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Royal Women's Hospital

In research, Royal Women's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,100 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,166 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (Obstetrics and Gynecology is 36.5× its share of world research).

thewomens.org.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#4,988
of 22,385 · #2,888 all time
Rank in Australia
#81
of 270
Research works
2.9k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
89k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Royal Women's Hospital

What is Royal Women's Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,100 of 9,902 15.4%237 #1133
MedicineField #1,166 of 8,541 15.6%216 #1169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Women's 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Royal Women's Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Royal Women's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Social Sciences (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 266 fractional works · 76.5% of its workMedicine: 244 fractional works · 70.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 9.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 27 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal Women'sHospital347fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24470.1%
    2. Health Professions174.9%
    3. Nursing51.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences267.4%
    2. Psychology154.4%
    3. Decision Sciences10.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology185.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology113.2%
    3. Neuroscience31.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science20.5%
    2. Engineering10.4%
    3. Mathematics10.2%
    4. Computer Science10.2%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royal Women's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 36.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 36.4 works37×
  2. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 27.4 works35×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 33.8 works13×
  4. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 31.3 works6.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.20× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 244 worksMedicineNursing: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.65×244 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.20×11 works
  3. Nursing2.79×5 works
  4. Health Professions1.86×17 works
  5. Psychology1.44×15 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×18 works
  7. Neuroscience0.61×4 works
  8. Social Sciences0.58×26 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.23×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.17×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.11×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
  18. Engineering0.03×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Women's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Lex William Doyle, Jeanie L.Y. Cheong and Peter Graham Davis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Women's Hospital.

  1. 1 Lex William Doyle Australia · #18,389 worldwide 52k citations · 836 works
  2. 2 Jeanie L.Y. Cheong Australia · #30,540 worldwide 14k citations · 396 works
  3. 3 Peter Graham Davis Australia · #42,285 worldwide 42k citations · 764 works
  4. 4 C. Omar F. Kamlin Australia · #79,034 worldwide 8k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Jennifer Anne Dawson Australia · #156,401 worldwide 8.3k citations · 192 works
  6. 6 Orla McNally Australia · #172,384 worldwide 6k citations · 193 works
  7. 7 Suzanne Marie Garland Australia · #232,453 worldwide 41k citations · 848 works
  8. 8 Michael A. Quinn Australia · #248,083 worldwide 38k citations · 504 works
  9. 9 Jan M. Pyman Australia · #251,139 worldwide 5k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Susan E Jacobs Australia · #266,124 worldwide 7.1k citations · 98 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Women's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Royal Women's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Royal Women's Hospital is "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (W.J. Fokkens et al., 2020), with 5,610 citations. Next come "An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood" (2,868) and "World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics*‡" (2,857).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors Feb 2020 5,610
2 An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood Saroj Saigal, Lex William Doyle · The Lancet 2008 2,868
3 World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics*‡ Trevor G. Cooper, Elizabeth A. Noonan, Sigrid von Eckardstein et al. · Human Reproduction Update 24 Nov 2009 2,857
4 Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study Silvia de Sanjosé et al. · The Lancet Oncology 18 Oct 2010 2,774
5 Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci Douglas F. Easton et al. · Nature Open access239 authors 27 May 2007 2,342
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Women's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Infertility, Maternal Mortality, Risk Factors, Preterm Infants, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.3×64 topics
  2. Quality of Life26▲ 5.2×27 topics
  3. Infertility21▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality21▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Risk Factors21▲ 5.5×22 topics
  6. Mental Health20▲ 3.9×18 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 6.1×17 topics
  8. Preterm Infants17▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes16▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 3.7×20 topics
  11. Cognitive Function14▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Psychological Impact13▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Child Development13▲ 9.2×7 topics
  14. Management13▲ 4.8×11 topics
  15. Global Trends13▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Breast Cancer13▲ 15×10 topics
  17. Surgical Treatment12▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Respiratory Distress Syndrome12▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.8×17 topics
  20. Pulmonary Hypertension12▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Cervical Cancer11▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Ovarian Cancer11▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia11▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Lung Stem Cells11▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Pregnancy11▲ 15×10 topics
  26. Assisted Reproductive Technology11▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Health10▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Preterm Birth10▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 13×6 topics
  30. Fertility Preservation10▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation10▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Preeclampsia10▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Pregnancy Complications10▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Hypertensive Disorders10▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Placental Development10▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Cancer Incidence10▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Health Consequences10▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Human Papillomavirus10▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Pathophysiology9▲ 9.2×6 topics
  40. Stem Cells9▲ 9.8×7 topics

Which research topics does Royal Women's Hospital publish most on?

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

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…11Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 11 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…10Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 10 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 10 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 8 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 8 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 7 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 7 fractional worksReproductive Health and …7Reproductive Health and Technologies: 7 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 7 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyReproductive Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  4. 4 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  6. 6 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  7. 7 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 7 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 7 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royal Women's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Royal Women's Hospital0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Women's Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Royal Women's Hospital15.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.1% in 2009.

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