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Mercy Hospital for Women

In research, Mercy Hospital for Women stands highest in Medicine (#5,753 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,072 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 84.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,605
of 28,054 · #14,380 all time
Rank in Australia
#270
of 391
Research works
894
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Mercy Hospital for Women 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 #5,753 of 10,443 21.1%91 #5353
Health SciencesDomain #7,072 of 11,982 20.9%96 #6499

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercy Hospital for Women 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 Mercy Hospital for Women specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 84.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 27.4 works85×
  2. MedicineField · 91.2 works4.2×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.90× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercy Hospital for Women?

Ranked on the composite score, Norman A. Beischer, John H. Drew and Elizabeth A. McCarthy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercy Hospital for Women.

  1. 1 Norman A. Beischer Australia · #29,419 worldwide 236 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 John H. Drew Australia · #112,307 worldwide 173 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth A. McCarthy Australia · #147,950 worldwide 129 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Peter Dwyer Australia · #344,465 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Susan Walker Australia · #439,853 worldwide 200 citations · 96 works
  6. 6 Michael Permezel Australia · #500,763 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Richard Hiscock Australia · #549,121 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Stephen Tong Australia · #651,522 worldwide 83 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Anthea Lindquist Australia · #889,591 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth Thomas Australia · #893,297 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mercy Hospital for Women

Which keywords describe research at Mercy Hospital for Women?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Dysfunction, Pregnancy Complications, Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorders, Placental Development and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Maternal Mortality22▲ 87×5 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress16▲ 8.5×12 topics
  3. Endothelial Dysfunction15▲ 57×4 topics
  4. Pregnancy Complications14▲ 166×2 topics
  5. Preeclampsia14▲ 166×2 topics
  6. Hypertensive Disorders14▲ 195×1 topic
  7. Placental Development14▲ 195×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology12▲ 2.7×40 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Inflammation7▲ 3.1×24 topics
  11. Prenatal Diagnosis7▲ 44×6 topics
  12. Quality of Life7▲ 4.2×12 topics
  13. Chronic Disease7▲ 34×4 topics
  14. Early-Life Conditions6▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Fetal Programming6▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 28×5 topics
  17. Maternal Outcomes6▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Perinatal Outcomes6▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Surgical Treatment5▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Pregnancy5▲ 22×6 topics
  21. Global Trends5▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Management5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  23. Cesarean Section4▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Vaginal Birth4▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Preterm Infants4▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Fetal Development4▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Preterm Birth4▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Maternal Obesity3▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Infertility3▲ 20×4 topics
  32. Intrauterine Infection3▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Pathophysiology3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  34. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Placenta Accreta3▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Postpartum Hemorrhage3▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercy Hospital for Women publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Birth, Development, and Health, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management.

Pregnancy and preeclamps…14Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 14 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …6Birth, Development, and Health: 6 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…4Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 3 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 2 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthRheumatologyEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 14 works
  2. 2 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  3. 3 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  4. 4 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  5. 5 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  8. 8 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercy Hospital for Women's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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