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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,644 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,988
of 28,054 · #27,817 all time
Rank in Ghana
#40
of 50
Research works
287
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #13,644 of 20,462 26.5%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Health 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.05× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 7.00× its world share, 3 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Health Workers, Maternal Mortality, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Child Development, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×43 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  3. Risk Factors5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  4. Community Health Workers5▲ 73×2 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality5▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Child Development5▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Health Inequalities5▲ 47×2 topics
  8. Child Mortality4▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Health Systems4▲ 79×1 topic
  10. Gender Inequality4▲ 31×5 topics
  11. COVID-193▲ 3.0×15 topics
  12. Healthcare3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. HIV Prevention3▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Adolescent Health3▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Pandemic3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction3▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Sexual Behavior3▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Human Rights3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  21. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Vaccine2▲ 7.7×9 topics
  24. Global Burden2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Stigma2▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Resilience2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  28. School Subsidies2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. HIV/AIDS2▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. School Absenteeism2▲ 78×2 topics
  32. Sex Work2▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Trafficking2▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Performance2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Dysmenorrhea2▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Premenstrual Syndrome2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Ethical Challenges1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Mortality Rates1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Global Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksMenstrual Health and Disorders: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 1 fractional worksAccounting and Organizational Management: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsNutrition and DieteticsSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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