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Ballarat Health Services

In research, Ballarat Health Services stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,461 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,565 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,565
of 28,054 · #15,311 all time
Rank in Australia
#233
of 391
Research works
771
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Ballarat Health Services 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,461 of 11,982 12.7%105 #5130
MedicineField #6,565 of 10,443 11.7%86 #8777

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ballarat Health Services 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: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.47× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.39× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ballarat Health Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey Chong, Gemma Siemensma and Ann Ritchie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ballarat Health Services.

  1. 1 Geoffrey Chong Australia · #605,756 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Gemma Siemensma Australia · #749,914 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ann Ritchie Australia · #1,042,015 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Anna Wong Shee Australia · #1,383,809 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ernesto Oqueli Australia · #1,518,662 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 James C. Hurley Australia · #1,529,922 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ballarat Health Services

Which keywords describe research at Ballarat Health Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Land Use Change, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Guidelines, Medical Education, Model Evaluation and Global Hydrology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.0×66 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 1.73×12 topics
  3. Land Use Change7▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Sediment Transport7▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 2.1×20 topics
  6. Guidelines6▲ 6.4×11 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 2.0×19 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.4×17 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×17 topics
  11. Treatment5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  12. Medical Education4▲ 9.4×9 topics
  13. Mortality4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  14. Model Evaluation4▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Global Hydrology4▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Primary Care4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  17. Water Resources4▲ 9.6×1 topic
  18. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.0×19 topics
  19. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  21. Depression4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Global Health4▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Healthcare-Associated Infections4▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Quality Improvement3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Soil Erosion3▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Behavior Change3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Health Policy3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Prevention Guidelines3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Health Workforce2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Resource Allocation2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 44×1 topic
  39. River Restoration2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Patient Engagement2▲ 9.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Ballarat Health Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Nosocomial Infections in ICU.

Hydrology and Watershed …4Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…2Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…2Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research…1Health Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologySoil ScienceEcologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  2. 2 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ballarat Health Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

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