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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

In research, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,876 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,925 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,929
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#457
of 656
Research works
443
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 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 #7,876 of 20,462 17.5%341
MedicineField #6,925 of 17,978 17.6%289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 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).

What does Royal Australasian College of Surgeons specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 27.5 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 30.6 works3.8×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 28 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons?

Ranked on the composite score, J. B. North, Susan M North and Wendy Babidge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

  1. 1 J. B. North Australia · #627,470 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Susan M North Australia · #1,118,109 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Wendy Babidge Australia · #1,254,119 worldwide 37 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 David Tivey Australia · #1,323,301 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Which keywords describe research at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Guidelines, Complications, Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Risk Factors and Postoperative Complications.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 4.6×29 topics
  2. Mortality4▲ 18×10 topics
  3. Guidelines3▲ 18×8 topics
  4. Complications3▲ 15×14 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Rehabilitation2▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Risk Factors2▲ 5.3×12 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  9. Arthroplasty2▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Postoperative Complications2▲ 32×3 topics
  13. Cardiac Risk1▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 7.0×7 topics
  15. Medical Education1▲ 15×8 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  17. Perioperative1▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Ankle Injuries1▲ 122×1 topic
  19. Sprains1▲ 122×1 topic
  20. Survival Analysis1▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Weight Loss1▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Deep Learning1◆ 1.01×3 topics
  23. Health Outcomes1▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Diabetes1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 57×1 topic
  28. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  29. Quality Improvement1▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Dermatophytes1▲ 112×1 topic
  31. Dermoscopy1▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Melanoma1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Onychomycosis1▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Radiotherapy1▲ 7.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Royal Australasian College of Surgeons publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Nail Diseases and Treatments.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery1Foot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…1Body Contouring and Surgery: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Australasian College of Surgeons's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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