Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Hospital / health system · Sydney · Australia

Royal Hospital for Women

In research, Royal Hospital for Women stands highest in Medicine (#4,789 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,817 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/rhwROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#16,531
of 28,054 · #16,172 all time
Rank in Australia
#269
of 391
Research works
885
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Royal Hospital for Women 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 #4,789 of 10,443 23.7%62 #4759
Health SciencesDomain #5,817 of 11,982 23.3%66 #5230

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Hospital for Women 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Hospital for Women?

Ranked on the composite score, Neville F. Hacker, Michael Costello and John Eden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Hospital for Women.

  1. 1 Neville F. Hacker Australia · #24,853 worldwide 335 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Michael Costello Australia · #98,286 worldwide 212 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 John Eden Australia · #121,904 worldwide 197 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Jason Abbott Australia · #146,827 worldwide 136 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 William J. Garrett Australia · #184,725 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Debra Kennedy Australia · #777,049 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Antonia Shand Australia · #935,063 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alexander Haig Australia · #1,029,745 worldwide 26 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Ju Lee Oei Australia · #1,197,155 worldwide 49 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Hospital for Women

Which keywords describe research at Royal Hospital for Women?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infertility, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Quality of Life, Maternal Mortality, Management, Surgical Treatment and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Infertility6▲ 51×3 topics
  3. Quality of Life6▲ 4.7×15 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  5. Management4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Diagnosis4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality4▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment4▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 25×6 topics
  11. Pathophysiology4▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Stem Cells4▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Chemotherapy4▲ 6.4×14 topics
  14. Immunobiology4▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Pain Symptoms4▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Obesity3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  17. Preterm Infants3▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Psychological Interventions3▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Ovarian Cancer3▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Breast Cancer3▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Global Trends3▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Pregnancy3▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Fertility Preservation3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation3▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Fertility2▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Function2▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 19×5 topics
  29. Child Development2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Pregnancy Complications2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Placental Development2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Preeclampsia2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 59×2 topics
  40. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Hospital for Women publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions…2Gynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…2Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…2Ovarian function and disorders: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…1Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology

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

  1. 1 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Hospital for Women's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Sydney

All research institutions in Sydney

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.