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Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science

In research, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,307 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,594 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,864
of 28,054 · #19,201 all time
Rank in Australia
#195
of 391
Research works
248
▲ 240% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #11,307 of 20,462 33.3%189
MedicineField #10,594 of 17,978 32.5%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.62× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 3.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Aging, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Muscle Mass, Exercise, Insulin Resistance and Prognosis.

▲ 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. Inflammation11▲ 7.4×43 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 2.8×41 topics
  3. Aging6▲ 17×11 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 5.4×19 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.2×31 topics
  6. Exercise3▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Muscle Mass3▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.5×13 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance3▲ 9.3×7 topics
  10. Obesity3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  11. Prognosis3▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Physical Performance3▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 43×1 topic
  15. Sarcopenia3▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Stem Cells2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Elderly Patients2▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Bone Mineral Density2▲ 45×3 topics
  19. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  20. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Parathyroid Hormone2▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Fractures2▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Osteoporotic Fractures2▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Metabolism2▲ 5.6×12 topics
  25. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Complications2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  27. Muscle Strength2▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Thermogenesis2▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Heart Failure2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  30. Mortality Risk2▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Elderly2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. FoxO Transcription Factors2▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Muscle Regeneration2▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy2▲ 90×1 topic
  37. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Revision Surgery2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Muscle Physiology and Disorders.

Nutrition and Health in …3Nutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksBone health and osteopor…2Bone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…2Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…2Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMolecular BiologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 240% 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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