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Australian Physiotherapy Association

In research, Australian Physiotherapy Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,896 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,517 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,381
of 22,385 · #16,257 all time
Rank in Australia
#222
of 270
Research works
369
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Australian Physiotherapy Association

What is Australian Physiotherapy Association 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 #6,896 of 16,688 12.6%259
MedicineField #7,517 of 14,558 13.5%203

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Physiotherapy Association 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 fields of science does Australian Physiotherapy Association work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Australian Physiotherapy Association is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Health Professions (12%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 59 fractional works · 64.8% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 51.0% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralianPhysiotherapy…90fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences24%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4651.0%
    2. Health Professions1112.2%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1011.2%
    2. Psychology67.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities33.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Neuroscience33.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering32.9%
    2. Computer Science10.7%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.63× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.63×11 works
  2. Medicine2.65×46 works
  3. Psychology2.28×6 works
  4. Neuroscience2.21×3 works
  5. Nursing1.52×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.46×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.29×3 works
  8. Veterinary1.08×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.88×10 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  15. Engineering0.20×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian Physiotherapy Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Geoffrey D. Maitland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Physiotherapy Association.

  1. 1 Geoffrey D. Maitland Australia · #3,710,778 worldwide 894 citations · 109 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Physiotherapy Association

What are the most cited papers from Australian Physiotherapy Association?

The most cited paper from Australian Physiotherapy Association is "Inefficient Muscular Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Associated With Low Back Pain" (Paul W. Hodges, Carolyn A. Richardson, 1996), with 1,797 citations. Next come "Multifidus Muscle Recovery Is Not Automatic After Resolution of Acute, First-Episode Low Back Pain" (1,118) and "Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Power Using Hand-Held and Fixed Dynamometry: A Reliability and Validity Study" (595).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Inefficient Muscular Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Associated With Low Back Pain Paul W. Hodges, Carolyn A. Richardson · Spine Nov 1996 1,797
2 Multifidus Muscle Recovery Is Not Automatic After Resolution of Acute, First-Episode Low Back Pain Julie A. Hides, Carolyn A. Richardson, Gwendolen Anne Jull · Spine Dec 1996 1,118
3 Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Power Using Hand-Held and Fixed Dynamometry: A Reliability and Validity Study Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Luke G. Perraton, Kelly J. Bower et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Oct 2015 595
4 Cognitive Functional Therapy: An Integrated Behavioral Approach for the Targeted Management of Disabling Low Back Pain Peter O’Sullivan, J.P. Cañeiro, Mary E O'Keeffe et al. · Physical Therapy Open access 12 Feb 2018 438
5 Comparing lumbo-pelvic kinematics in people with and without back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Robert A. Laird, Jayce Gilbert, Peter M. Kent et al. · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ReviewOpen access 10 Jul 2014 424
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Physiotherapy Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Low Back Pain, Global Burden, Chronic Pain and Psychological Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 4.4×34 topics
  2. Quality of Life7▲ 5.3×22 topics
  3. Clinical Trials6▲ 10.0×9 topics
  4. Rehabilitation6▲ 16×10 topics
  5. Low Back Pain5▲ 33×4 topics
  6. Global Burden5▲ 10×4 topics
  7. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×15 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  9. Chronic Pain5▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Psychological Factors4▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Depression4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  12. Disability4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Health Status Questionnaires4▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Measurement Properties4▲ 58×1 topic
  15. Prevention4▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Functional Recovery4▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Risk Factors4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Higher Education3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  19. Athletic Training3▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Elderly3▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity3▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Physical Activity3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Biomechanics3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  24. Injury Prevention3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Pain Management2▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Anxiety2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  28. Stress2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  29. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Motor Recovery2▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Regeneration2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Shoulder Function2▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Muscle Injuries2▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Muscle Strength2▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Physical Performance2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Sports Injury2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Well-being2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  38. CLIL2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Content and Language Integrated Learning2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Competency-Based Education2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian Physiotherapy Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Sports injuries and prevention, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…2Second Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…2Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRehabilitationLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  10. 10 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Physiotherapy Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Australian Physiotherapy Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Australian Physiotherapy Association0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

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