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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,862 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,540 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,475
of 28,054 · #24,873 all time
Rank in Mozambique
#6
of 9
Research works
287
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
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 #15,862 of 20,462 28.5%174
MedicineField #14,540 of 17,978 28.1%138

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: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.97× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.24× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 5.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Albie Sachs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Albie Sachs Mozambique · #220,979 worldwide 58 citations · 25 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: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Antiretroviral Therapy, Community Health Workers, Global Burden, Maternal Mortality and Health Inequalities.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 5.1×55 topics
  2. Vaccine5▲ 18×10 topics
  3. Vaccine Development5▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 42×6 topics
  5. Community Health Workers5▲ 76×2 topics
  6. Global Burden5▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 5.9×16 topics
  8. Health Inequalities5▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality5▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 4.3×24 topics
  11. Immune Response5▲ 11×12 topics
  12. Child Mortality4▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Health Systems4▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Mental Health4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  15. Mortality Rates4▲ 50×2 topics
  16. HIV Transmission3▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Viral Load3▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Preexposure Prophylaxis3▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Stigma and Discrimination3▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Depression3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  21. Treatment3▲ 3.5×13 topics
  22. Vector Control3▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Genome Sequence3▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 45×3 topics
  25. Prevalence3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  26. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 107×1 topic
  28. Drug Resistance2▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  31. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.3×10 topics
  32. Child Development2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. HIV Prevention2▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Adolescent Health2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Sexual Behavior2▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Zika Virus2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Workers2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Maternal Health2▲ 9.9×3 topics

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, Malaria Research and Control and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…2Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions1 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 4 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 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 available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors73.1%domestic only26.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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