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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,840 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,768 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,580
of 28,054 · #17,953 all time
Rank in Oman
#11
of 26
Research works
932
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
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 #5,840 of 11,982 10.1%159 #7519
MedicineField #5,768 of 10,443 10.1%134 #7080

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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.96× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Salah Al Awaidy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Salah Al Awaidy Oman · #230,158 worldwide 187 citations · 20 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, Public Health, Mortality, Depression, Infectious Diseases, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.3×88 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 4.1×36 topics
  3. Depression10▲ 4.7×15 topics
  4. Risk Factors10▲ 3.7×24 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 2.8×31 topics
  6. Mortality9▲ 6.8×12 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.5×23 topics
  8. COVID-199▲ 2.7×20 topics
  9. Inflammation8▲ 1.67×38 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 2.3×19 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases8▲ 9.7×7 topics
  12. Pandemic7▲ 2.9×10 topics
  13. Treatment7▲ 2.6×26 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.77×21 topics
  15. Guidelines7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  16. Immune Response7▲ 5.0×15 topics
  17. Vaccine6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Diagnosis6▲ 2.5×20 topics
  20. Complications5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  21. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.3×16 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Global Burden5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  25. Pain Management4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  26. Anxiety4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  27. Chronic Pain4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  28. Elderly4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  29. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Postoperative Complications4▲ 13×4 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-24▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Vaccine Development4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Postoperative Pain3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Glaucoma3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Nursing3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Health Inequalities3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Health and Well-being Studies, Global Maternal and Child Health and Anesthesia and Pain Management.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 2 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagno…2Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  6. 6 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  8. 8 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.3%domestic only48.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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