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Ministry of Health and Social Services

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World rank, all time
#36,868
of 42,892
Rank in Namibia
#4
of 6
Research works
129
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

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: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Health and Social Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, Mortality Rates, Risk Factors, Viral Load, HIV Prevention, HIV Transmission and Preexposure Prophylaxis.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 51×6 topics
  3. Risk Factors2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  4. Mortality Rates2▲ 65×2 topics
  5. HIV Prevention2▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Viral Load2▲ 71×2 topics
  7. HIV Transmission2▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Adolescent Health2▲ 55×1 topic
  11. Sexual Behavior2▲ 130×1 topic
  12. Vaccine2▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.7×7 topics
  14. Sustainability2▲ 1.72×5 topics
  15. Immune Response1▲ 6.7×8 topics
  16. Drug Resistance1▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Global Burden1▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Social Capital1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Social Media1▲ 2.5×2 topics
  21. Public Health1▲ 2.4×8 topics
  22. Globalization1▲ 1.45×4 topics
  23. Organizational Climate1▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.79×4 topics
  25. Virtual Communities1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Health and Social Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Knowledge Management and Sharing and Global Maternal and Child Health.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksKnowledge Management and Sharing: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 0 fractional worksEducation and experiences of immigrants and refugees: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsCommunicationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Knowledge Management and Sharing Communication 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  9. 9 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 0 works
  10. 10 Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees Education 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.4%domestic only37.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health and Social Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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