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Metro South Health

In research, Metro South Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,008 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,219 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#610 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions (General Health Professions is 8.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,740
of 22,385 · #6,934 all time
Rank in Australia
#102
of 270
Research works
732
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Metro South Health

What is Metro South Health 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 #2,008 of 9,902 15.4%225 #2434
MedicineField #2,219 of 8,541 15.3%155 #2564
Health ProfessionsField #610 of 1,895 16.0%64 #861

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metro South Health 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#2,434 #2,008
  2. Medicine#2,564 #2,219
  3. Health Professions#861 #610
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Metro South Health work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Metro South Health is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Health Professions (21%), Psychology (10%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 259 fractional works · 72.9% of its workMedicine: 177 fractional works · 49.9% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 73 fractional works · 20.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 41 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 17.1% of its workPsychology: 34 fractional works · 9.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMetro SouthHealth355fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences17%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17749.9%
    2. Health Professions7320.5%
    3. Dentistry51.4%
    4. Nursing41.0%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology349.6%
    2. Social Sciences154.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Neuroscience102.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    1. Engineering41.1%
    2. Computer Science30.8%
    3. Environmental Science30.8%
    4. Chemistry10.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    6. Mathematics10.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Metro South Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 41.3 works8.4×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.78× its world share, 73 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.60× its world share, 177 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.78×73 works
  2. Psychology3.14×34 works
  3. Dentistry2.83×5 works
  4. Medicine2.60×177 works
  5. Nursing2.08×4 works
  6. Neuroscience1.66×10 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×4 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×6 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×8 works
  11. Veterinary0.38×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.33×15 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.27×3 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.21×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.16×3 works
  17. Chemistry0.15×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.11×3 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  21. Engineering0.08×4 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.08×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metro South Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicole Korman, David Crompton and Paul Verrills lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metro South Health.

  1. 1 Nicole Korman Australia · #485,271 worldwide 757 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 David Crompton Australia · #953,602 worldwide 2.8k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Paul Verrills Australia · #1,282,637 worldwide 2.4k citations · 110 works
  4. 4 Marianne Wyder Australia · #1,321,838 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Adele Barnard Australia · #1,854,812 worldwide 976 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Geoffrey Lau Australia · #2,043,166 worldwide 489 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Bruce Mitchell Australia · #2,521,783 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 D. J. G. Johnston Australia · #2,583,385 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 David Vivian Australia · #2,610,503 worldwide 664 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Frances Louise Dark Australia · #3,480,430 worldwide 2.6k citations · 137 works
All ranked researchers at Metro South Health

What are the most cited papers from Metro South Health?

The most cited paper from Metro South Health is "A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression" (Charlotte Woody, Alize J Ferrari, Dan J. Siskind et al., 2017), with 1,631 citations. Next come "The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness" (1,569) and "Dynamic models of large-scale brain activity" (1,386).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression Charlotte Woody, Alize J Ferrari, Dan J. Siskind et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Review 8 May 2017 1,631
2 The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness Joseph Firth et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry Open access 16 Jul 2019 1,569
3 Dynamic models of large-scale brain activity Michael J Breakspear · Nature Neuroscience 23 Feb 2017 1,386
4 A meta‐review of “lifestyle psychiatry”: the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders Joseph Firth et al. · World Psychiatry Open access 15 Sep 2020 1,135
5 Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers: rapid review and meta-analysis Steve R Kisely, Nicola Warren, Laura McMahon et al. · BMJ Open access 5 May 2020 1,120
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metro South Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Depression, Patient Satisfaction, Evidence-Based Practice, Global Burden and Chronic Disease Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 3.3×101 topics
  2. Quality of Life27▲ 5.3×39 topics
  3. Inflammation17▲ 2.2×38 topics
  4. Depression17▲ 5.3×17 topics
  5. Primary Care15▲ 11×15 topics
  6. Risk Factors14▲ 3.5×27 topics
  7. Global Burden12▲ 6.4×11 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Public Health12▲ 2.3×33 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice12▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Chronic Disease Management11▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Mental Health11▲ 2.2×24 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations11▲ 8.9×10 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 3.8×15 topics
  15. Rehabilitation10▲ 7.4×10 topics
  16. Quality Improvement10▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Aging9▲ 4.4×10 topics
  18. Behavior Change9▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Patient Engagement9▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Prevalence8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  21. Cognitive Therapy8▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Critical Care8▲ 8.7×7 topics
  23. Functional Recovery7▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Social Cognition7▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Antipsychotic Drugs7▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Neurocognitive Deficits7▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Elderly7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  29. Neural Plasticity7▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Integrated Care6▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Mental Health Services6▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Psychological Distress6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Quality of Care6▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Health Services6▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality6▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Intensive Care Unit6▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Healthcare Outcomes6▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Systematic Review6▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Recovery6▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Metro South Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Schizophrenia research and treatment, Health Policy Implementation Science, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Schizophrenia research a…7Schizophrenia research and treatment: 7 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…5Health Policy Implementation Science: 5 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 5 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 5 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 5 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…4Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 4 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitationEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 5 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 5 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metro South Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Metro South Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Metro South Health0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metro South Health 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%Metro South Health13.1% 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 17.8% in 2023.

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