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Mater Misericordiae Hospital

In research, Mater Misericordiae Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,728 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#6,126 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,701 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,165
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#257
of 656
Research works
1.2k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Mater Misericordiae 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 #6,728 of 20,462 12.3%874
MedicineField #6,126 of 17,978 11.9%811
Life SciencesDomain #6,701 of 14,347 14.2%205
SurgerySubfield #3,034 of 4,227 11.6%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mater Misericordiae 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.63× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mater Misericordiae Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian M. Whyte, David Cowley and James D. Ramsay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mater Misericordiae Hospital.

  1. 1 Ian M. Whyte Australia · #159,956 worldwide 126 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 David Cowley Australia · #356,360 worldwide 113 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 James D. Ramsay Australia · #502,739 worldwide 41 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 C.S. Hamilton Australia · #603,076 worldwide 41 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 JOHN R. BELL Australia · #792,002 worldwide 100 citations · 96 works
  6. 6 Michael Drury Australia · #861,312 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 M. Neligan Australia · #927,518 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Clare Morgan Australia · #1,162,415 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mater Misericordiae Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Diagnosis, Meta-Analysis, Guidelines, Management and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.3×42 topics
  2. Complications3▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 5.3×11 topics
  4. Surgical Management3▲ 12×10 topics
  5. Management2▲ 5.4×10 topics
  6. Meta-Analysis2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  7. Guidelines2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 1.80×19 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×19 topics
  10. Surgery2▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.89×7 topics
  15. Competency-Based Education2▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Survival Analysis2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Antibiotic Therapy1▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Appendicitis1▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.6×12 topics
  21. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Primary Care1▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Depression1▲ 2.6×10 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Medical Education1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration1▲ 7.4×6 topics
  31. Healthcare Access1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Pathophysiology1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Anxiety1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  34. CT Diagnosis1▲ 64×3 topics
  35. Dopaminergic Neurons1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Maternal Mortality1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  38. Prior Learning1▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Recognition1▲ 45×1 topic
  40. a-Synuclein1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Mater Misericordiae Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, Higher Education Learning Practices, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions.

Appendicitis Diagnosis a…1Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…1Higher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritonea…1Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineEducationNeurologySurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mater Misericordiae Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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