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Hunter Medical Research Institute

In research, Hunter Medical Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#1,556 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,836 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,915 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Physiology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,526
of 28,054 · #4,393 all time
Rank in Australia
#84
of 391
Research works
2.1k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Hunter Medical Research Institute 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 #1,556 of 10,443 28.2%331 #1691
Health SciencesDomain #1,836 of 11,982 28.3%399 #1890
Life SciencesDomain #2,915 of 7,800 22.1%96 #2137
Social SciencesDomain #5,256 of 10,521 28.4%75 #7718

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunter Medical Research Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,691 #1,556
  2. Health Sciences#1,890 #1,836
  3. Life Sciences#2,137 #2,915
  4. Social Sciences#7,718 #5,256
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hunter Medical Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physiology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhysiologySubfield · 39.8 works7.6×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 50.6 works6.4×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.62× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.86× its world share, 331 worksMedicineNursing: 2.70× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunter Medical Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul S. Foster, Neil J. Spratt and Peter Wark lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunter Medical Research Institute.

  1. 1 Paul S. Foster Australia · #31,750 worldwide 247 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Neil J. Spratt Australia · #46,535 worldwide 214 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Peter Wark Australia · #47,608 worldwide 253 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Michael Nilsson Australia · #47,636 worldwide 298 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Lisa G. Wood Australia · #106,751 worldwide 206 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Joërg Mattes Australia · #355,923 worldwide 68 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Katherine J. Baines Australia · #361,863 worldwide 87 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Malcolm R. Starkey Australia · #377,011 worldwide 117 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michael Pollack Australia · #449,479 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Michael Fricker Australia · #691,014 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Hunter Medical Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Hunter Medical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Physical Activity, Prevalence and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology74▲ 3.1×98 topics
  2. Inflammation64▲ 5.1×65 topics
  3. Public Health35▲ 4.0×33 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome35▲ 7.1×20 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 4.7×31 topics
  6. Treatment29▲ 4.0×37 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress27▲ 2.7×43 topics
  8. Obesity24▲ 5.3×19 topics
  9. Physical Activity24▲ 8.0×8 topics
  10. Genetics23▲ 5.5×16 topics
  11. Prevalence22▲ 8.9×15 topics
  12. Risk Factors21▲ 3.1×30 topics
  13. Global Burden20▲ 6.3×11 topics
  14. Quality of Life20▲ 2.3×35 topics
  15. Depression19▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Adolescents18▲ 8.1×8 topics
  17. Diagnosis17▲ 3.0×27 topics
  18. Health Effects17▲ 4.7×9 topics
  19. Management16▲ 3.4×21 topics
  20. Asthma15▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Immunology15▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Behavior Change15▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Allergic Diseases14▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Eosinophils14▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Biomarkers14▲ 3.4×15 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders13▲ 3.8×16 topics
  27. Chronic Diseases13▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management12▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Cancer Prevention12▲ 7.7×6 topics
  30. Childhood11▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Overweight11▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Maternal Mortality11▲ 8.4×5 topics
  33. Alzheimer's Disease10▲ 6.2×7 topics
  34. Respiratory10▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Dietary Patterns10▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Mediterranean Diet10▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Psychiatric Disorders10▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Chronic Disease10▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Adherence9▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Mobile Health9▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Hunter Medical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 14 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 11 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …10Nutritional Studies and Diet: 10 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…9Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 9 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 6 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 6 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…6Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 6 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 6 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Rese…5Delphi Technique in Research: 5 fractional works
PhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 14 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 6 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 6 works
  10. 10 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunter Medical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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