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Gold Coast Health

In research, Gold Coast Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,636 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,718 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,799
of 28,054 · #12,328 all time
Rank in Australia
#163
of 391
Research works
731
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Gold Coast 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 #2,636 of 11,982 23.7%128 #3505
MedicineField #4,718 of 10,443 19.8%93 #5735

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gold Coast 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.40× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.41× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 4.07× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Gold Coast Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Patient Satisfaction, Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Healthcare Workers, Evidence-Based Practice and Risk 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology22▲ 2.7×76 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 3.9×33 topics
  3. Public Health10▲ 3.4×28 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 3.3×22 topics
  6. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Depression6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations6▲ 8.9×9 topics
  9. Inflammation6▲ 1.46×34 topics
  10. Complications5▲ 5.4×13 topics
  11. Guidelines5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  12. Primary Care5▲ 6.6×11 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Healthcare Workers5▲ 10.0×4 topics
  15. Treatment5▲ 1.94×19 topics
  16. Mortality4▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Prevention4▲ 5.1×11 topics
  18. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  19. Medical Education4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Quality Improvement4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  22. Elderly4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Patient Safety4▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Healthcare-Associated Infections4▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Aging4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  26. Prevention Strategies4▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Adolescents3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Revision Surgery3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Health Policy3▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Critical Care3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  32. Health Care Utilization3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Surgical Treatment3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Disaster Response2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Quality2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Triage2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Clinical Practice2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Medical Errors2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Phenomenology2▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Gold Coast Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Response and Management, Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Disaster Response and Ma…2Disaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…2Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksNursing education and ma…2Nursing education and management: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 1 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineSurgeryPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  2. 2 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 2 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gold Coast Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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