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Research in Nedlands

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Nedlands, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine and Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science.

Research institutions
14
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.9k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
149k
30.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nedlands

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 Nedlands?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreHospital / health system 1,489 #16,740
2Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system 918 #8,989
3Pathwest Laboratory MedicineHospital / health system 756 #16,215
4Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational ScienceResearch facility 422 #16,665
5Hollywood Private HospitalHospital / health system 223 #26,227 all time
6Institute for Respiratory HealthResearch facility 220 #19,612
7Hollywood Orthopaedic GroupInstitution 199 #27,244 all time
8West Australian Sleep Disorders Research InstituteNonprofit 97 not ranked
9Keogh Institute for Medical ResearchNonprofit 78 not ranked
10Linear Clinical ResearchResearch facility 74 not ranked
11Australian Alzheimer’s Research FoundationNonprofit 58 not ranked
12PYC Therapeutics (Australia)Company 47 not ranked
13Walk Free FoundationNonprofit 24 not ranked
14Raine Medical Research FoundationInstitution 1 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.

Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre: 32.3%Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research: 19.9%Pathwest Laboratory Medicine: 16.4%Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science: 9.2%10 others listed: 22.2%32%largest
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre1,489 · 32.3%Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research918 · 19.9%Pathwest Laboratory Medicine756 · 16.4%Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science422 · 9.2%10 others listed1,021 · 22.2%

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

Which fields of science does Nedlands work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in Nedlands is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 581 fractional works · 59.7% of its workMedicine: 537 fractional works · 55.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 59 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 246 fractional works · 25.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 151 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 86 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 83 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNedlands973fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences7%

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. Medicine53755.2%
    2. Health Professions363.7%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15115.6%
    2. Neuroscience444.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology323.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.5%
    1. Engineering363.7%
    2. Environmental Science222.3%
    3. Computer Science111.1%
    4. Materials Science40.4%
    5. Chemistry30.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    7. Energy20.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    9. Mathematics10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology293.0%
    2. Social Sciences222.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting30.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nedlands strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nedlands is most concentrated in Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics (4.5× the world share in Neurology).

  1. NeurologySubfield · 21.8 works4.5×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 51.5 works4.0×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 27.0 works3.9×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.95× its world share, 132 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.37× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.83× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.88× its world share, 465 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.37×28 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.95×132 works
  3. Medicine2.88×465 works
  4. Neuroscience2.83×39 works
  5. Health Professions1.46×32 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.24×4 works
  7. Psychology0.94×24 works
  8. Nursing0.80×3 works
  9. Veterinary0.57×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.44×18 works
  11. Dentistry0.41×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×12 works
  13. Engineering0.23×29 works
  14. Chemistry0.21×3 works
  15. Energy0.18×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×3 works
  17. Social Sciences0.18×19 works
  18. Computer Science0.14×9 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×2 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.14×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.13×4 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.13×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×3 works
  24. Mathematics0.09×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.08×2 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Nedlands?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Management and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology102▲ 2.6×120 topics
  2. Inflammation55▲ 2.7×78 topics
  3. Treatment32▲ 2.7×48 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.89×52 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Diagnosis26▲ 2.9×39 topics
  7. Immunotherapy24▲ 3.4×19 topics
  8. Management24▲ 3.0×27 topics
  9. Cancer24▲ 1.80×48 topics
  10. Genetics23▲ 3.3×23 topics
  11. Risk Factors22▲ 2.1×30 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 2.7×21 topics
  13. Quality of Life21▲ 1.49×46 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders19▲ 3.4×19 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors18▲ 4.3×14 topics
  16. Gene Expression18▲ 2.9×18 topics
  17. Chemotherapy18▲ 2.6×22 topics
  18. Biomarkers17▲ 2.6×17 topics
  19. Depression17▲ 2.0×20 topics
  20. Global Burden17▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Neurodegeneration15▲ 5.0×10 topics
  23. Aging15▲ 2.8×16 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations15▲ 3.5×21 topics
  25. Pathogenesis15▲ 3.0×23 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction14▲ 4.7×11 topics
  27. Rehabilitation13▲ 3.3×12 topics
  28. Innate Immunity12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  29. Vaccine Development11▲ 4.5×11 topics
  30. Clinical Management11▲ 6.6×8 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction11▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Infection11▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Cancer Immunotherapy10▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Neural Plasticity10▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Rituximab9▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Ancient DNA9▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Human Evolution9▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Cardiac Imaging9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Forensic Genetics8▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Population History8▲ 59×1 topic

What research is done in Nedlands?

Forensic and Genetic Res…8Forensic and Genetic Research: 8 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…7Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 7 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 6 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 5 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…4CAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 4 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 4 fractional works
GeneticsOncologyMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 7 works
  3. 3 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 6 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  7. 7 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 5 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  9. 9 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%Nedlands19.9% 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 32.2% in 2004.

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