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Government of Western Australia Department of Health

In research, Government of Western Australia Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,908 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,564 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,892
of 28,054 · #9,504 all time
Rank in Australia
#196
of 391
Research works
1.8k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Government of Western Australia Department of 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 #4,908 of 11,982 20.4%161 #3120
MedicineField #4,564 of 10,443 19.6%125 #3552

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Western Australia Department of 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: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.30× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of Western Australia Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Robertson and Paul V. Effler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of Western Australia Department of Health.

  1. 1 Andrew Robertson Australia · #198,183 worldwide 111 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Paul V. Effler Australia · #734,651 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Government of Western Australia Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Government of Western Australia Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Vaccine Development and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Epidemiology48▲ 4.5×100 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 4.0×36 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 2.8×41 topics
  4. Inflammation10▲ 1.84×49 topics
  5. Risk Factors10▲ 3.4×24 topics
  6. Pathogenesis10▲ 7.2×17 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 2.1×26 topics
  8. COVID-198▲ 2.3×17 topics
  9. Pandemic8▲ 2.8×9 topics
  10. Treatment8▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Vaccine8▲ 7.2×10 topics
  12. Mortality7▲ 4.6×12 topics
  13. Global Burden7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  14. Immune Response7▲ 4.4×14 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.2×26 topics
  16. Depression6▲ 2.7×17 topics
  17. Primary Care6▲ 5.9×12 topics
  18. Vaccine Development6▲ 8.9×9 topics
  19. Diagnosis6▲ 2.3×23 topics
  20. Adolescents5▲ 5.1×7 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases5▲ 5.8×8 topics
  22. Prevalence5▲ 4.6×11 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-25▲ 5.7×6 topics
  24. Health Equity5▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  29. Behavior Change4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  30. Health Outcomes4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  31. Global Health4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Social Determinants4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Patient Engagement4▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Health Policy4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Mortality Risk3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  39. Chronic Disease3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Health Workforce3▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Government of Western Australia Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies, Global Health Workforce Issues, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Marine and Offshore Engi…3Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …2Global Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…2Health Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringEmergency Medical ServicesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  3. 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Western Australia Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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