2▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Youth2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Central Asia2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Soft Power2▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Eurasian integration2▲ 125×1 topic
  35. Russia-China cooperation2▲ 125×1 topic
  36. Trauma2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  37. Economic Security2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  38. Educational Technologies2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Foresight2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Defense publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Central Asia Education and Culture, Military Technology and Strategies and Infrared Target Detection Methodologies.

Healthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksCentral Asia Education a…2Central Asia Education and Culture: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 1 fractional worksInnovative Educational Techniques: 1 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksNeurological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …1Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringEducation3 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 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 1 works
  6. 6 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Professional Development Education 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Defense's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% 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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