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Research in West Perth

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in West Perth, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
31.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
West Perth

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 West Perth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The Kids Research Institute AustraliaNonprofit 2,116 #2,326
2Clough (Australia)Company 49 not ranked
3Northern Minerals (Australia)Company 25 not ranked
4HealthwayGovernment institution 11 not ranked
5Sandfire (Australia)Company 4 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 Kids Research Institute Australia: 96.0%Clough (Australia): 2.2%Northern Minerals (Australia): 1.1%Healthway: 0.5%1 other listed: 0.2%96%largest
The Kids Research Institute Australia2,116 · 96.0%Clough (Australia)49 · 2.2%Northern Minerals (Australia)25 · 1.1%Healthway11 · 0.5%1 other listed4 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does West Perth work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in West Perth is in Health Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Psychology (9%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 312 fractional works · 46.5% of its workMedicine: 258 fractional works · 38.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 33 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 135 fractional works · 20.1% of its workPsychology: 61 fractional works · 9.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 122 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 101 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWest Perth671fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences20%

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. Medicine25838.5%
    2. Health Professions416.1%
    3. Nursing81.2%
    4. Dentistry30.5%
    5. Veterinary20.3%
    1. Psychology619.1%
    2. Social Sciences588.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities40.5%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Engineering456.8%
    2. Environmental Science294.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences203.0%
    4. Energy91.3%
    5. Computer Science81.2%
    6. Mathematics60.9%
    7. Materials Science20.3%
    8. Chemistry20.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology466.8%
    2. Neuroscience213.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology213.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is West Perth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in West Perth is most concentrated in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (5.0× the world share in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health).

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 22.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.18× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 230 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.18×19 works
  2. Psychology2.96×53 works
  3. Nursing2.56×7 works
  4. Health Professions2.39×37 works
  5. Medicine2.04×230 works
  6. Veterinary2.04×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.97×19 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.65×15 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×41 works
  10. Energy1.16×6 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.97×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.85×25 works
  14. Mathematics0.78×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.69×51 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×11 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×5 works
  18. Engineering0.39×34 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.38×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×4 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.18×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.17×2 works
  23. Computer Science0.15×7 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.10×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works

Which keywords describe research in West Perth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Adolescents, Genetics, Prevalence, Preterm Infants and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology103▲ 3.9×103 topics
  2. Public Health33▲ 3.4×40 topics
  3. Mental Health31▲ 3.2×30 topics
  4. Inflammation22▲ 1.58×58 topics
  5. Genetics22▲ 4.6×17 topics
  6. Adolescents20▲ 8.1×7 topics
  7. Treatment18▲ 2.3×34 topics
  8. Prevalence18▲ 6.5×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy17▲ 1.80×20 topics
  10. Pathogenesis17▲ 4.9×18 topics
  11. Depression16▲ 2.8×20 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 2.1×31 topics
  13. Preterm Infants16▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Child Development15▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Resilience15▲ 4.4×10 topics
  16. Vaccine Development14▲ 8.4×11 topics
  17. Physical Activity14▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Global Burden13▲ 3.6×11 topics
  19. Executive Functioning12▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Vaccine12▲ 4.7×11 topics
  21. Pulmonary Hypertension12▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation12▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes12▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Respiratory Distress Syndrome12▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia12▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Lung Stem Cells12▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Infectious Diseases11▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Health Equity10▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Coping Strategies10▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Disorders10▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Autism Spectrum Disorders10▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Children10▲ 6.3×5 topics
  33. Health Disparities9▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Plate Tectonics9▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Parenting Stress9▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Virulence Factors8▲ 8.3×8 topics
  37. Caregiver Well-Being8▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Disease Burden8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Family Quality of Life8▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Preterm Birth8▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in West Perth?

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 11 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 7 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…6Respiratory viral infections research: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…5Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 6 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 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%60%West Perth20.9% 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 41.9% in 2011.

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