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Research in East Melbourne

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in East Melbourne, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Research institutions
12
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
111k
28.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
East Melbourne

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in East Melbourne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear HospitalHospital / health system 1,032 #19,032
2Royal Australian College of General PractitionersUniversity 428 #21,020
3Parenting Research CentreInstitution 276 #18,451 all time
4Natural Hazards Research AustraliaNonprofit 253 #23,095 all time
5Sinclair DermatologyHospital / health system 150 #24,016 all time
6Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsUniversity 65 not ranked
7Orica (Australia)Company 58 not ranked
8Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma GroupHospital / health system 41 not ranked
9Movember FoundationNonprofit 22 not ranked
10Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health EthicsHospital / health system 15 not ranked
11Menzies FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
12Smart Water FundInstitution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital: 44.0%Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: 18.2%Parenting Research Centre: 11.8%Natural Hazards Research Australia: 10.8%7 others listed: 15.2%44%largest
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital1,032 · 44.0%Royal Australian College of General Practitioners428 · 18.2%Parenting Research Centre276 · 11.8%Natural Hazards Research Australia253 · 10.8%7 others listed357 · 15.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does East Melbourne work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research in East Melbourne is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Neuroscience (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 412 fractional works · 61.5% of its workMedicine: 370 fractional works · 55.1% of its workOphthalmology: 95 fractional works · 14.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 55 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 113 fractional works · 16.9% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSensory Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 83 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEast Melbourne671fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine37055.1%
    2. Health Professions395.8%
    3. Dentistry20.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Neuroscience548.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology497.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology60.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Psychology375.6%
    2. Social Sciences324.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting50.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities40.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Engineering243.6%
    2. Environmental Science213.1%
    3. Computer Science71.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    6. Materials Science20.3%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Mathematics10.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is East Melbourne strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in East Melbourne is most concentrated in Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (52.5× the world share in Ophthalmology).

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 81.0 works52×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 49.4 works9.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.13× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.86× its world share, 319 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience5.13×48 works
  2. Medicine2.86×319 works
  3. Health Professions2.05×31 works
  4. Psychology1.89×33 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×42 works
  6. Veterinary1.10×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×5 works
  8. Environmental Science0.66×19 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.41×30 works
  12. Dentistry0.40×1 works
  13. Nursing0.38×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.33×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.24×4 works
  16. Engineering0.22×19 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×4 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.13×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.12×2 works
  22. Computer Science0.11×5 works
  23. Mathematics0.11×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.08×2 works
  25. Energy0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in East Melbourne?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Epidemiology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Intraocular Pressure, Optic Nerve, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Intravitreal Injection.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Epidemiology74▲ 2.8×91 topics
  2. Macular Degeneration53▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Glaucoma46▲ 46×4 topics
  4. Inflammation44▲ 3.1×55 topics
  5. Diabetic Retinopathy43▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Intraocular Pressure39▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress39▲ 3.5×31 topics
  8. Optic Nerve38▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor34▲ 58×4 topics
  10. Intravitreal Injection34▲ 69×2 topics
  11. Optical Coherence Tomography33▲ 49×3 topics
  12. Myopia31▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors31▲ 4.1×23 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration29▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Choroidal Thickness29▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Retinal Pigment Epithelium29▲ 78×1 topic
  17. Retinal Ganglion Cells25▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Ocular Hypertension24▲ 70×1 topic
  19. Visual Field Progression24▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Global Prevalence24▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Visual Impairment24▲ 65×2 topics
  22. Childhood Myopia23▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Refractive Error23▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Hearing Loss20▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations15▲ 5.1×19 topics
  26. Corneal Biomechanics15▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Keratoconus15▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Cardiovascular Risk15▲ 7.0×6 topics
  29. Ophthalmology15▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Primary Care15▲ 5.9×13 topics
  31. Retinal Disease15▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Image Analysis14▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Vessel Segmentation14▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Stem Cells14▲ 7.9×11 topics
  35. Regeneration14▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Wnt Signaling13▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions13▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy12▲ 9.7×5 topics
  39. Epidermal Niche12▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Hair Follicle12▲ 95×1 topic

What research is done in East Melbourne?

Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 26 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 21 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…20Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 20 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…14Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 14 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 13 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 11 fractional worksRetinal Development and …9Retinal Development and Disorders: 9 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 7 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 7 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingUrology2 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 26 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 21 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 20 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 works
  6. 6 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 11 works
  7. 7 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 9 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  10. 10 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%East Melbourne19.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.9% in 2015.

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