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Mackay Base Hospital

In research, Mackay Base Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,564 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,984 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,624
of 28,054 · #27,890 all time
Rank in Australia
#350
of 391
Research works
325
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Mackay Base Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #13,564 of 20,462 11.3%205
MedicineField #11,984 of 17,978 10.6%176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mackay Base 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mackay Base Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Management, Diabetes, Treatment, Critical Care and Prognosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 4.0×48 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 6.1×14 topics
  3. Complications4▲ 10×10 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  5. Management4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.8×14 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 1.88×20 topics
  8. Diabetes3▲ 7.8×10 topics
  9. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  10. Critical Care3▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Prognosis3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  12. Glycemic Control2▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Surgical Management2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  14. Biomarkers2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  15. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Dilated Cardiomyopathy2▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Mortality2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy2▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  22. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Sepsis2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Guidelines2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  25. Heart Failure2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  29. Prevalence2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  30. Echocardiography2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Endoscopic Stenting1▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Esophageal Perforation1▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  36. Cardiomyopathies1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Myosin1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Continuous Glucose Monitoring1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Hemodialysis1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Hypoglycemia1▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Mackay Base Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Esophageal and GI Pathology, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, Diabetes Management and Research and Acute Kidney Injury Research.

Esophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosi…1Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…1Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNephrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mackay Base Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.