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National Heart Foundation of Australia

In research, National Heart Foundation of Australia stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,224 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,133 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,432
of 28,054 · #15,996 all time
Rank in Australia
#378
of 391
Research works
640
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is National Heart Foundation of Australia 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 #6,224 of 20,462 18.7%436
MedicineField #6,133 of 17,978 17.7%375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Heart Foundation of Australia 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.54× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 4.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Heart Foundation of Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Trevor Shilton, Karen Page and Stephen Bunker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Heart Foundation of Australia.

  1. 1 Trevor Shilton Australia · #349,387 worldwide 63 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Karen Page Australia · #502,941 worldwide 73 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Stephen Bunker Australia · #616,856 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 John Abernethy Australia · #721,271 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Greg Ford Australia · #907,472 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Daniëls Australia · #1,379,390 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at National Heart Foundation of Australia

Which keywords describe research at National Heart Foundation of Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Epidemiology, Guidelines, Public Health, Heart Failure, Chronic Disease Management and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×29 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 7.0×15 topics
  3. Public Health5▲ 4.4×16 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 27×6 topics
  5. Guidelines4▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Heart Failure3▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Clinical Trials3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  8. Depression3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  9. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  12. Obesity2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  13. Patient Engagement2▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  15. Behavior Change2▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Anxiety2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  17. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.2×9 topics
  19. Social Support2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  20. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Acute Coronary Syndromes2▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Cardiac Rehabilitation2▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Coronary Heart Disease2▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Health Equity2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  27. Hypertension2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  28. Medical Education2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  29. ST-Segment Elevation2▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Stress Management2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Patient Safety2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Ethical Issues2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Adherence1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Digital Divide1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Echocardiography1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  39. Mobile Health1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Resuscitation1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does National Heart Foundation of Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management.

Acute Myocardial Infarct…2Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…2Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 1 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Info…1Health Literacy and Information Accessibility: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyEmergency Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Heart Foundation of Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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