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Mater Research

In research, Mater Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,889 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,847 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,209
of 22,385 · #4,375 all time
Rank in Australia
#98
of 270
Research works
1.1k
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Mater Research

What is Mater Research 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 #1,889 of 9,902 15.4%132 #1956
MedicineField #1,847 of 8,541 15.5%118 #1900

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mater Research 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 Mater Research work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Mater Research is in Health Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 148 fractional works · 62.5% of its workMedicine: 131 fractional works · 55.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 7.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 64 fractional works · 27.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMater Research236fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences62%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13155.7%
    2. Health Professions125.2%
    3. Nursing31.1%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3414.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology156.3%
    3. Neuroscience114.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Psychology62.6%
    2. Social Sciences52.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Engineering31.4%
    2. Computer Science20.7%
    3. Materials Science20.7%
    4. Environmental Science10.6%
    5. Mathematics10.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
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: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.69× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.25× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.92× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.25×15 works
  2. Neuroscience2.92×11 works
  3. Medicine2.90×132 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.69×34 works
  5. Veterinary2.32×1 works
  6. Nursing2.26×3 works
  7. Health Professions1.96×12 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×1 works
  9. Psychology0.84×6 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.46×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.19×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.18×6 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.12×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.09×2 works
  21. Engineering0.09×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  24. Energy0.05×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mater Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Anuj Sehgal, Adam D. Ewing and Lena Batoon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mater Research.

  1. 1 Anuj Sehgal Australia · #328,768 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Adam D. Ewing Australia · #361,835 worldwide 5.9k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Lena Batoon Australia · #416,381 worldwide 1.2k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Sandra R. Richardson Australia · #432,766 worldwide 2.6k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Jean-Pierre Lévesque Australia · #456,916 worldwide 11k citations · 253 works
  6. 6 Vicki Lee Clifton Australia · #481,596 worldwide 13k citations · 409 works
  7. 7 Susan Marie Millard Australia · #668,502 worldwide 2.9k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Yaowu He Australia · #680,973 worldwide 2.9k citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Siobhan A. Loughnan Australia · #715,051 worldwide 915 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Bianca Nowlan Australia · #732,247 worldwide 2.6k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Mater Research

What are the most cited papers from Mater Research?

The most cited paper from Mater Research is "Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia" (Vassily Vladimirovich Trubetskoy et al., 2022), with 2,894 citations. Next come "Mechanisms of Diabetic Complications" (2,890) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia Vassily Vladimirovich Trubetskoy et al. · Nature Open access613 authors 8 Apr 2022 2,894
2 Mechanisms of Diabetic Complications Josephine Maree Forbes, Mark Emmanuel Cooper · Physiological Reviews Review 2013 2,890
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
4 Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies Mike A. Nalls et al. · The Lancet Neurology ReviewOpen access270 authors 6 Nov 2019 2,611
5 A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas Alistair R. R. Forrest et al. · Nature Open access261 authors Mar 2014 2,221
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mater Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Maternal Mortality, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants and Genetics.

▲ 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. Inflammation25▲ 5.0×61 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 1.50×66 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress14▲ 3.5×33 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome13▲ 6.7×17 topics
  5. Cancer12▲ 3.8×35 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality12▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Genetics8▲ 4.8×14 topics
  8. Quality of Life8▲ 2.3×29 topics
  9. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Preterm Infants7▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.4×30 topics
  12. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Health6▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.5×13 topics
  15. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  16. Metabolism6▲ 4.6×15 topics
  17. Placental Development6▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Preeclampsia6▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Type 2 Diabetes6▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Child Development6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Immunity6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  22. Diabetes5▲ 4.5×15 topics
  23. Fetal Development5▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Primary Care5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  25. Chronic Disease5▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Hyperglycemia5▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Innate Immunity4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  28. Cognitive Function4▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Maternal Obesity4▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Cytokines4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  32. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Brain Development4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  34. Early-Life Conditions4▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Fetal Programming4▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Preterm Birth4▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Psychological Interventions4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Health Inequalities4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Macrophage4▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Mater Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Birth, Development, and Health and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Pregnancy and preeclamps…6Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 6 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…4Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 4 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …4Birth, Development, and Health: 4 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…3Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 3 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…3Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…2Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  2. 2 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  3. 3 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 3 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  9. 9 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mater Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Mater Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00088% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Mater Research0.00089% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mater Research 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%Mater Research15.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2014.

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