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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,256 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,824
of 28,054 · #17,943 all time
Rank in Malawi
#8
of 11
Research works
392
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
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 #9,256 of 11,982 26.1%67 #11570

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: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.26× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.53× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 4.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.46× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Norman Lufesi and Andreas Jahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Norman Lufesi Malawi · #611,494 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Andreas Jahn Malawi · #727,062 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Health

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Health?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.5×51 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality11▲ 49×5 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 62×6 topics
  4. Community Health Workers10▲ 112×2 topics
  5. Health Inequalities10▲ 79×3 topics
  6. Child Mortality10▲ 133×1 topic
  7. Health Systems10▲ 133×1 topic
  8. HIV Transmission7▲ 88×2 topics
  9. Mortality Rates6▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Viral Load6▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Vaccine6▲ 14×9 topics
  12. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Public Health5▲ 3.3×22 topics
  15. Risk Factors5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  16. COVID-195▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Global Burden4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  18. Immune Response4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Depression4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Drug Resistance3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. HIV3▲ 39×4 topics
  22. Child Development3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  23. Global Health3▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  25. Adolescent Health3▲ 31×2 topics
  26. HIV Prevention3▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Health System Reform2▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Sexual Behavior2▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Youth Risk Behavior2▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Behavior Change2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Low- and Middle-Income Countries2▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Global Access2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. HIV Infection2▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Risk Perception2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Health Behavior2▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Health Financing2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Universal Coverage2▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Healthcare Systems and Reforms.

Global Maternal and Chil…10Global Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsFinance5 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 10 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  6. 6 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.7%domestic only22.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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