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King Edward Memorial Hospital

In research, King Edward Memorial Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,760 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,117 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,729
of 22,385 · #7,941 all time
Rank in Australia
#185
of 270
Research works
1.2k
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
King Edward Memorial Hospital

What is King Edward Memorial Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,760 of 9,902 9.8%85 #2691
MedicineField #4,117 of 8,541 9.9%72 #2619

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does King Edward Memorial Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at King Edward Memorial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 100 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 85 fractional works · 69.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 10.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKing EdwardMemorial Hospital123fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8569.4%
    2. Health Professions118.6%
    3. Nursing43.1%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology96.9%
    2. Neuroscience21.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Psychology32.4%
    2. Social Sciences32.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Environmental Science21.3%
    2. Engineering00.4%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    5. Mathematics00.0%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.27× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 6.32× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.32×4 works
  2. Medicine3.61×85 works
  3. Health Professions3.27×11 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×8 works
  5. Neuroscience1.16×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.09×1 works
  8. Psychology0.79×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.18×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.18×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  17. Engineering0.03×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at King Edward Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yee Chit Leung, Sebastian J. Leathersich and Mary Sharp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Edward Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Yee Chit Leung Australia · #576,982 worldwide 4.7k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Sebastian J. Leathersich Australia · #593,302 worldwide 844 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Mary Sharp Australia · #606,436 worldwide 1.4k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Colin J.R. Stewart Australia · #743,570 worldwide 12k citations · 336 works
  5. 5 Jennie Slee Australia · #819,858 worldwide 1.8k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Michael James Paech Australia · #1,004,802 worldwide 9.9k citations · 310 works
  7. 7 Anthony J. McCartney Australia · #1,004,964 worldwide 2.9k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Sharron Townshend Australia · #1,085,099 worldwide 3.3k citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Mangesh Deshmukh Australia · #1,149,275 worldwide 710 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Sharon Frances Evans Australia · #1,205,464 worldwide 7.3k citations · 143 works
All ranked researchers at King Edward Memorial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from King Edward Memorial Hospital?

The most cited paper from King Edward Memorial Hospital is "Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci" (Douglas F. Easton et al., 2007), with 2,342 citations. Next come "The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2021" (1,280) and "Lifetime Risk of Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse" (844).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci Douglas F. Easton et al. · Nature Open access239 authors 27 May 2007 2,342
2 The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2021 Sebastian Köhler et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 16 Nov 2020 1,280
3 Lifetime Risk of Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Fiona J. Smith, C. D’Arcy J. Holman, Rachael Elizabeth Moorin et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology 23 Oct 2010 844
4 Driver mutations in TP53 are ubiquitous in high grade serous carcinoma of the ovary Ahmed A. Ahmed, Dariush Etemadmoghadam, Jillian Temple et al. · The Journal of Pathology Open access 3 Feb 2010 837
5 The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2017 Sebastian Köhler et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 28 Nov 2016 819
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at King Edward Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Maternal Mortality, Preterm Infants, Child Development, 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-now 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.90×45 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes8▲ 36×6 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality8▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Preterm Infants7▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Child Development7▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Inflammation6▲ 2.4×22 topics
  7. Maternal Outcomes6▲ 65×2 topics
  8. Perinatal Outcomes6▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Global Trends6▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  11. Cesarean Section5▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Vaginal Birth5▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Preterm Birth5▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Psychological Interventions4▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Pregnancy4▲ 16×7 topics
  16. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 24×7 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  18. Probiotics4▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Maternal Mental Health4▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Perinatal Depression4▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Executive Functioning4▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Maternal Health3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  25. Prevention3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Breastfeeding3▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Infant Health3▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Infertility3▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Lung Stem Cells3▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Surfactant Proteins3▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Genetic Variants3▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Intrauterine Infection3▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Function3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Elderly3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Polypharmacy3▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Reproductive Outcome3▲ 56×2 topics
  39. Medical Errors3▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Chorioamnionitis2▲ 92×1 topic

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

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

Maternal and Perinatal H…5Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 5 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…4Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 4 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorio…2Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 2 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions…2Gynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  2. 2 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  9. 9 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  10. 10 Gynecological conditions and treatments 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is King Edward Memorial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%King Edward Memorial Hospital0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of King Edward Memorial Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%King Edward Memorial Hospital10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.1% in 2005.

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