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Queensland Health

In research, Queensland Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,079 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,967 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,758 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,858
of 28,054 · #7,291 all time
Rank in Australia
#113
of 391
Research works
2.7k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Queensland Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,079 of 11,982 16.4%392 #2306
MedicineField #2,967 of 10,443 13.9%297 #2536
Social SciencesDomain #5,758 of 10,521 23.9%68 #7388
Life SciencesDomain #4,743 of 7,800 16.0%70 #4306
Health ProfessionsField #1,244 of 1,928 24.8%78 #1511

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queensland 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,306 #2,079
  2. Medicine#2,536 #2,967
  3. Social Sciences#7,388 #5,758
  4. Life Sciences#4,306 #4,743
  5. Health Professions#1,511 #1,244
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.06× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.61× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.04× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 297 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Helen Smith, Graeme R. Nimmo and Lee D. Smythe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Health.

  1. 1 Helen Smith Australia · #173,266 worldwide 194 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Graeme R. Nimmo Australia · #205,042 worldwide 120 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Lee D. Smythe Australia · #257,120 worldwide 212 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Russell Stafford Australia · #341,956 worldwide 89 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Alyssa T. Pyke Australia · #418,999 worldwide 126 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Caroline Richmond Australia · #507,205 worldwide 4 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Amy V. Jennison Australia · #851,690 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Catherine Harper Australia · #921,884 worldwide 15 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Ujang Tinggi Australia · #1,091,471 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Manlio Prior Australia · #1,509,681 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Health

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction, Public Health, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology82▲ 3.6×114 topics
  2. Public Health26▲ 3.0×45 topics
  3. Quality of Life25▲ 3.0×46 topics
  4. Risk Factors22▲ 3.5×33 topics
  5. Treatment21▲ 3.0×40 topics
  6. Diagnosis18▲ 3.3×35 topics
  7. Inflammation17▲ 1.39×51 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction17▲ 9.2×9 topics
  9. COVID-1916▲ 1.98×19 topics
  10. Primary Care16▲ 7.1×14 topics
  11. Mortality15▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Mental Health14▲ 1.64×32 topics
  13. Chronic Disease Management13▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.0×29 topics
  15. Pathogenesis13▲ 4.3×19 topics
  16. Global Burden13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  17. Depression12▲ 2.4×18 topics
  18. Quality Improvement12▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Complications12▲ 4.0×15 topics
  20. Management12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  21. Guidelines11▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Health Equity11▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Prevention11▲ 4.4×16 topics
  24. Rehabilitation10▲ 4.5×10 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases10▲ 5.3×8 topics
  26. Vaccine10▲ 4.0×10 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 4.2×13 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 8.1×7 topics
  30. Infection9▲ 6.2×10 topics
  31. Healthcare-Associated Infections9▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Mortality Risk8▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Health Policy8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  34. Behavior Change8▲ 9.2×4 topics
  35. Vaccine Development8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  36. Global Health7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Decolonization7▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Indigenous Health7▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Clinical Management7▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Health Workforce7▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Queensland Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Health Policy Implementation Science and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Indigenous Health, Educa…7Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 7 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…6Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 6 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…5Health Policy Implementation Science: 5 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …4Global Health Workforce Issues: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 4 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 3 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…3Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional works
HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 7 works
  2. 2 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queensland Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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