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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,097 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,089 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,509
of 28,054 · #15,210 all time
Rank in Singapore
#54
of 84
Research works
779
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
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 #5,097 of 11,982 16.4%121 #5738
MedicineField #6,089 of 10,443 16.0%102 #5455

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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.50× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.91× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Ma and Li Wei Ang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Stefan Ma Singapore · #104,871 worldwide 4k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Li Wei Ang Singapore · #264,833 worldwide 93 citations · 18 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, COVID-19, Quality of Life, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic, Chronic Disease Management, Primary Care and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 4.0×81 topics
  2. COVID-1914▲ 6.0×16 topics
  3. Quality of Life14▲ 5.3×32 topics
  4. Pandemic10▲ 5.3×8 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-29▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Depression7▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.8×29 topics
  8. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Primary Care7▲ 10×6 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Vaccine6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  12. Infectious Diseases6▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Treatment6▲ 2.9×26 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.1×21 topics
  15. Diagnosis6▲ 3.5×23 topics
  16. Mortality6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  17. Healthcare6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Cost-effectiveness Analysis6▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Economic Evaluation6▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Health Utility Measures6▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Risk Factors5▲ 2.7×20 topics
  22. Immune Response5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Immunity5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  24. Quality Improvement5▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  27. Viral Transmission5▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Coronavirus4▲ 12×2 topics
  29. antibody4▲ 23×1 topic
  30. spike protein4▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Modeling4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Anxiety4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  33. Global Burden4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  34. Health System Reform4▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Public Health Interventions4▲ 29×1 topic
  36. transmission dynamics4▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Health Services4▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Digital Divide3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  39. Health Equity3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Adherence3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 6 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…4COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 4 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…2Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInfectious DiseasesModeling and SimulationEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  4. 4 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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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