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John Hunter Hospital

In research, John Hunter Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,969 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,743 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,032 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,923
of 28,054 · #7,337 all time
Rank in Australia
#149
of 391
Research works
2.5k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is John Hunter Hospital 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 #1,969 of 10,443 15.6%317 #2004
Health SciencesDomain #2,743 of 11,982 15.8%338 #2373
SurgerySubfield #1,032 of 1,816 18.4%63 #1661

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where John Hunter Hospital 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#2,004 #1,969
  2. Health Sciences#2,373 #2,743
  3. Surgery#1,661 #1,032
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 John Hunter Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 42.8 works6.8×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 62.8 works6.6×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 27.3 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: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at John Hunter Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter G. Gibson, Christopher Levi and Zsolt J. Balogh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is John Hunter Hospital.

  1. 1 Peter G. Gibson Australia · #2,773 worldwide 1.4k citations · 199 works
  2. 2 Christopher Levi Australia · #9,168 worldwide 443 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Zsolt J. Balogh Australia · #19,705 worldwide 362 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Jeannette Lechner‐Scott Australia · #81,903 worldwide 230 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Cino Bendinelli Australia · #186,095 worldwide 278 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Heather Powell Australia · #233,732 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Anne Duggan Australia · #251,905 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Anne E. Vertigan Australia · #280,365 worldwide 91 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Christine J. O’Neill Australia · #316,943 worldwide 213 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Ross Kerridge Australia · #351,512 worldwide 68 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at John Hunter Hospital

Which keywords describe research at John Hunter Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Mortality, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Inflammation, Management and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 3.4×100 topics
  2. Inflammation28▲ 3.3×53 topics
  3. Treatment27▲ 5.4×38 topics
  4. Diagnosis23▲ 6.0×33 topics
  5. Mortality21▲ 9.1×11 topics
  6. Management20▲ 6.3×25 topics
  7. Guidelines19▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Complications16▲ 8.1×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors16▲ 3.5×23 topics
  10. Quality of Life14▲ 2.5×36 topics
  11. Global Burden14▲ 6.2×11 topics
  12. Genetics13▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 2.6×26 topics
  14. Surgery11▲ 7.6×9 topics
  15. Surgical Management11▲ 6.5×14 topics
  16. Echocardiography11▲ 9.6×7 topics
  17. Immunology10▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Asthma10▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Allergic Diseases9▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Eosinophils9▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 4.0×14 topics
  22. Postoperative Complications9▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Quality Improvement8▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Heart Failure8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  25. Neuroprotection8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  26. Rehabilitation8▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 7.9×8 topics
  28. Prognosis7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  29. Catheter Ablation7▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Pathophysiology7▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Elderly Patients7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  33. Biomechanics6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. CT Imaging6▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Critical Care6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  36. Infection Prevention6▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Pain Management6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Functional Recovery6▲ 9.5×4 topics
  39. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does John Hunter Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Asthma and respiratory d…9Asthma and respiratory diseases: 9 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 5 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 5 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …4Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 4 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEmergency MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 9 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  9. 9 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has John Hunter Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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