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Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

In research, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse stands highest in Medicine (#3,272 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,169 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Oncology is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,524
of 28,054 · #16,636 all time
Rank in Australia
#190
of 391
Research works
437
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Chris O’Brien Lifehouse 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 #3,272 of 10,443 17.5%135 #5381
Health SciencesDomain #4,169 of 11,982 18.1%145 #6565

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chris O’Brien Lifehouse 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 Chris O’Brien Lifehouse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 25.7 works13×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 21.4 works7.7×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works6.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.62× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Boyer, Lisa G. Horvath and Peter Grimison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.

  1. 1 Michael Boyer Australia · #1,555 worldwide 2.3k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Lisa G. Horvath Australia · #289,883 worldwide 227 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Peter Grimison Australia · #321,027 worldwide 99 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Steven Kao Australia · #420,620 worldwide 59 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

Which keywords describe research at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Complications, Clinical Trials and Survival Analysis.

▲ 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. Quality of Life23▲ 8.8×27 topics
  2. Chemotherapy22▲ 17×21 topics
  3. Radiotherapy20▲ 28×11 topics
  4. Immunotherapy14▲ 11×17 topics
  5. Epidemiology12▲ 1.62×41 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Complications10▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Clinical Trials10▲ 8.3×14 topics
  9. Survival Analysis9▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors8▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Breast Reconstruction8▲ 76×2 topics
  12. Treatment8▲ 3.6×18 topics
  13. Squamous Cell Carcinoma8▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Biomarkers7▲ 5.5×11 topics
  15. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Metastasis6▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Depression6▲ 3.8×10 topics
  18. Breast Cancer6▲ 14×11 topics
  19. Prognosis6▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Targeted Therapy6▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Anxiety6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  22. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Cetuximab6▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Free Flap6▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Microsurgical Reconstruction6▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Survival6▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Cancer Survivorship5▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy5▲ 5.2×15 topics
  29. Physical Activity5▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Fatigue5▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Patient-Reported Outcomes5▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Psychosocial Interventions5▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Prostate Cancer5▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  36. Molecular Classification5▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy5▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma5▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Oropharyngeal Cancer5▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Genomic Profiling4▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Chris O’Brien Lifehouse publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Cancer survivorship and care, Head and Neck Cancer Studies and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Reconstructive Surgery a…6Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 6 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …5Cancer survivorship and care: 5 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…5Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 5 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …3Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…3Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 3 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis T…3Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 3 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…2Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…2Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyOtorhinolaryngologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 5 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chris O’Brien Lifehouse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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