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Ministry of Education

In research, Ministry of Education stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,712 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,290 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,051
of 28,054 · #12,222 all time
Rank in Maldives
#1
of 3
Research works
492
▲ 227% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Education 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,712 of 12,888 27.6%105 #8614
Life SciencesDomain #4,290 of 7,800 34.1%89 #8638

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Education 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).

What does Ministry of Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 25.4 works6.3×
← 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: 3.94× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.97× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.52× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.43× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.08× its world share, 33 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Gene Expression, Oxidative Stress, Reactive Oxygen Species, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites and Transcription Factors.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications13▲ 4.9×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 1.44×41 topics
  3. Nanoparticles12▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress12▲ 3.2×30 topics
  5. Nanomaterials10▲ 4.0×14 topics
  6. Gene Expression9▲ 6.6×12 topics
  7. Nanocomposites8▲ 4.2×15 topics
  8. Reactive Oxygen Species7▲ 8.0×9 topics
  9. Drug Delivery6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  11. Graphene6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  12. Transcription Factors6▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Semiconductors6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  14. Tumor Targeting6▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Energy Storage5▲ 3.6×6 topics
  16. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Antioxidants5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. Fluorescence Imaging5▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Immune Response5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  20. Drought Resistance5▲ 21×4 topics
  21. Metabolism5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  22. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.0×8 topics
  23. Cathode Materials5▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity4▲ 4.5×15 topics
  26. Water Splitting4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  27. Efficiency4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Plant Responses4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. QTL Mapping4▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Photodynamic Therapy4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Stability4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  32. Crystal Growth4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Photothermal Therapy4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. MicroRNA4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Near-Infrared4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Signal Transduction4▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Biomimetic Nanoparticles4▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Theranostic Agents4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Light-Emitting Diodes3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Pattern Recognition Receptors3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Plant Molecular Biology Research and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Nanoplatforms for cancer…4Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 4 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…3Perovskite Materials and Applications: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…3Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …2Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 2 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 2 fractional worksStonefly species taxonom…2Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPlant ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  7. 7 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 2 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors97.3%domestic only2.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 227% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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