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Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

In research, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,596 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,305 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology (Hematology is 54.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,543
of 22,385 · #22,108 all time
Rank in Australia
#225
of 270
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

What is Australian Red Cross Lifeblood 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 #7,596 of 9,902 8.0%71 #9025
MedicineField #7,305 of 8,541 7.5%68 #8764

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Red Cross Lifeblood 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 Red Cross Lifeblood work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 79 fractional works · 65.8% of its workMedicine: 76 fractional works · 63.1% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workTransplantation: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 18.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 10.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralian RedCross Lifeblood120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences19%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7663.1%
    2. Health Professions32.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting1210.0%
    2. Social Sciences65.3%
    3. Psychology21.8%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology86.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology54.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Engineering32.8%
    2. Computer Science10.5%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Australian Red Cross Lifeblood specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 54.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 20.0 works55×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.07× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.09× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.07×5 works
  2. Medicine3.28×76 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.09×12 works
  4. Nursing1.24×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×8 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.83×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.81×3 works
  8. Psychology0.58×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.42×6 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  12. Engineering0.19×3 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.02×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood?

Ranked on the quality score, John S. Sullivan, David O. Irving and Vicki Mau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.

  1. 1 John S. Sullivan Australia · #1,210,971 worldwide 7.2k citations · 114 works
  2. 2 David O. Irving Australia · #1,651,049 worldwide 3.3k citations · 138 works
  3. 3 Vicki Mau Australia · #1,664,953 worldwide 494 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tanya E. Davison Australia · #1,694,482 worldwide 3.8k citations · 179 works
  5. 5 Kenneth G Kenrick Australia · #1,732,435 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Rachel D. Thorpe Australia · #2,110,086 worldwide 1.1k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Kathryn L. Robinson Australia · #2,213,087 worldwide 709 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Lacey Johnson Australia · #2,403,831 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Elvina Viennet Australia · #2,491,641 worldwide 1.4k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Linda S. Cantwell Australia · #2,670,118 worldwide 907 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

What are the most cited papers from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood?

The most cited paper from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is "Novel Molecular Subtypes of Serous and Endometrioid Ovarian Cancer Linked to Clinical Outcome" (Richard W. Tothill, Anna V. Tinker, Joshy George et al., 2008), with 1,525 citations. Next come "Molecular Cloning and Disease Association of Hepatitis G Virus: A Transfusion-Transmissible Agent" (1,390) and "Genomic Structure of an Attenuated Quasi Species of HIV-1 from a Blood Transfusion Donor and Recipients" (1,170).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Novel Molecular Subtypes of Serous and Endometrioid Ovarian Cancer Linked to Clinical Outcome Richard W. Tothill, Anna V. Tinker, Joshy George et al. · Clinical Cancer Research 12 Aug 2008 1,525
2 Molecular Cloning and Disease Association of Hepatitis G Virus: A Transfusion-Transmissible Agent Jeff Linnen et al. · Science 26 Jan 1996 1,390
3 Genomic Structure of an Attenuated Quasi Species of HIV-1 from a Blood Transfusion Donor and Recipients Nicholas John Deacon, Anna Tsykin, A. Solomon et al. · Science 10 Nov 1995 1,170
4 HLA B*5701 is highly associated with restriction of virus replication in a subgroup of HIV-infected long term nonprogressors Stephen A. Migueles, M. Shirin Sabbaghian, W. Lesley Shupert et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 Feb 2000 1,005
5 HLA DR-DQ Haplotypes and Genotypes and Type 1 Diabetes Risk Henry Erlich, Ana Maria Valdes, Janelle Annette Noble et al. · Diabetes Open access 6 Feb 2008 795
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Hemorrhage, Critical Care, Disaster Response, Risk Factors, Supply Chain Management and Altruism.

▲ 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. Anemia23▲ 202×3 topics
  2. Blood Transfusion22▲ 406×2 topics
  3. Hemorrhage14▲ 162×2 topics
  4. Critical Care12▲ 41×6 topics
  5. Disaster Response12▲ 132×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors11▲ 8.4×3 topics
  7. Altruism11▲ 108×3 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management11▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Cardiac Surgery11▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Tranexamic Acid11▲ 459×1 topic
  11. Blood Donation11▲ 548×1 topic
  12. Donor Behavior11▲ 548×1 topic
  13. Inflammation10▲ 4.0×19 topics
  14. Alloimmunization9▲ 316×1 topic
  15. Blood Groups9▲ 316×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology9▲ 1.80×40 topics
  17. Transplantation8▲ 65×4 topics
  18. Kidney Transplantation8▲ 101×2 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations6▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Erythropoiesis6▲ 81×2 topics
  21. Graft Survival6▲ 56×3 topics
  22. Thrombosis5▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Hemostasis5▲ 42×3 topics
  24. Platelets5▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura5▲ 144×1 topic
  26. von Willebrand Disease5▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Health Risks4▲ 120×2 topics
  28. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Organ Donation4▲ 137×1 topic
  30. Trauma4▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Rejection4▲ 74×2 topics
  32. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Antibody-Mediated Rejection4▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Immunosuppressive Drugs4▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Renal Allograft4▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Heart Transplant3▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Lung Transplant3▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Hepcidin3▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Iron Regulation3▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Hematopoietic Stem Cells3▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Australian Red Cross Lifeblood publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blood transfusion and management, Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood groups and transfusion and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Blood transfusion and management: 11 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 11 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 9 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 5 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 4 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…4Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 4 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 3 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 3 fractional works
BiochemistryManagement of Technology and InnovationHematologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 11 works
  2. 2 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 11 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 9 works
  4. 4 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 5 works
  5. 5 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 4 works
  7. 7 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  9. 9 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Red Cross Lifeblood's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Australian Red Cross Lifeblood as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Australian Red Cross Lifeblood0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Australian Red Cross Lifeblood 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%Australian Red Cross Lifeblood15.4% 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 15.4% in 2025.

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