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King Edward Memorial Hospital

In research, King Edward Memorial Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,765 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,851 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,716
of 28,054 · #11,824 all time
Rank in Australia
#341
of 391
Research works
1.2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is King Edward Memorial 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,765 of 11,982 17.4%85 #3554
MedicineField #7,851 of 10,443 17.7%72 #3192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Edward Memorial 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).

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.36× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 6.08× its world share, 3 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Edward Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin J.R. Stewart, M. J. Paech and Nicholas Pachter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Edward Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Colin J.R. Stewart Australia · #221,535 worldwide 68 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 M. J. Paech Australia · #221,720 worldwide 147 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Nicholas Pachter Australia · #434,245 worldwide 94 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 G. H. Vos Australia · #552,118 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth Nathan Australia · #813,509 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at King Edward Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at King Edward Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Child Development, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Global Trends and Cesarean Section.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.82×39 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality7▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Child Development6▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Preterm Infants6▲ 46×4 topics
  6. Maternal Outcomes5▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Perinatal Outcomes5▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Global Trends5▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Inflammation5▲ 2.3×19 topics
  10. Cesarean Section4▲ 104×1 topic
  11. Vaginal Birth4▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Preterm Birth4▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Quality of Life4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Psychological Interventions4▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 25×7 topics
  16. Pregnancy4▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Maternal Mental Health3▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Perinatal Depression3▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Executive Functioning3▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Probiotics3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  22. Maternal Health3▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Breastfeeding3▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Infant Health3▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Lung Stem Cells3▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Surfactant Proteins3▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Prevention2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  31. Cognitive Function2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Family-Centered Care2▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Infant Mortality2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Polypharmacy2▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Intrauterine Infection2▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Human Milk Composition2▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Infertility2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Necrotizing Enterocolitis2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does King Edward Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 3 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices …3Breastfeeding Practices and Influences: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…3Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Hea…2Infant Nutrition and Health: 2 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  2. 2 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  7. 7 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Edward Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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