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Ministry of Health

In research, Ministry of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,687 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,553 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,355 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,170
of 42,892
Rank in New Zealand
#59
of 117
Research works
1k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
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 #9,687 of 20,462 18.4%304
Social SciencesDomain #11,553 of 16,945 28.5%124
MedicineField #12,355 of 17,978 16.8%177
Environmental ScienceField #4,298 of 6,208 12.7%275
Physical SciencesDomain #16,749 of 21,541 12.9%354
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,809 of 6,031 13.3%161
Life SciencesDomain #11,756 of 14,347 13.0%263

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.62× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Tobias, P. M. Hine and J. B. Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health.

  1. 1 Martin Tobias New Zealand · #233,480 worldwide 181 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 P. M. Hine New Zealand · #692,191 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 J. B. Jones New Zealand · #768,998 worldwide 150 citations · 102 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, Public Health, Primary Care, COVID-19, Quality Improvement, Interdisciplinary Research, Team Science and Chronic Disease Management.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.3×26 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 4.4×14 topics
  3. COVID-192▲ 3.9×8 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  5. Primary Care2▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  7. Education1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  8. Inflammation1▲ 1.80×12 topics
  9. Pandemic1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  10. Quality Improvement1▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Health Effects1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  12. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Mortality1▲ 6.1×7 topics
  14. Quality of Life1▲ 2.5×8 topics
  15. Team Science1▲ 147×1 topic
  16. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Adolescents1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  18. Depression1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  19. Guidelines1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Health Equity1▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Management1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  22. Obesity1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Physical Activity1▲ 6.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Interdisciplinary Resear…1Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…0Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 0 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…0Dental Health and Care Utilization: 0 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  9. 9 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 0 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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