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Menzies School of Health Research

In research, Menzies School of Health Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,345 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,447 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,291 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,449
of 28,054 · #6,261 all time
Rank in Australia
#137
of 391
Research works
2.3k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
32.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Menzies School of Health Research 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 #3,345 of 11,982 24.3%209 #1966
MedicineField #3,447 of 10,443 22.3%163 #1865
Social SciencesDomain #6,291 of 10,521 28.2%69 #5614

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Menzies School of Health 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,966 #3,345
  2. Medicine#1,865 #3,447
  3. Social Sciences#5,614 #6,291
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Menzies School of Health Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 28.7 works6.6×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 25.9 works5.6×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.27× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.59× its world share, 163 worksMedicineNursing: 2.71× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Menzies School of Health Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Bart J. Currie, Anne B. Chang and Amanda Leach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Menzies School of Health Research.

  1. 1 Bart J. Currie Australia · #54,339 worldwide 517 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Anne B. Chang Australia · #70,920 worldwide 441 citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Amanda Leach Australia · #85,617 worldwide 195 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Nicholas M. Anstey Australia · #87,572 worldwide 289 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Ross Andrews Australia · #110,927 worldwide 146 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Julie Brimblecombe Australia · #118,396 worldwide 146 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Alan Cass Australia · #121,787 worldwide 332 citations · 114 works
  8. 8 Joan Cunningham Australia · #163,822 worldwide 160 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Timothy William Australia · #220,414 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Federica Barzi Australia · #222,141 worldwide 138 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Menzies School of Health Research

Which keywords describe research at Menzies School of Health Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine Development, Pathogenesis, Global Burden, Treatment, Health Equity and Decolonization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology67▲ 5.2×98 topics
  2. Public Health22▲ 4.6×45 topics
  3. Vaccine Development17▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Pathogenesis16▲ 9.5×18 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 3.9×32 topics
  6. Global Burden15▲ 8.5×12 topics
  7. Mental Health13▲ 2.7×25 topics
  8. Inflammation12▲ 1.84×43 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 3.1×29 topics
  10. Diagnosis11▲ 3.6×25 topics
  11. Health Equity11▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Risk Factors10▲ 2.7×25 topics
  13. Quality of Life10▲ 2.0×25 topics
  14. Decolonization9▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Historical Trauma9▲ 196×1 topic
  16. Indigenous Health9▲ 196×1 topic
  17. Insecticide Resistance8▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Vaccine7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  21. Primary Care7▲ 5.4×13 topics
  22. Virulence Factors6▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Genome Sequence6▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Artemisinin Resistance6▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Plasmodium falciparum6▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Ethical Considerations6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 8.5×8 topics
  29. Virulence6▲ 27×4 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  31. Vulnerability5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Global Health5▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Type III Secretion System5▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Health Outcomes5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  36. Toxins5▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Burkholderia pseudomallei5▲ 292×1 topic
  38. Chronic Disease5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Melioidosis5▲ 292×1 topic
  40. Behavior Change4▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Menzies School of Health Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Malaria Research and Control, Burkholderia infections and melioidosis and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.

Indigenous Health, Educa…9Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 9 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 6 fractional worksBurkholderia infections …5Burkholderia infections and melioidosis: 5 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…4Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…3Health Policy Implementation Science: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional works
HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 9 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Menzies School of Health Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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