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Melanoma Institute Australia

In research, Melanoma Institute Australia stands highest in Medicine (#4,874 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,472 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 33.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,450
of 28,054 · #5,989 all time
Rank in Australia
#138
of 391
Research works
701
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
48.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Melanoma Institute Australia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,874 of 10,443 20.8%90 #4730
Health SciencesDomain #6,472 of 11,982 20.5%92 #6361

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Melanoma Institute Australia 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 Melanoma Institute Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 33.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 54.4 works34×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.28× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.25× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 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.

Who are the top researchers at Melanoma Institute Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Georgina V. Long, Kerwin F. Shannon and Matteo S. Carlino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Melanoma Institute Australia.

  1. 1 Georgina V. Long Australia · #3,500 worldwide 2.8k citations · 211 works
  2. 2 Kerwin F. Shannon Australia · #24,899 worldwide 1.4k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Matteo S. Carlino Australia · #137,368 worldwide 412 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Inês Pires da Silva Australia · #256,795 worldwide 83 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Alexander M. Menzies Australia · #287,707 worldwide 295 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Omgo E. Nieweg Australia · #761,140 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Victoria Atkinson Australia · #869,162 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Melanoma Institute Australia

Which keywords describe research at Melanoma Institute Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Survival Analysis, Deep Learning, Tumor Staging, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Dermoscopy.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy38▲ 37×18 topics
  2. Melanoma37▲ 430×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning29▲ 6.0×9 topics
  4. Epidemiology29▲ 5.2×40 topics
  5. Skin Cancer27▲ 251×2 topics
  6. Survival Analysis26▲ 67×6 topics
  7. Tumor Staging26▲ 160×2 topics
  8. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy25▲ 211×2 topics
  9. Dermoscopy25▲ 407×1 topic
  10. Genetic Alterations25▲ 230×1 topic
  11. Tumor Microenvironment15▲ 23×6 topics
  12. Immune Checkpoint Blockade14▲ 89×1 topic
  13. PD-1 and PD-L114▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Cancer Immunotherapy14▲ 62×3 topics
  15. Immune Response13▲ 16×10 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy12▲ 15×8 topics
  17. BRAF gene12▲ 490×1 topic
  18. Cell Proliferation12▲ 94×3 topics
  19. MAP Kinase12▲ 490×1 topic
  20. Tumor Regression8▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Photodynamic Therapy8▲ 25×5 topics
  22. Metastasis8▲ 16×8 topics
  23. Lymphoma8▲ 33×3 topics
  24. CAR T Cells7▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Chimeric Antigen Receptor7▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Squamous Cell Carcinoma7▲ 57×3 topics
  27. Basal Cell Carcinoma7▲ 124×2 topics
  28. Immunity7▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Antigen Presentation7▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Dendritic Cells7▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Organ Transplant Recipients7▲ 120×2 topics
  32. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer6▲ 179×1 topic
  33. Skin Cancers6▲ 179×1 topic
  34. Innate Immunity6▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Tumor Antigen6▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Vaccine Adjuvants6▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  38. Targeted Therapy3▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.8×12 topics
  40. Genomic Instability2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Melanoma Institute Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Melanoma and MAPK Pathways and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Cutaneous Melanoma Detec…25Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 25 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 14 fractional worksMelanoma and MAPK Pathways12Melanoma and MAPK Pathways: 12 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…7CAR-T cell therapy research: 7 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 6 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 6 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Treatment: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 1 fractional works
OncologyMolecular BiologyEpidemiologyImmunology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 25 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 14 works
  3. 3 Melanoma and MAPK Pathways Molecular Biology 12 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 7 works
  5. 5 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 6 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 6 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  8. 8 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.2%domestic only45.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Melanoma Institute Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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