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Austin Health

In research, Austin Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#693 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#629 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,473 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health (Psychiatry and Mental health is 6.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,152
of 22,385 · #1,982 all time
Rank in Australia
#56
of 270
Research works
5.2k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
169k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Austin Health

What is Austin Health known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #693 of 9,902 12.2%737 #847
MedicineField #629 of 8,541 12.3%688 #764
Life SciencesDomain #1,473 of 6,403 12.1%108 #1515
SurgerySubfield #615 of 1,532 10.3%98 #724
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #418 of 1,037 12.9%78 #577
Social SciencesDomain #8,383 of 9,585 13.4%61 #7397

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austin 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#847 #693
  2. Medicine#764 #629
  3. Life Sciences#1,515 #1,473
  4. Surgery#724 #615
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#577 #418
  6. Social Sciences#7,397 #8,383
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Austin Health work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Austin Health is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 831 fractional works · 78.4% of its workMedicine: 773 fractional works · 72.9% of its workSurgery: 111 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 87 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEpidemiology: 58 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 55 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 40 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 38 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 36 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 44 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 126 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 64 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPsychology: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustin Health1,060fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences78%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine77372.9%
    2. Health Professions444.1%
    3. Nursing121.1%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology646.0%
    2. Neuroscience343.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology171.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.7%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.3%
    1. Psychology413.9%
    2. Social Sciences161.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.1%
    1. Engineering131.2%
    2. Computer Science60.6%
    3. Environmental Science60.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy40.4%
    5. Chemistry20.2%
    6. Mathematics20.2%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Austin Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 36.0 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 773 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.79×773 works
  2. Nursing2.25×12 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.05×8 works
  4. Neuroscience1.95×34 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×17 works
  6. Health Professions1.57×44 works
  7. Psychology1.27×41 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×64 works
  9. Veterinary0.63×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×6 works
  11. Dentistry0.22×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.18×4 works
  13. Mathematics0.16×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.14×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.12×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.12×16 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.11×3 works
  18. Environmental Science0.10×6 works
  19. Engineering0.08×13 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.07×6 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Austin Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Niall Christopher Tebbutt, Nicole S L Goh and Sean Gregory Stevens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austin Health.

  1. 1 Niall Christopher Tebbutt Australia · #85,247 worldwide 25k citations · 507 works
  2. 2 Nicole S L Goh Australia · #94,611 worldwide 8.4k citations · 198 works
  3. 3 Sean Gregory Stevens Australia · #103,621 worldwide 5.3k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Jason Anthony Trubiano Australia · #152,767 worldwide 8.6k citations · 365 works
  5. 5 Victor L. Villemagne Australia · #170,958 worldwide 50k citations · 1,197 works
  6. 6 Sze-Ting Lee Australia · #190,116 worldwide 3.5k citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Yet Hong Khor Australia · #191,735 worldwide 2.7k citations · 163 works
  8. 8 Mathis Grossmann Australia · #196,104 worldwide 13k citations · 285 works
  9. 9 Paul D. R. Johnson Australia · #203,082 worldwide 15k citations · 302 works
  10. 10 Thomas John Australia · #220,871 worldwide 20k citations · 453 works
All ranked researchers at Austin Health

What are the most cited papers from Austin Health?

The most cited paper from Austin Health is "NIA‐AA Research Framework: Toward a biological definition of Alzheimer's disease" (Clifford R. Jack et al., 2018), with 10,885 citations. Next come "Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease" (7,286) and "Acute renal failure – definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid therapy and information technology needs: the Second International Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group" (6,870).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 NIA‐AA Research Framework: Toward a biological definition of Alzheimer's disease Clifford R. Jack et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access Apr 2018 10,885
2 Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease Reisa Anne Sperling et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 22 Apr 2011 7,286
3 Acute renal failure – definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid therapy and information technology needs: the Second International Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco, John A. Kellum et al. · Critical Care Open access 22 May 2004 6,870
4 Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis Evelina Tacconelli et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 21 Dec 2017 6,293
5 ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy Robert S. Fisher, Carlos Alberto Acevedo, Alexis A. Arzimanoglou et al. · Epilepsia Open access Apr 2014 6,110
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Austin Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Management, Guidelines, Surgery and Mortality.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology127▲ 3.0×116 topics
  2. Inflammation62▲ 2.7×70 topics
  3. Treatment54▲ 4.2×46 topics
  4. Diagnosis53▲ 5.4×39 topics
  5. Management43▲ 5.0×30 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 3.1×32 topics
  7. Quality of Life37▲ 2.4×44 topics
  8. Guidelines34▲ 6.8×13 topics
  9. Biomarkers33▲ 4.4×17 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome32▲ 3.7×22 topics
  11. Mortality31▲ 5.2×12 topics
  12. Immunotherapy31▲ 4.1×18 topics
  13. Chemotherapy31▲ 4.1×24 topics
  14. Surgery30▲ 8.1×12 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.70×43 topics
  16. Risk Factors29▲ 2.5×32 topics
  17. Genetics28▲ 3.7×20 topics
  18. Complications28▲ 5.2×16 topics
  19. Clinical Trials27▲ 3.8×18 topics
  20. Critical Care24▲ 9.3×8 topics
  21. Aging23▲ 4.0×15 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders23▲ 3.8×18 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines22▲ 3.7×14 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations22▲ 4.7×20 topics
  25. Heart Failure21▲ 4.4×11 topics
  26. Classification19▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Diabetes19▲ 3.5×16 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines17▲ 5.6×9 topics
  29. Prognosis17▲ 4.8×9 topics
  30. Antiepileptic Drugs17▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Neuroimaging16▲ 5.6×11 topics
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy16▲ 6.4×5 topics
  33. Drug Resistance16▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Neurobiology16▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Epilepsy15▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Coagulopathy15▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Liver Transplantation14▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Sepsis14▲ 7.1×6 topics
  39. Elderly Patients13▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Prostate Cancer13▲ 9.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Austin Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Liver Disease and Transplantation, Epilepsy research and treatment, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Liver Disease and Transp…12Liver Disease and Transplantation: 12 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…12Epilepsy research and treatment: 12 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 10 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksDrug-Induced Adverse Reactions: 8 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and G…8Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 8 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional works
HepatologyPsychiatry and Mental healthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 12 works
  2. 2 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 12 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 10 works
  5. 5 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 8 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Pharmacology 8 works
  8. 8 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  9. 9 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Austin Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Austin Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0042% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Austin Health0.0043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Austin Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%Austin Health11.8% 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 16.3% in 2003.

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