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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,077 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,960
of 28,054 · #34,852 all time
Rank in Laos
#3
of 6
Research works
252
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
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 #10,077 of 11,982 9.6%71 #17908

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: 1.91× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.64× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.38× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 8.57× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.6×. 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: Health Education, Maternal Health, Breastfeeding, Community Empowerment, Non-Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health Policy and Child Nutrition.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.6×50 topics
  2. Health Education15▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Maternal Health14▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Breastfeeding14▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Community Empowerment14▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Non-Communicable Diseases12▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Public Health Policy12▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Child Nutrition12▲ 48×1 topic
  9. Stunting12▲ 48×1 topic
  10. Child Development8▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Public Health7▲ 4.1×23 topics
  12. Food Safety6▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Quality of Life5▲ 2.8×18 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality5▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  17. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  20. Global Burden4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  21. Vaccine Development4▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Obesity4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  23. Socio-economic Factors4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Vector Control4▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Food Composition3▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Nutrient Analysis3▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Nursing3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Health Inequalities3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Health Research3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Vaccine3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Behavioral Science2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Child Mortality2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Health Systems2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  36. Family Dynamics2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Patient Experience2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Exclusive Breastfeeding2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Infant Health2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.0×7 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Public Health and Nutrit…12Public Health and Nutrition: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sc…3Food and Agricultural Sciences: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMethodologies in Health Research and Practice: 2 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices …2Breastfeeding Practices and Influences: 2 fractional worksDengue and Mosquito Control Research: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsFood ScienceHealth Information Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  3. 3 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 3 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Health Information Management 2 works
  6. 6 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Dengue and Mosquito Control Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available78.4%not open21.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.1%domestic only33.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% 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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