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Act Health

In research, Act Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,354 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,388 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,347
of 28,054 · #16,442 all time
Rank in Australia
#244
of 391
Research works
423
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Act Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,354 of 11,982 16.4%95 #3764
MedicineField #7,388 of 10,443 15.8%75 #11454

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Act 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.91× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 3.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Act Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Quality Improvement, Public Health, Primary Care, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.7×63 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 3.5×30 topics
  3. Heart Failure6▲ 10×6 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  5. Healthcare6▲ 3.6×13 topics
  6. Treatment5▲ 3.3×20 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 2.7×21 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 2.4×18 topics
  9. Quality Improvement5▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Depression5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Primary Care5▲ 9.1×13 topics
  12. Echocardiography4▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 3.2×19 topics
  14. Anxiety4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  16. COVID-194▲ 2.0×11 topics
  17. Guidelines4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  18. Physical Activity4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Risk Factors4▲ 2.4×18 topics
  20. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy3▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator3▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Biomarkers3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  24. Continuity of Care3▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  26. Aging3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  27. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  30. Health Policy2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Health System Reform2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Patient Engagement2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Catheter Ablation2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Global Trends2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Maternal Mortality2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Pay for Performance2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Arrhythmias2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Act Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Heart Failure Treatment and Management.

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …2Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …1Global Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…1Physical Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsObstetrics and GynecologyPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Act Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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