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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#974 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,829 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Professions (#422 of 1,928 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry, Periodontics and Oral Surgery — Dentistry is 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,276
of 28,054 · #7,908 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#41
of 98
Research works
2.4k
▲ 215% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
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 #974 of 11,982 11.4%803 #1927
MedicineField #1,829 of 10,443 10.3%526 #3482
Health ProfessionsField #422 of 1,928 14.3%167 #1201
Life SciencesDomain #3,487 of 7,800 14.0%110 #6937
DentistryField #179 of 367 12.2%90 #359
Social SciencesDomain #5,853 of 10,521 17.6%174 #9903
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #546 of 916 16.1%85 #1356
Physical SciencesDomain #9,515 of 12,888 14.4%64 #12396
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #642 of 828 18.3%64 #1361

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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,927 #974
  2. Medicine#3,482 #1,829
  3. Health Professions#1,201 #422
  4. Life Sciences#6,937 #3,487
  5. Dentistry#359 #179
  6. Social Sciences#9,903 #5,853
  7. General Health Professions#1,356 #546
  8. Physical Sciences#12,396 #9,515
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#1,361 #642
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ministry of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 89.9 works16×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 25.2 works16×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 33.7 works15×
  4. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 27.1 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.75× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.10× its world share, 90 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.51× its world share, 167 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 526 worksMedicineNursing: 3.33× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Ziad A. Memish, Abdullah M. Assiri and Naseem A. Qureshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Ziad A. Memish Saudi Arabia · #58 worldwide 5.3k citations · 162 works
  2. 2 Abdullah M. Assiri Saudi Arabia · #234,699 worldwide 102 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Naseem A. Qureshi Saudi Arabia · #638,632 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ahsan Ali Siddiqui Saudi Arabia · #1,230,547 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Amr Ahmed Saudi Arabia · #1,604,044 worldwide 2 citations · 17 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, Quality of Life, Depression, Public Health, COVID-19, Primary Care, Quality Improvement and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology144▲ 3.1×119 topics
  2. Quality of Life76▲ 4.6×47 topics
  3. Public Health66▲ 3.9×48 topics
  4. COVID-1962▲ 4.0×23 topics
  5. Depression56▲ 5.5×21 topics
  6. Inflammation48▲ 2.0×67 topics
  7. Risk Factors48▲ 3.8×34 topics
  8. Mental Health46▲ 2.7×28 topics
  9. Pandemic41▲ 3.3×10 topics
  10. Healthcare41▲ 3.1×19 topics
  11. Primary Care40▲ 9.3×12 topics
  12. Quality Improvement39▲ 18×8 topics
  13. Global Burden37▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction37▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease36▲ 2.8×33 topics
  16. Healthcare Workers32▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases31▲ 8.2×7 topics
  18. Clinical Trials29▲ 3.8×19 topics
  19. Elderly29▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Prevention29▲ 6.0×15 topics
  21. Healthcare Quality28▲ 24×5 topics
  22. Anxiety28▲ 5.1×9 topics
  23. Management28▲ 3.0×28 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome28▲ 2.9×21 topics
  25. Diabetes25▲ 4.4×18 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management24▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Immune Response24▲ 3.7×16 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations24▲ 6.0×11 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes23▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Social Support23▲ 3.5×12 topics
  31. Dental Caries22▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Patient Care19▲ 14×3 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-219▲ 5.1×6 topics
  34. Health System Reform19▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy19▲ 6.1×7 topics
  36. Psychological Distress18▲ 6.3×5 topics
  37. Patient Experience18▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Social Determinants18▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Infection Control17▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Nursing17▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Health and Well-being St…15Health and Well-being Studies: 15 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…14Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 14 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…13Dental Health and Care Utilization: 13 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 12 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 11 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…11Disaster Response and Management: 11 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 10 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 10 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyFinanceGeneral Health ProfessionsPeriodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 15 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 14 works
  3. 3 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 14 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 13 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 12 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 11 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 11 works
  9. 9 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  10. 10 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 10 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 available80.7%not open19.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 215% 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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