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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,626 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,905 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,601
of 28,054 · #17,078 all time
Rank in Kuwait
#8
of 23
Research works
994
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,626 of 11,982 11.9%216 #6057
MedicineField #2,905 of 10,443 10.8%159 #7354

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).

What does Ministry of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 26.1 works16×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.22× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.49× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.2×. 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, Quality of Life, Depression, Treatment, Dental Caries, Global Burden, COVID-19 and Risk 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. Epidemiology49▲ 3.7×95 topics
  2. Quality of Life28▲ 5.8×41 topics
  3. Inflammation15▲ 2.2×54 topics
  4. Treatment14▲ 3.5×32 topics
  5. Depression14▲ 4.7×13 topics
  6. COVID-1914▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. Mental Health13▲ 2.7×19 topics
  8. Risk Factors12▲ 3.4×25 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.8×26 topics
  10. Global Burden10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Pandemic10▲ 2.9×10 topics
  12. Public Health10▲ 2.1×32 topics
  13. Diagnosis9▲ 2.9×31 topics
  14. Management9▲ 3.5×23 topics
  15. Dental Caries9▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Genetics9▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Prevention9▲ 6.2×11 topics
  18. Elderly8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  19. Complications8▲ 4.8×17 topics
  20. Obesity7▲ 2.8×20 topics
  21. Diabetes7▲ 4.3×13 topics
  22. Social Support7▲ 3.8×10 topics
  23. Stress7▲ 5.6×6 topics
  24. Anxiety6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.6×6 topics
  26. Nursing6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy6▲ 6.5×3 topics
  29. Educational Achievement5▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Job Stress5▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Social Determinants5▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. Fluoride5▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Oral Health5▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Remineralization4▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Clinical Management4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  36. Inflammatory Pathways4▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Microbial Ecology4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  38. Asthma4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Oral Microbiome4▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Periodontal Diseases4▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments.

Health and Well-being St…5Health and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…4Dental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…4Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 4 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…3Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 3 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…3COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 2 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPeriodonticsOral SurgeryPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 4 works
  4. 4 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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