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Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

In research, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood stands highest in Medicine (#4,743 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,348 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,827
of 28,054 · #8,592 all time
Rank in Australia
#310
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Australian Red Cross Lifeblood 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
MedicineField #4,743 of 10,443 11.0%68 #3675
Health SciencesDomain #6,348 of 11,982 12.1%71 #4772

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 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.25× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.22× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood?

Ranked on the composite score, R. T. Simmons, G. T. L. Archer and R. J. Walsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.

  1. 1 R. T. Simmons Australia · #88,864 worldwide 140 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 G. T. L. Archer Australia · #328,054 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 R. J. Walsh Australia · #502,917 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 J. Margolis Australia · #593,259 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Robert L. Flower Australia · #842,981 worldwide 50 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 R. W. Beal Australia · #906,759 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Andrew F. Geczy Australia · #1,137,484 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Catherine A. Hyland Australia · #1,160,397 worldwide 21 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Helen M. Faddy Australia · #1,470,811 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Which keywords describe research at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Hemorrhage, Disaster Response, Critical Care, 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 2022–2025 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. Anemia21▲ 201×3 topics
  2. Blood Transfusion20▲ 416×2 topics
  3. Hemorrhage12▲ 164×2 topics
  4. Disaster Response11▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Critical Care11▲ 43×6 topics
  6. Risk Factors10▲ 8.7×3 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management10▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Altruism10▲ 110×3 topics
  9. Blood Donation10▲ 559×1 topic
  10. Donor Behavior10▲ 559×1 topic
  11. Cardiac Surgery10▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Tranexamic Acid10▲ 471×1 topic
  13. Inflammation9▲ 3.8×17 topics
  14. Alloimmunization8▲ 312×1 topic
  15. Blood Groups8▲ 312×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology8▲ 1.90×34 topics
  17. Transplantation8▲ 69×4 topics
  18. Kidney Transplantation7▲ 101×2 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations6▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Erythropoiesis5▲ 83×2 topics
  21. Graft Survival5▲ 55×3 topics
  22. Thrombosis4▲ 15×7 topics
  23. Hemostasis4▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Health Risks4▲ 128×2 topics
  25. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 145×1 topic
  26. Organ Donation4▲ 145×1 topic
  27. Platelets4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Trauma4▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura4▲ 133×1 topic
  30. von Willebrand Disease4▲ 133×1 topic
  31. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Rejection4▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Heart Transplant3▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Lung Transplant3▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Apoptosis3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Hepcidin3▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Immunosuppressive Drugs3▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Iron Regulation3▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Antibody-Mediated Rejection3▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Renal Allograft3▲ 71×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion and Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Blood donation and trans…10Blood donation and transfusion practices: 10 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 10 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 8 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Trans…4Organ Donation and Transplantation: 4 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…4Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 4 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…3Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 3 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 3 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationBiochemistryHematologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  2. 2 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 10 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 8 works
  4. 4 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 4 works
  6. 6 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  8. 8 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 3 works
  9. 9 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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