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Prince of Wales Hospital

In research, Prince of Wales Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,312 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,755 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,794
of 28,054 · #2,749 all time
Rank in Australia
#127
of 391
Research works
7.1k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
234k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Prince of Wales Hospital 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 #2,312 of 10,443 15.5%368 #744
Health SciencesDomain #2,755 of 11,982 15.9%398 #804

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prince of Wales Hospital 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 368 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John W. Funder, James W. Lance and Bryan Gandevia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prince of Wales Hospital.

  1. 1 John W. Funder Australia · #47,461 worldwide 615 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 James W. Lance Australia · #48,695 worldwide 310 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Bryan Gandevia Australia · #70,246 worldwide 114 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 John Tapsall Australia · #94,614 worldwide 142 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Michael Friedländer Australia · #133,607 worldwide 565 citations · 132 works
  6. 6 David Goldstein Australia · #135,240 worldwide 170 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 William D. Rawlinson Australia · #143,492 worldwide 255 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Ernest Somerville Australia · #154,341 worldwide 196 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ralph J. Mobbs Australia · #156,193 worldwide 103 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Michael H Bennett Australia · #168,516 worldwide 99 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Prince of Wales Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology59▲ 2.9×108 topics
  2. Quality of Life23▲ 3.2×41 topics
  3. Treatment21▲ 3.5×40 topics
  4. Inflammation21▲ 1.95×52 topics
  5. Chemotherapy20▲ 5.5×23 topics
  6. Diagnosis18▲ 3.7×33 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 2.7×26 topics
  8. Risk Factors15▲ 2.7×25 topics
  9. Biomarkers14▲ 4.1×11 topics
  10. Management13▲ 3.4×23 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  12. Immunotherapy13▲ 3.6×17 topics
  13. Neuroimaging12▲ 9.0×11 topics
  14. Complications12▲ 4.8×16 topics
  15. Surgical Management12▲ 5.5×19 topics
  16. Clinical Trials12▲ 3.4×16 topics
  17. Guidelines11▲ 4.8×13 topics
  18. Aging11▲ 4.1×13 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors11▲ 4.9×14 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations10▲ 4.8×21 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 3.7×14 topics
  22. Mortality10▲ 3.5×12 topics
  23. Radiotherapy10▲ 5.0×12 topics
  24. Rehabilitation9▲ 4.7×11 topics
  25. Heart Failure9▲ 4.2×11 topics
  26. Surgery9▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Echocardiography9▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 7.6×6 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Prognosis8▲ 5.0×9 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  33. Low Back Pain8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Critical Care7▲ 6.2×8 topics
  36. Elderly Patients7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  37. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Clinical Management6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  39. Spinal Fusion6▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Glaucoma6▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Prince of Wales Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Spine and Intervertebral…5Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 5 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…5Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 5 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…4Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…4Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 4 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthEmergency Medical ServicesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  3. 3 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 4 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 3 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prince of Wales Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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