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Barwon Health

In research, Barwon Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,945 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,485 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,519
of 28,054 · #8,330 all time
Rank in Australia
#121
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Barwon Health 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 #3,945 of 11,982 19.1%194 #3741
MedicineField #3,485 of 10,443 16.9%167 #3871

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barwon Health 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.30× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.05× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 167 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.27× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Barwon Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Hughes, Eugene Athan and Seetal Dodd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barwon Health.

  1. 1 Andrew Hughes Australia · #51,115 worldwide 213 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Eugene Athan Australia · #94,269 worldwide 182 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Seetal Dodd Australia · #198,097 worldwide 219 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Madhu Singh Australia · #251,858 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 N. Deborah Friedman Australia · #280,158 worldwide 109 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mark A. Kotowicz Australia · #514,793 worldwide 71 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Michael B. Thomas Australia · #737,758 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Margaret J. Henry Australia · #750,514 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michael Vagg Australia · #1,395,405 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Barwon Health

Which keywords describe research at Barwon Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Inflammation, Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Prevalence and Neuroimaging.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 3.4×91 topics
  2. Depression17▲ 7.3×19 topics
  3. Inflammation16▲ 2.9×45 topics
  4. Treatment13▲ 4.0×35 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.0×30 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 5.1×17 topics
  7. Public Health10▲ 2.7×27 topics
  8. Diagnosis10▲ 4.0×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life10▲ 2.4×29 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.1×30 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders9▲ 5.7×18 topics
  12. Mortality8▲ 5.4×11 topics
  13. Risk Factors8▲ 2.8×24 topics
  14. Prevalence8▲ 7.3×13 topics
  15. Neuroimaging8▲ 10×10 topics
  16. Complications8▲ 5.6×15 topics
  17. Genetics7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations7▲ 6.1×13 topics
  19. Anxiety6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Global Burden6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  21. Surgical Management6▲ 5.5×17 topics
  22. Neurobiology6▲ 8.4×9 topics
  23. Primary Care6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 6.7×9 topics
  26. Guidelines5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  27. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  28. Adolescents5▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  32. Cytokines5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Microglia4▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  37. Schizophrenia4▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Function4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Immune Activation4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Tryptophan Metabolism4▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Barwon Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tryptophan and brain disorders, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Diet and metabolism studies and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Tryptophan and brain dis…4Tryptophan and brain disorders: 4 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Tre…3Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depre…2Treatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional works
Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologySurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 4 works
  2. 2 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Barwon Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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