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SA Health

In research, SA Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,222 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,204 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,174
of 22,385 · #7,188 all time
Rank in Australia
#115
of 270
Research works
798
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
SA Health

What is SA Health 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 #2,222 of 9,902 14.2%125 #2752
MedicineField #2,204 of 8,541 14.1%97 #2609

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

Which fields of science does SA Health work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at SA Health is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Health Professions (15%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 154 fractional works · 67.9% of its workMedicine: 117 fractional works · 51.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 14.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSA Health227fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11751.7%
    2. Health Professions3314.6%
    3. Nursing31.3%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    1. Psychology135.7%
    2. Social Sciences114.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.8%
    5. Decision Sciences20.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology125.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.2%
    3. Neuroscience52.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    1. Environmental Science41.7%
    2. Engineering31.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    4. Chemistry10.6%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Computer Science10.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.17× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.54× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.69× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.54×33 works
  2. Medicine2.69×117 works
  3. Nursing2.59×3 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.17×5 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.11×2 works
  6. Psychology1.87×13 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×5 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×12 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×4 works
  10. Dentistry0.79×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.75×2 works
  12. Mathematics0.46×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.38×11 works
  14. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.34×4 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.29×2 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.22×2 works
  20. Engineering0.10×3 works
  21. Energy0.08×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SA Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Ann P. Koehler and Jane Giles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SA Health.

  1. 1 Ann P. Koehler Australia · #1,756,581 worldwide 929 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jane Giles Australia · #3,910,779 worldwide 62 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at SA Health

What are the most cited papers from SA Health?

The most cited paper from SA Health is "Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia" (Vassily Vladimirovich Trubetskoy et al., 2022), with 2,894 citations. Next come "A population-based study of the long-term risks associated with atrial fibrillation: 20-year follow-up of the Renfrew/Paisley study" (1,583) and "The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness" (1,569).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia Vassily Vladimirovich Trubetskoy et al. · Nature Open access613 authors 8 Apr 2022 2,894
2 A population-based study of the long-term risks associated with atrial fibrillation: 20-year follow-up of the Renfrew/Paisley study Simon Stewart, Carole Hart, David Hole et al. · The American Journal of Medicine Oct 2002 1,583
3 The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness Joseph Firth et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry Open access 16 Jul 2019 1,569
4 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the management of schizophrenia and related disorders Cherrie Ann Galletly, David Jonathan Castle, Frances Louise Dark et al. · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Open access 22 Apr 2016 872
5 Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay Bradley P. Coe et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 14 Sep 2014 780
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SA Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Patient Satisfaction, Evidence-Based Practice, Depression, Chronic Disease Management and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.8×82 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 3.3×32 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 1.98×48 topics
  4. Public Health9▲ 2.7×29 topics
  5. Primary Care8▲ 9.6×11 topics
  6. Depression8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.6×22 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 9.0×9 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  12. Guidelines5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  13. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 2.9×18 topics
  15. Risk Factors5▲ 2.1×23 topics
  16. Anxiety5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Clinical Trials4▲ 2.9×16 topics
  19. Elderly4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Medical Education4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  21. Behavior Change4▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Health Policy4▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Global Health4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Health Equity4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Mortality Risk4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  26. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  27. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  28. Health Workforce4▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Polypharmacy4▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Quality of Care4▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Medication Errors3▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  34. Collaborative Practice3▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Elderly Patients3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Long-Term Care3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Patient Engagement3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Reflective Practice3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Electronic Health Records3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Stress Management3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does SA Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Innovations in Medical Education and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Pharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…3Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 2 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 2 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 2 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SA Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is SA Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00086% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%SA Health0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SA Health 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 counting5%10%15%SA Health12.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2023.

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