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Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

In research, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,217 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,158 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Oncology is 12.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,012
of 22,385 · #10,372 all time
Rank in Australia
#140
of 270
Research works
437
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
8k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

What is Chris O’Brien Lifehouse known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,217 of 9,902 14.6%145 #2605
MedicineField #2,158 of 8,541 14.2%135 #2571

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Chris O’Brien Lifehouse work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 163 fractional works · 80.3% of its workMedicine: 150 fractional works · 74.0% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 15.3% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 9.7% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChris O’BrienLifehouse203fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15074.0%
    2. Health Professions73.2%
    3. Dentistry62.8%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology209.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.5%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering52.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    3. Materials Science10.5%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Environmental Science00.0%
    1. Psychology20.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    3. Social Sciences20.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Chris O’Brien Lifehouse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 29.2 works13×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 24.3 works7.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.70× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.70×6 works
  2. Medicine3.85×150 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.81×20 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.46×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.23×7 works
  6. Nursing0.48×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.39×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.37×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×2 works
  11. Psychology0.30×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  14. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  15. Engineering0.17×5 works
  16. Materials Science0.15×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Lisa Glen Horvath, Michael Joseph Boyer and Steven Kao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.

  1. 1 Lisa Glen Horvath Australia · #50,102 worldwide 14k citations · 500 works
  2. 2 Michael Joseph Boyer Australia · #90,883 worldwide 52k citations · 609 works
  3. 3 Steven Kao Australia · #203,568 worldwide 8.6k citations · 143 works
  4. 4 Catriona M. McNeil Australia · #206,045 worldwide 21k citations · 183 works
  5. 5 Alison Y. Zhang Australia · #264,763 worldwide 5.8k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Mun Ngah Hui Australia · #396,446 worldwide 3.6k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Kate Lynette Mahon Australia · #438,194 worldwide 2k citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Elizabeth A. Connolly Australia · #691,941 worldwide 784 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Vivek A. Bhadri Australia · #720,133 worldwide 1.3k citations · 117 works
  10. 10 Steven Chuan-Hao Kao Australia · #819,692 worldwide 2k citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

What are the most cited papers from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse?

The most cited paper from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse is "Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (Leena Gandhi et al., 2018), with 6,764 citations. Next come "Pembrolizumab versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma" (5,968) and "Nivolumab in Previously Untreated Melanoma without BRAF Mutation" (5,431).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Leena Gandhi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Apr 2018 6,764
2 Pembrolizumab versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma Caroline Robert et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Apr 2015 5,968
3 Nivolumab in Previously Untreated Melanoma without BRAF Mutation Caroline Robert et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Nov 2014 5,431
4 Association of tumour mutational burden with outcomes in patients with advanced solid tumours treated with pembrolizumab: prospective biomarker analysis of the multicohort, open-label, phase 2 KEYNOTE-158 study Aurélien Marabelle et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 10 Sep 2020 2,600
5 A single-cell and spatially resolved atlas of human breast cancers Sunny Z. Wu et al. · Nature Genetics Open access Sep 2021 1,918
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Trials, Complications and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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-now 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 Life26▲ 8.7×30 topics
  2. Chemotherapy25▲ 17×22 topics
  3. Radiotherapy21▲ 26×11 topics
  4. Immunotherapy15▲ 10×17 topics
  5. Epidemiology14▲ 1.67×45 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Clinical Trials11▲ 8.3×14 topics
  8. Complications11▲ 11×12 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors10▲ 11×13 topics
  10. Survival Analysis10▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Breast Reconstruction9▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Treatment9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  13. Squamous Cell Carcinoma8▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Biomarkers8▲ 5.4×11 topics
  15. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Metastasis7▲ 11×11 topics
  17. Breast Cancer7▲ 14×11 topics
  18. Depression7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  19. Prognosis6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Anxiety6▲ 6.7×9 topics
  21. Targeted Therapy6▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy6▲ 5.3×15 topics
  23. Cancer Survivorship6▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Survival6▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Physical Activity6▲ 6.1×2 topics
  26. Free Flap6▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Microsurgical Reconstruction6▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Cetuximab6▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Fatigue6▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  32. Patient-Reported Outcomes6▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Prostate Cancer6▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Psychosocial Interventions6▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Molecular Classification5▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy5▲ 19×5 topics
  38. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma5▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Oropharyngeal Cancer5▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Genomic Profiling5▲ 23×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Cancer survivorship and care, Head and Neck Cancer Studies and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Reconstructive Surgery a…6Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 6 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …6Cancer survivorship and care: 6 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…5Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 5 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…3Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detec…3Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 3 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis T…3Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 3 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 6 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 5 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 3 works
  8. 8 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chris O’Brien Lifehouse as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Chris O’Brien Lifehouse0.00071% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Chris O’Brien Lifehouse over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Chris O’Brien Lifehouse14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2020.

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