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Hunter New England Local Health District

In research, Hunter New England Local Health District stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,434 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,668 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,635
of 28,054 · #15,924 all time
Rank in Australia
#235
of 391
Research works
984
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Hunter New England Local Health District 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 #4,434 of 11,982 21.6%154 #4570
MedicineField #4,668 of 10,443 18.3%109 #6373

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunter New England Local Health District 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 Hunter New England Local Health District specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 29.7 works10×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 42.6 works7.5×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.54× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunter New England Local Health District?

Ranked on the composite score, David N Dürrheim, Adrian Dunlop and Nicole Nathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunter New England Local Health District.

  1. 1 David N Dürrheim Australia · #328,830 worldwide 109 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Adrian Dunlop Australia · #805,728 worldwide 99 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Nicole Nathan Australia · #1,372,325 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Peter Massey Australia · #1,548,011 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hunter New England Local Health District

Which keywords describe research at Hunter New England Local Health District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Behavior Change, Chronic Disease Management, Prevalence, Patient Satisfaction and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.5×79 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 4.6×28 topics
  3. Primary Care12▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×28 topics
  5. Behavior Change8▲ 27×4 topics
  6. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Prevalence8▲ 9.2×13 topics
  8. Mental Health8▲ 2.5×22 topics
  9. Physical Activity8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  10. Depression8▲ 4.2×16 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Risk Factors8▲ 3.3×29 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 27×5 topics
  14. Obesity8▲ 4.6×12 topics
  15. Qualitative Research8▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Adolescents7▲ 9.1×8 topics
  17. Quality Improvement7▲ 17×8 topics
  18. COVID-197▲ 2.4×13 topics
  19. Treatment7▲ 2.6×28 topics
  20. Global Burden6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  21. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  22. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Healthcare Interventions6▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Implementation Science6▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Anxiety5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  26. Social Support5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  27. Guidelines5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  28. Patient Engagement5▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Health Promotion4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  31. Health Workforce4▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Health Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Global Health4▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Childhood4▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Overweight4▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Health Care Utilization4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders4▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Cancer Risk4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  40. Collaborative Practice4▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Hunter New England Local Health District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Policy Implementation Science, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Health Policy Implementa…6Health Policy Implementation Science: 6 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…2Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRehabilitationEmergency Medical Services2 others

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

  1. 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunter New England Local Health District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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