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Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

In research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research stands highest in Medicine (#5,188 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,763 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,243
of 28,054 · #9,587 all time
Rank in Australia
#153
of 391
Research works
918
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
40.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research 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 #5,188 of 10,443 22.8%82 #5896
Health SciencesDomain #6,763 of 11,982 22.9%86 #7003

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research 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 Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 21.0 works4.4×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.31× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.72× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Luba Kalaydjieva, Grant Morahan and David Ravine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

  1. 1 Luba Kalaydjieva Australia · #64,312 worldwide 418 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Grant Morahan Australia · #129,653 worldwide 163 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 David Ravine Australia · #459,376 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 C.L. Golledge Australia · #806,540 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 3.7×52 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 1.62×55 topics
  3. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 21×5 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 4.3×23 topics
  5. Cancer6▲ 3.1×28 topics
  6. Cardiac Imaging6▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.8×18 topics
  8. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.2×30 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.8×8 topics
  12. Atherosclerosis5▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Obesity5▲ 4.1×15 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×17 topics
  15. Computed Tomography Angiography5▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Myocardial Perfusion5▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Radiation Exposure5▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Guidelines5▲ 6.3×10 topics
  19. Echocardiography4▲ 9.3×7 topics
  20. Gene Expression4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  22. In Vivo Imaging4▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Diabetes3▲ 4.4×13 topics
  24. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  25. Stem Cells3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  27. Heart Failure3▲ 4.8×11 topics
  28. Precision Medicine3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  29. Hypertension3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  30. Innate Immunity3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  31. Biomechanics3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Cancer Progression3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  33. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Cell Death3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Endovascular Repair3▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 8.3×7 topics
  37. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. RNA-Seq2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Autoimmunity2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  40. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Optical Coherence Tomography Applications and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…5Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 2 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and Elastography: 2 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryBiomedical EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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