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Mater Mothers' Hospital

In research, Mater Mothers' Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,510 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,526 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#31,771
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#557
of 656
Research works
329
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Mater Mothers' 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
MedicineField #10,510 of 17,978 19.1%255
Health SciencesDomain #12,526 of 20,462 18.9%280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mater Mothers' 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 Mothers' Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 27.9 works3.9×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 31.3 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 2.97× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mater Mothers' Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, David Tudehope and Glenn Gardener lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mater Mothers' Hospital.

  1. 1 David Tudehope Australia · #401,963 worldwide 84 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Glenn Gardener Australia · #1,097,647 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mater Mothers' Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mater Mothers' Hospital?

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

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Global Trends4▲ 149×2 topics
  2. Maternal Outcomes4▲ 151×2 topics
  3. Perinatal Outcomes4▲ 151×2 topics
  4. Cesarean Section4▲ 287×1 topic
  5. Maternal Mortality4▲ 51×5 topics
  6. Vaginal Birth4▲ 287×1 topic
  7. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 58×5 topics
  8. Preterm Infants3▲ 67×3 topics
  9. Child Development3▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  11. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 41×6 topics
  12. Psychological Interventions2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Epidemiology2▲ 1.39×13 topics
  14. Maternal Mental Health2▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Perinatal Depression2▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Preterm Birth2▲ 83×2 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  18. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  20. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy2▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Neonatal Encephalopathy2▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Placental Development2▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Preeclampsia2▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Pregnancy Complications2▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Family-Centered Care1▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Infant Mortality1▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia1▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Health Inequalities1▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Lung Stem Cells1▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×8 topics
  32. Child Mortality1▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Health Systems1▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Maternal Health1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Pregnancy Outcomes1▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Primary Care1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Maternal Obesity1▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Mater Mothers' Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology.

Maternal and Perinatal H…4Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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 2 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  4. 4 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Health and Contraception 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mater Mothers' Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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