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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,295 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,119
of 28,054 · #34,709 all time
Rank in Trinidad and Tobago
#3
of 5
Research works
201
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
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 #17,295 of 20,462 11.4%125

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: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 16.36× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.34× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 4.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.4×. 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, Public Health, Nutrition, Non-Communicable Diseases, Breastfeeding, Management, Maternal Health and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.0×62 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.8×20 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.3×20 topics
  4. Mental Health3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 3.1×15 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 3.6×15 topics
  7. COVID-193▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Management3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  9. Nutrition3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  10. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Diagnosis2▲ 3.8×13 topics
  12. Breastfeeding2▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.0×14 topics
  14. Obesity2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  15. Drug Resistance2▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Maternal Health2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Health Education2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Child Nutrition2▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Stunting2▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Food Safety2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  22. Prevention2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  23. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Vaccine2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.5×11 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  30. Bone Regeneration2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Social Determinants2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Vector Control2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Access1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Barriers1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Maternal Mortality1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Quality of Service1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Osteoporosis1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Periodontal Disease1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Pregnancy1▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction, Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment and Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

Public Health and Nutrit…2Public Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…1Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgeryMedical Laboratory Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 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 available59.3%not open40.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.4%domestic only28.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.