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MSD (Spain)

In research, MSD (Spain) stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,489 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,377
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#545
of 927
Research works
272
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is MSD (Spain) 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 #14,489 of 20,462 18.2%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MSD (Spain) 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: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.70× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.89× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.82× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 19 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.54× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MSD (Spain)?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando Peláez, Gonzalo Platas and Luis Cea‐Calvo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MSD (Spain).

  1. 1 Fernando Peláez Spain · #116,244 worldwide 254 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Gonzalo Platas Spain · #553,784 worldwide 106 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Luis Cea‐Calvo Spain · #1,199,957 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul Spain · #1,531,789 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at MSD (Spain)

Which keywords describe research at MSD (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Quality of Life, Health Behavior, Economic Evaluation, Cancer Incidence, Pathogenesis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 6.2×35 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  5. Vaccine2▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Health Behavior2▲ 51×3 topics
  7. Cancer Incidence2▲ 36×4 topics
  8. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 57×1 topic
  9. Economic Evaluation2▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Global Access2▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Health Utility Measures2▲ 57×1 topic
  12. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Pathogenesis2▲ 9.6×10 topics
  14. Risk Perception2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Social Media2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  16. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Herd Immunity2▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Global Burden2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Community Health2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Cost of Care2▲ 132×1 topic
  22. Financial Toxicity2▲ 132×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Systems2▲ 83×2 topics
  24. Global Health2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 67×2 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Chronic Cough1▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Cough Reflex Sensitivity1▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Immune Response1▲ 6.2×8 topics
  30. Medical Education1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Radiotherapy1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Wave Modeling1▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Carcinogenicity1▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Cervical Cancer1▲ 28×1 topic
  35. HPV Vaccination1▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Health Policy1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Health Promotion1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Chronic Disease1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does MSD (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research.

Health Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…2Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 2 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…1Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues1Global Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…1Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsHealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health Professions2 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 2 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  3. 3 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MSD (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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