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Royal Women's Hospital

In research, Royal Women's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,145 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,942 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 37.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,472
of 28,054 · #5,632 all time
Rank in Australia
#139
of 391
Research works
2.9k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Royal Women's 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,145 of 11,982 22.9%237 #1583
MedicineField #2,942 of 10,443 22.5%216 #1437

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Royal Women's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 37.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 32.8 works37×
  2. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 25.4 works37×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 30.3 works13×
  4. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 27.6 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 216 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 23 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Quinn, Peter G. Davis and J. B. Brown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Women's Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael Quinn Australia · #2,542 worldwide 1k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Peter G. Davis Australia · #27,630 worldwide 551 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 J. B. Brown Australia · #45,631 worldwide 434 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Colin J. Morley Australia · #50,419 worldwide 311 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Lex W. Doyle Australia · #58,612 worldwide 443 citations · 94 works
  6. 6 Suzanne M. Garland Australia · #86,454 worldwide 297 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Fabrício da Silva Costa Australia · #104,606 worldwide 212 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 A.T. Dennis Australia · #156,210 worldwide 211 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 R. J. Pepperell Australia · #180,118 worldwide 74 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 James Nicklin Australia · #242,998 worldwide 89 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Women's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Royal Women's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Infertility, Maternal Mortality, Risk Factors, Preterm Infants, Metabolic Syndrome and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology41▲ 3.4×61 topics
  2. Quality of Life24▲ 5.5×24 topics
  3. Infertility20▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality19▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Risk Factors18▲ 5.3×21 topics
  6. Mental Health16▲ 3.6×17 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 6.2×17 topics
  8. Preterm Infants14▲ 38×3 topics
  9. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes13▲ 23×6 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.8×20 topics
  11. Cognitive Function12▲ 23×6 topics
  12. Global Trends12▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Management12▲ 5.0×11 topics
  14. Psychological Impact12▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Surgical Treatment12▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Breast Cancer11▲ 16×10 topics
  17. Child Development11▲ 8.8×7 topics
  18. Pulmonary Hypertension11▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Respiratory Distress Syndrome11▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Ovarian Cancer10▲ 38×3 topics
  21. Assisted Reproductive Technology10▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia10▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Lung Stem Cells10▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Cervical Cancer10▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Pregnancy10▲ 15×10 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Endothelial Dysfunction9▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Fertility Preservation9▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation9▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Preeclampsia9▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Pregnancy Complications9▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Preterm Birth9▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Hypertensive Disorders9▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Placental Development9▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Pathophysiology8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  37. Health Consequences8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Maternal Outcomes8▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Prenatal Diagnosis8▲ 18×6 topics
  40. Stem Cells8▲ 11×6 topics

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

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

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…10Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 10 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…9Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 9 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 9 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 8 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 7 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 6 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 6 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…6Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 6 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 6 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyReproductive Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 9 works
  4. 4 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 6 works
  8. 8 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  10. 10 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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