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Ministry Of Health

In research, Ministry Of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,813 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,355 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,285
of 28,054 · #27,285 all time
Rank in Fiji
#5
of 5
Research works
702
▲ 131% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
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 #8,813 of 11,982 3.9%201 #14342
MedicineField #9,355 of 10,443 4.1%146 #13961

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).

What does Ministry Of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 22.0 works9.4×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.66× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.56× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.42× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 9.16× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.2×. 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: Community Empowerment, Epidemiology, Health Education, Maternal Health, Breastfeeding, Obesity, Non-Communicable Diseases and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 2.8×83 topics
  2. Community Empowerment24▲ 10×5 topics
  3. Health Education21▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Maternal Health19▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Breastfeeding19▲ 24×2 topics
  6. Depression18▲ 6.5×14 topics
  7. Obesity17▲ 7.3×16 topics
  8. Non-Communicable Diseases17▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Child Development16▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Child Nutrition16▲ 25×1 topic
  11. Stunting16▲ 25×1 topic
  12. Inflammation15▲ 2.3×38 topics
  13. Public Health15▲ 3.3×21 topics
  14. Nursing14▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Quality of Life13▲ 3.0×26 topics
  16. Mental Health13▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Acupuncture12▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Pain Relief12▲ 100×2 topics
  19. Clinical Trials12▲ 5.9×10 topics
  20. Nutrition11▲ 8.0×6 topics
  21. Self-Efficacy11▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Anti-inflammatory11▲ 12×11 topics
  23. Global Burden10▲ 6.1×11 topics
  24. Antioxidant10▲ 4.5×17 topics
  25. Health Research10▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Osteoarthritis10▲ 24×5 topics
  27. Social Support9▲ 5.3×9 topics
  28. Behavioral Science9▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Diabetes9▲ 6.0×12 topics
  30. Medical Physiology9▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Physical Activity9▲ 5.7×6 topics
  32. Bioactive Compounds9▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Maternal and Child Undernutrition9▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Water Sanitation Hygiene9▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Cultural Values8▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Neurological Effects8▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Coping Strategies8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  38. Adverse Events7▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Brain Imaging7▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Fibroblast Response7▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry Of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, Methodologies in Health Research and Practice, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Sports and Physical Education Research.

Public Health and Nutrit…16Public Health and Nutrition: 16 fractional worksMethodologies in Health Research and Practice: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…9Child Nutrition and Water Access: 9 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…7Sports and Physical Education Research: 7 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 7 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Research: 6 fractional worksChild Development and Ed…4Child Development and Education: 4 fractional worksMental Health and Well-being: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksMedicinal Plant Research: 3 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth Information ManagementNutrition and DieteticsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  2. 2 Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Health Information Management 9 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  4. 4 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  5. 5 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 6 works
  7. 7 Child Development and Education Education 4 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Well-being Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  10. 10 Medicinal Plant Research Plant Science 3 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 available76.1%not open23.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.0%domestic only36.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry Of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 131% 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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