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Institute for Breathing and Sleep

In research, Institute for Breathing and Sleep stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,053 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,621 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,242
of 28,054 · #23,941 all time
Rank in Australia
#280
of 391
Research works
291
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Institute for Breathing and Sleep 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 #8,053 of 11,982 22.7%70 #12172
MedicineField #7,621 of 10,443 23.1%63 #10967

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Breathing and Sleep 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 Institute for Breathing and Sleep specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 24.4 works16×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.98× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.30× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Breathing and Sleep?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Berlowitz, Mark E. Howard and Peter D. Rochford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Breathing and Sleep.

  1. 1 David J. Berlowitz Australia · #119,143 worldwide 116 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Mark E. Howard Australia · #372,100 worldwide 79 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Peter D. Rochford Australia · #398,368 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Pierce Australia · #495,025 worldwide 59 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Breathing and Sleep

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Breathing and Sleep?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Diagnosis, Global Burden, COPD, spirometry, Mechanical Ventilation and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 4.1×36 topics
  2. Management9▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis9▲ 9.7×10 topics
  4. Global Burden8▲ 15×4 topics
  5. COPD8▲ 116×1 topic
  6. spirometry8▲ 116×1 topic
  7. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 6.2×16 topics
  8. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Circadian Rhythms6▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Mortality6▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Acute Lung Injury5▲ 95×1 topic
  12. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome5▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Hypertension5▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  15. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×24 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance5▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.1×11 topics
  18. Obstructive Sleep Apnea5▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Sleep-Disordered Breathing5▲ 108×1 topic
  20. Fatigue5▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Health Consequences5▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Psychometric Evaluation4▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy4▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Insomnia4▲ 65×2 topics
  25. Sleep Duration4▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Sleep Quality4▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Cognitive Performance4▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Fibrosis4▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Shift Work4▲ 133×1 topic
  30. Sleep Deprivation4▲ 133×1 topic
  31. Treatment4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  32. Interstitial Lung Disease4▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Depression3▲ 3.8×15 topics
  34. Physical Activity3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis3▲ 68×1 topic
  36. TGF-ß3▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Neuroprotection3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  38. Neural Circuits2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Thermoregulation2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Central Chemoreception2▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Breathing and Sleep publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research and Sleep and related disorders.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…8Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 8 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …5Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 5 fractional worksSleep and related disord…4Sleep and related disorders: 4 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 4 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience of respirat…2Neuroscience of respiration and sleep: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEndocrine and Autonomic Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 5 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Breathing and Sleep's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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