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Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

In research, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health stands highest in Medicine (#2,060 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,631 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology — Pharmacology is 27.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,933
of 28,054 · #19,079 all time
Rank in Australia
#183
of 391
Research works
447
▲ 225% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute for Musculoskeletal 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
MedicineField #2,060 of 10,443 24.3%153 #4354
Health SciencesDomain #2,631 of 11,982 25.3%182 #5185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Musculoskeletal 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).

What does Institute for Musculoskeletal Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology takes 27.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 24.6 works27×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.77× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 153 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Musculoskeletal Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Giovanni E Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Musculoskeletal Health.

  1. 1 Giovanni E Ferreira Australia · #581,604 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Musculoskeletal Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinical Trials, Psychological Factors, Global Burden, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Disability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 5.4×44 topics
  2. Low Back Pain29▲ 78×3 topics
  3. Chronic Pain28▲ 60×4 topics
  4. Clinical Trials28▲ 19×11 topics
  5. Psychological Factors25▲ 54×4 topics
  6. Global Burden24▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Musculoskeletal Disorders24▲ 105×3 topics
  8. Disability24▲ 101×3 topics
  9. Health Status Questionnaires23▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Measurement Properties23▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Inflammation22▲ 4.9×36 topics
  12. Regeneration14▲ 32×5 topics
  13. Osteoarthritis13▲ 48×6 topics
  14. Quality of Life12▲ 3.8×26 topics
  15. Matrix Metalloproteinases12▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Mesenchymal Stem Cells12▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Cartilage11▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Chondrocyte11▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Complications10▲ 9.3×7 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 15×8 topics
  21. Rehabilitation10▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Pain Management8▲ 17×9 topics
  23. Revision Surgery8▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Biomechanics8▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Physical Activity8▲ 7.0×7 topics
  27. Surgical Treatment8▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Degenerative Disc Disease7▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Mortality Risk7▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Physical Fitness7▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Spinal Fusion7▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Arthroplasty7▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Functional Recovery6▲ 20×4 topics
  36. Outcomes6▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Total Knee Replacement6▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Spinal Surgery6▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Elderly Patients6▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Intervertebral Disc6▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Musculoskeletal Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Musculoskeletal pain and…23Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 23 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…11Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 11 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …6Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 6 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…6Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 6 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…5Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 5 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 3 fractional works
PharmacologyRheumatologySurgeryPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 23 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 11 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 3 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.5%domestic only41.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Musculoskeletal Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 225% 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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