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Geelong Hospital

In research, Geelong Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,366 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,351 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,973
of 28,054 · #14,859 all time
Rank in Australia
#298
of 391
Research works
1k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Geelong Hospital 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 #6,366 of 10,443 11.2%99 #6724
Health SciencesDomain #7,351 of 11,982 11.4%108 #7127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geelong Hospital 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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.27× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.47× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geelong Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John Amerena, John Agar and Vernon D. Plueckhahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geelong Hospital.

  1. 1 John Amerena Australia · #112,782 worldwide 158 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 John Agar Australia · #531,399 worldwide 36 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Vernon D. Plueckhahn Australia · #605,112 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Alexander Black Australia · #607,683 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Charlie Corke Australia · #1,020,434 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 John Stenos Australia · #1,232,736 worldwide 48 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Geelong Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Geelong Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Surgery, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Treatment, Heart Failure and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 4.5×83 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 6.0×23 topics
  3. Public Health8▲ 3.6×27 topics
  4. Complications8▲ 10×16 topics
  5. Treatment8▲ 4.2×29 topics
  6. Surgery7▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 9.2×11 topics
  8. Heart Failure6▲ 8.9×10 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.5×23 topics
  10. Mortality6▲ 6.7×11 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Surgical Management5▲ 8.7×13 topics
  13. Inflammation5▲ 1.67×32 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 3.0×22 topics
  15. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.2×14 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 3.2×16 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 9.0×8 topics
  18. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.8×15 topics
  19. Anatomy4▲ 34×3 topics
  20. Medical Education3▲ 8.9×9 topics
  21. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  22. Medical History3▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Avicenna3▲ 104×2 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Glycemic Control3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Neuroscience3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. Echocardiography2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Anesthesia2▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Blood Transfusion2▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Ancient Medicine2▲ 210×1 topic
  31. Islamic Medicine2▲ 210×1 topic
  32. Surgical Treatment2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Medical Discoveries2▲ 174×1 topic
  37. Obstetrics2▲ 174×1 topic
  38. Shoulder Function2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Lyme Disease2▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Geelong Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History of Medicine Studies, Medical History and Innovations, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

History of Medicine Stud…2History of Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksMedical History and Inno…2Medical History and Innovations: 2 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …1COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional works
HistoryParasitologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 History of Medicine Studies History 2 works
  2. 2 Medical History and Innovations History 2 works
  3. 3 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geelong Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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