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Burnet Institute

In research, Burnet Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,767 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,646 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,203
of 28,054 · #4,006 all time
Rank in Australia
#118
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Burnet Institute 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 #2,767 of 11,982 29.6%187 #3163
MedicineField #2,646 of 10,443 29.1%158 #2853

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Burnet Institute 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).

What does Burnet Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 33.7 works9.6×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.02× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.21× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 4.13× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Burnet Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Doyle, Margaret Hellard and Peter Azzopardi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Burnet Institute.

  1. 1 Joseph Doyle Australia · #45,884 worldwide 210 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Margaret Hellard Australia · #75,726 worldwide 386 citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Peter Azzopardi Australia · #105,095 worldwide 2.7k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Nick Scott Australia · #137,162 worldwide 147 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Joshua P. Vogel Australia · #176,279 worldwide 143 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Mark Stoové Australia · #180,095 worldwide 150 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Campbell Aitken Australia · #181,421 worldwide 92 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 James G. Beeson Australia · #240,312 worldwide 120 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 L McDonald Australia · #254,731 worldwide 95 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Alisa Pedrana Australia · #310,572 worldwide 52 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Burnet Institute

Which keywords describe research at Burnet Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immune Response, Public Health, Maternal Mortality, Global Burden, Liver Disease, Vaccine and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 5.5×85 topics
  2. Immune Response23▲ 15×16 topics
  3. Public Health22▲ 5.7×31 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality18▲ 30×5 topics
  5. Treatment16▲ 4.9×25 topics
  6. Global Burden14▲ 9.4×9 topics
  7. Liver Disease13▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Vaccine13▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Antiviral Therapy12▲ 46×3 topics
  10. HIV12▲ 54×4 topics
  11. Vaccine Development11▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Substance Abuse11▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Antiretroviral Therapy11▲ 26×6 topics
  14. Substance Use Disorders11▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Health Inequalities10▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Global Burden of Disease10▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Child Mortality9▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Health Systems9▲ 49×1 topic
  19. drug use9▲ 116×1 topic
  20. harm reduction9▲ 116×1 topic
  21. HIV Transmission8▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Mortality Risk8▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases7▲ 8.5×6 topics
  24. Genetic Variation7▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Maternal Outcomes7▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Perinatal Outcomes7▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Child Development7▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Hepatocellular Carcinoma7▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Hepatitis C Virus7▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Ribavirin7▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Drug Resistance7▲ 8.8×7 topics
  34. Genome Sequence6▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Insecticide Resistance6▲ 31×4 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-26▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Impulsivity6▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Alcohol Dependence6▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Artemisinin Resistance6▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Plasmodium falciparum6▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Burnet Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Hepatitis C virus research and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Global Maternal and Chil…9Global Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk9HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 9 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…6Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 6 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…5Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 5 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 5 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …4Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEpidemiologyHepatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  2. 2 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 9 works
  3. 3 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 7 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Burnet Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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