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Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare

In research, Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,047 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,917 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,904
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,090
of 2,112
Research works
564
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare 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 #13,047 of 20,462 12.3%283
MedicineField #12,917 of 17,978 12.1%229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare 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: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.05× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.59× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 3.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Food Safety, SARS-CoV-2, Inflammation, Pandemic and Cancer Incidence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.2×33 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.3×14 topics
  3. Hemostasis4▲ 68×3 topics
  4. Thrombosis3▲ 20×4 topics
  5. Pandemic3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  6. Food Safety3▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life3▲ 3.3×13 topics
  9. SARS-CoV-23▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  11. Cancer Incidence2▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Occupational Health2▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  14. Risk Perception2▲ 15×4 topics
  15. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  17. Accident Prevention2▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Clinical Characteristics2▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Population-Based Study2▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Safety Culture2▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Vaccine2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Chemical Management2▲ 542×1 topic
  23. Immune Response2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Laboratory Safety2▲ 542×1 topic
  25. Global Burden2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  26. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura2▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Platelets2▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Consumer Awareness2▲ 158×1 topic
  29. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  30. Hygiene Practices2▲ 158×1 topic
  31. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  32. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  33. Coronavirus2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Fibrinogen2▲ 160×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Workers2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Transglutaminases2▲ 160×1 topic
  37. Depressive Symptoms1▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Health Disparities1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Long-Term Care1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Pathophysiology1▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemical Safety and Risk Management, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Food Safety and Hygiene and Blood properties and coagulation.

Chemical Safety and Risk…2Chemical Safety and Risk Management: 2 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…2Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene2Food Safety and Hygiene: 2 fractional worksBlood properties and coa…2Blood properties and coagulation: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksCongenital gastrointesti…1Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies: 1 fractional worksMultiple and Secondary Primary Cancers: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional works
Chemical Health and SafetyHematologyFood SciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Chemical Safety and Risk Management Chemical Health and Safety 2 works
  2. 2 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 2 works
  3. 3 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 2 works
  4. 4 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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