Mater Children's Hospital
In research, Mater Children's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,857 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,219 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 11.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #26,099 of 42,892
- Rank in Australia
- #477 of 656
- Research works
- 365 ▼ 94% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 11k 29.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 31.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 28% world 28%
What is Mater Children's Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #10,857 of 20,462 | 18.3% | 261 | |
| MedicineField | #10,219 of 17,978 | 18.4% | 233 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mater Children's 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).
What does Mater Children's Hospital specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 28.2 works11×
- Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 34.7 works6.0×
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.
Which keywords describe research at Mater Children's Hospital?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Preterm Infants, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Pulmonary Hypertension, Treatment, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Lung Stem Cells.
- Infant Mortality
- Acute Lung Injury
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Resuscitation
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Respiratory Rhythm
- Neural Circuits
- Critical Care
- Resilience
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Prevalence
- Adolescents
- Complications
- Surfactant Proteins
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Mental Health
- Preterm Infants
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Public Health
- Lung Stem Cells
- Genetics
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Thermoregulation
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Oxygen Sensing
- Mortality Risk
- Central Chemoreception
- Cognitive Function
- Cardiac Surgery
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Executive Functioning
- Preterm Birth
- Family-Centered Care
Size is fractional works in all years 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
- Epidemiology50▲ 3.4×82 topics
- Inflammation20▲ 2.4×36 topics
- Treatment18▲ 3.8×30 topics
- Preterm Infants17▲ 31×4 topics
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes16▲ 22×6 topics
- Mental Health14▲ 3.3×18 topics
- Pulmonary Hypertension13▲ 22×3 topics
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia13▲ 41×2 topics
- Public Health13▲ 2.5×25 topics
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome12▲ 35×2 topics
- Lung Stem Cells12▲ 44×1 topic
- Surfactant Proteins12▲ 44×1 topic
- Genetics12▲ 4.2×12 topics
- Complications11▲ 5.8×12 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Adolescents9▲ 7.2×7 topics
- Thermoregulation8▲ 21×2 topics
- Prevalence8▲ 5.5×11 topics
- Mechanical Ventilation8▲ 17×2 topics
- Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 23×3 topics
- Diabetes Mellitus8▲ 9.2×6 topics
- Resilience8▲ 5.3×5 topics
- Oxygen Sensing7▲ 13×2 topics
- Critical Care7▲ 8.5×8 topics
- Mortality Risk7▲ 9.1×2 topics
- Neural Circuits7▲ 12×2 topics
- Central Chemoreception7▲ 32×1 topic
- Respiratory Rhythm7▲ 32×1 topic
- Cognitive Function6▲ 8.9×4 topics
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 31×1 topic
- Cardiac Surgery6▲ 23×2 topics
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement6▲ 31×1 topic
- Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 9.6×6 topics
- Resuscitation6▲ 13×4 topics
- Executive Functioning6▲ 15×2 topics
- Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 11×4 topics
- Preterm Birth6▲ 26×2 topics
- Acute Lung Injury6▲ 24×1 topic
- Family-Centered Care6▲ 40×1 topic
- Infant Mortality6▲ 40×1 topic
Which research topics does Mater Children's Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Connective tissue disorders research, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Diabetes Management and Research and Child Abuse and Related Trauma.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 0 works
- 2 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 0 works
- 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
- 4 Child Abuse and Related Trauma Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
- 5 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
- 6 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
- 7 Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions Rheumatology 0 works
- 8 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
- 9 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
- 10 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 0 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Mater Children's Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 94% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Brisbane
- The University of Queensland
- Queensland University of Technology
- Griffith University
- Australian Catholic University
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Boeing (Australia)
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.