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Monash IVF

In research, Monash IVF stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,869 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,618 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences (Health Sciences is 3.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#28,428
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#416
of 476
Research works
155
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Monash IVF

What is Monash IVF known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #4,869 of 16,688 15.7%125
MedicineField #7,618 of 14,558 15.6%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Monash IVF 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 fields of science does Monash IVF work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Monash IVF is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (79%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Health Professions (2%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 78.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 30.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 12.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMonash IVF25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences3%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2078.8%
    2. Health Professions12.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology312.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences01.8%
    2. Psychology00.4%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Energy01.3%
    2. Environmental Science00.6%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Engineering00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Monash IVF specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 20.3 works3.5×
← 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: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.10× its world share, 20 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.10×20 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.40×3 works
  3. Energy1.45×0 works
  4. Health Professions0.89×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.15×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  9. Psychology0.13×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  13. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Monash IVF?

Ranked on the quality score, Sue Breheny, Kee Jiet Ong and Vivien B. MacLachlan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Monash IVF.

  1. 1 Sue Breheny Australia · #650,905 worldwide 1.8k citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Kee Jiet Ong Australia · #1,922,722 worldwide 1.6k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Vivien B. MacLachlan Australia · #2,169,187 worldwide 1.4k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Ross Turner Australia · #3,235,644 worldwide 120 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Donna Howlett Australia · #4,225,274 worldwide 308 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Monash IVF

What are the most cited papers from Monash IVF?

The most cited paper from Monash IVF is "Recurrent implantation failure: definition and management" (Carol Coughlan, William J. Ledger, Qiujun Wang et al., 2013), with 943 citations. Next come "Uterine fibroids" (542) and "Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome and IVF: A Case-Control Study" (430).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recurrent implantation failure: definition and management Carol Coughlan, William J. Ledger, Qiujun Wang et al. · Reproductive BioMedicine Online 14 Sep 2013 943
2 Uterine fibroids Elizabeth A. Stewart, Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, William H. Catherino et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers Review 23 Jun 2016 542
3 Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome and IVF: A Case-Control Study Jane L. Halliday, Kay Oke, Sue Breheny et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 3 Aug 2004 430
4 Analysis of the relationships between oxidative stress, DNA damage and sperm vitality in a patient population: development of diagnostic criteria R. John Aitken, Geoffry Nunzio De Iuliis, Jane M. Finnie et al. · Human Reproduction Open access 17 Aug 2010 396
5 Risk of cancer after use of fertility drugs with in-vitro fertilisation Alison Venn, Lyndsey Watson, Fiona Bruinsma et al. · The Lancet Nov 1999 379
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Monash IVF?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Quality of Life, Fertility Preservation, Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation, Global Trends, Reproductive Technologies and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Infertility6▲ 170×3 topics
  2. Assisted Reproductive Technology5▲ 353×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Fertility Preservation4▲ 270×1 topic
  6. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation4▲ 270×1 topic
  7. Global Trends4▲ 174×1 topic
  8. Reproductive Technologies4▲ 353×1 topic
  9. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 71×3 topics
  10. Fertility2▲ 115×3 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  13. Cell-Free DNA2▲ 94×2 topics
  14. Ovarian Reserve2▲ 206×1 topic
  15. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome2▲ 206×1 topic
  16. Aneuploidy Screening2▲ 335×1 topic
  17. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing2▲ 335×1 topic
  18. In Vitro Fertilization2▲ 352×1 topic
  19. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  20. Twin Pregnancy2▲ 352×1 topic
  21. Sperm DNA Fragmentation2▲ 184×1 topic
  22. Spermatogonial Stem Cells2▲ 184×1 topic
  23. CFTR1▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Cystic Fibrosis1▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Monash IVF publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Ovarian function and disorders and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

Reproductive Biology and…4Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 4 fractional worksReproductive Health and …4Reproductive Health and Technologies: 4 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 2 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…2Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…2Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Fun…2Sperm and Testicular Function: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…1Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 0 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  9. 9 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 0 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Monash IVF's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Monash IVF as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000088% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Monash IVF0.000049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Monash IVF over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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