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Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

In research, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,912 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,196
of 28,054 · #14,345 all time
Rank in Australia
#185
of 391
Research works
479
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,912 of 11,982 29.1%68 #9520

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 13.70× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.60× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher K. Fairley, Catriona S. Bradshaw and Tim Read lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.

  1. 1 Christopher K. Fairley Australia · #227,192 worldwide 333 citations · 147 works
  2. 2 Catriona S. Bradshaw Australia · #437,660 worldwide 100 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Tim Read Australia · #724,742 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Eric P. F. Chow Australia · #776,089 worldwide 85 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 CK Fairley Australia · #1,195,622 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Marcus Y. Chen Australia · #1,268,063 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Which keywords describe research at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: HIV Transmission, Antiretroviral Therapy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Epidemiology, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vaginal Microbiome, Viral Load and Mortality Rates.

▲ 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. HIV Transmission19▲ 219×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 3.5×48 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 65×6 topics
  4. Sexually Transmitted Infections12▲ 200×2 topics
  5. Bacterial Vaginosis10▲ 352×1 topic
  6. Vaginal Microbiome10▲ 352×1 topic
  7. Viral Load9▲ 95×2 topics
  8. Mortality Rates9▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Preexposure Prophylaxis9▲ 151×1 topic
  10. Stigma and Discrimination9▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Risk Factors7▲ 5.3×16 topics
  12. Mental Health6▲ 3.7×17 topics
  13. HIV Prevention6▲ 82×2 topics
  14. Vaccine6▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Public Health6▲ 3.4×22 topics
  16. Immune Response6▲ 8.3×11 topics
  17. HIV5▲ 53×4 topics
  18. Adolescent Health5▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Sexual Behavior5▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Youth Risk Behavior5▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Pregnancy Outcomes4▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Neurosyphilis4▲ 233×1 topic
  24. Pandemic4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  25. Syphilis4▲ 233×1 topic
  26. SARS-CoV-24▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Reproductive Health4▲ 68×3 topics
  28. Stigma4▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Substance Abuse4▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Family Planning4▲ 56×3 topics
  31. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 26×3 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Psychological Impact4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  34. Global Burden3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  35. drug use3▲ 95×1 topic
  36. harm reduction3▲ 95×1 topic
  37. Immunity3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Contraception3▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Unintended Pregnancy3▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Viral Transmission2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Melbourne Sexual Health Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive tract infections research, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Reproductive tract infec…10Reproductive tract infections research: 10 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 9 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 5 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 3 fractional worksReproductive Health and …3Reproductive Health and Contraception: 3 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional works
MicrobiologyInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 10 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 9 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Melbourne Sexual Health Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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