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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,215 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,406
of 42,892
Rank in Botswana
#6
of 12
Research works
182
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
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 #15,215 of 20,462 19.3%136

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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 6.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.85× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 5.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.1×. 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: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Vaccine, Depression, Immune Response, COVID-19, Primary Care and Mortality Rates.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 4.2×61 topics
  2. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 44×6 topics
  3. COVID-193▲ 4.7×12 topics
  4. Vaccine3▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Depression3▲ 7.1×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 5.3×13 topics
  7. Immune Response3▲ 10.0×10 topics
  8. Mortality Rates3▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Primary Care3▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 3.4×15 topics
  11. Anxiety2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  12. Healthcare Workers2▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  14. HIV Transmission2▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Mortality2▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Pandemic2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Global Burden2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  19. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.9×12 topics
  20. Psychological Distress2▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Quality Improvement2▲ 18×6 topics
  22. Drug Resistance2▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Treatment2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  24. Cancer Incidence2▲ 23×4 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality2▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Viral Load2▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Diabetes2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. HIV2▲ 34×4 topics
  31. Health Education2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  32. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  33. Child Development1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Physician Burnout1▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Quarantine1▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Social Isolation1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Child Mortality1▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Community Health Workers1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Health Disparities1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Preventive Services1▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Global Maternal and Child Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics5 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 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.5%domestic only31.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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