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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/index.htmlROR OpenAlex
Research works
34
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
84
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Ministry of Foreign Affairs is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Tommy Koh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  1. 1 Tommy Koh Singapore · #947,223 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Authoritarianism, Human Rights, Governance, Global Governance, Cultural Identity, Multiculturalism and Economic Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization8▲ 12×9 topics
  2. Authoritarianism6▲ 183×3 topics
  3. Human Rights5▲ 17×8 topics
  4. Governance5▲ 47×5 topics
  5. Global Governance4▲ 58×4 topics
  6. Cultural Identity4▲ 29×2 topics
  7. Economic Development4▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Multiculturalism4▲ 77×3 topics
  9. Education Policy4▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Singapore4▲ 1084×1 topic
  11. International Law3▲ 36×5 topics
  12. NGOs3▲ 79×3 topics
  13. China2▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Civil Society2▲ 68×4 topics
  15. History2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  16. Urbanization2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Nationalism2▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Security Council2▲ 92×2 topics
  19. Sustainability2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Democratization2▲ 98×2 topics
  21. Development Policies2▲ 150×1 topic
  22. Foreign Aid2▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Gender Equality2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Inequality2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Migration2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Political Economy2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Reform2▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Religion2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  29. International Institutions2▲ 204×1 topic
  30. Power2▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Decentralization1▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Indonesia1▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Judicial Review1▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Genocide1▲ 71×3 topics
  35. International Criminal Law1▲ 130×1 topic
  36. International Humanitarian Law1▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Philosophy1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. International Trade Law1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. State Sovereignty1▲ 67×2 topics
  40. WTO Dispute Settlement1▲ 304×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Foreign Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mathematical Control Systems and Analysis, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Socioeconomic Development in Asia and Asian Studies and History.

Mathematical Control Sys…1Mathematical Control Systems and Analysis: 1 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…0Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…0Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 0 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the …0Financial Crisis of the 21st Century: 0 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster …0Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 0 fractional worksEducational Leadership a…0Educational Leadership and Practices: 0 fractional worksGlobal Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 0 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceFinanceTransportation3 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematical Control Systems and Analysis Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 0 works
  7. 7 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 0 works
  8. 8 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 0 works
  9. 9 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 0 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Foreign Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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