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SA Health

In research, SA Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,684 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,680 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,980
of 28,054 · #20,426 all time
Rank in Australia
#250
of 391
Research works
621
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is SA Health 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 #5,684 of 11,982 20.0%117 #8069
MedicineField #5,680 of 10,443 18.8%89 #8085

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

What does SA Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 25.3 works5.7×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.65× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SA Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Patient Satisfaction, Depression, Quality of Life, Evidence-Based Practice, Chronic Disease Management and Elderly.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.8×66 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 3.2×27 topics
  3. Primary Care7▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Depression7▲ 4.6×13 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 1.73×35 topics
  6. Public Health6▲ 2.4×25 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.8×19 topics
  9. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 23×6 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Mental Health4▲ 1.81×20 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Guidelines4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Anxiety4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  16. Mortality4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  17. Elderly4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  18. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  19. Behavior Change4▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Medical Education4▲ 8.0×10 topics
  22. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  23. Health Policy3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Health Workforce3▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Global Health3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  27. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Polypharmacy3▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Heart Failure3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Quality Improvement3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  31. Collaborative Practice3▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Health Equity2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Patient Engagement2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Quality of Care2▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Long-Term Care2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Physician Migration2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Rural Health2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Stress Management2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Medication Errors2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does SA Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Global Health Workforce Issues, Health Policy Implementation Science and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Pharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …2Global Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyEmergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  2. 2 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SA Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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