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Smith Family

In research, Smith Family stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,612 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,203 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,863 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,993
of 28,054 · #8,211 all time
Rank in Australia
#313
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Smith Family known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #3,612 of 20,462 24.8%341
Social SciencesDomain #4,203 of 16,945 11.7%516
Social SciencesField #2,863 of 10,206 12.3%244
MedicineField #5,056 of 17,978 28.1%248
Physical SciencesDomain #14,901 of 21,541 11.0%316
EngineeringField #8,896 of 11,412 11.7%182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Smith Family 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.63× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Smith Family?

Ranked on the composite score, Sidney C. Smith, John Wilkinson and Joan Enric Torra‐Bou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smith Family.

  1. 1 Sidney C. Smith Australia · #16,543 worldwide 5.2k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 John Wilkinson Australia · #72,060 worldwide 217 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Joan Enric Torra‐Bou Australia · #400,182 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Moore Australia · #491,968 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Sergio Sorinas Australia · #562,055 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Francisco García Pavón Australia · #782,653 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Geoffrey Nowell‐Smith Australia · #836,928 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 L. Nherera Australia · #1,390,597 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Smith Family

Which keywords describe research at Smith Family?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Property Rights, Rehabilitation, Ethics, Human Rights, Patient Satisfaction, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.91×35 topics
  2. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  3. Human Rights3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 2.4×14 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 2.2×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  8. Mental Health3▲ 1.91×13 topics
  9. Ethics2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  10. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  11. Complications2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  12. Property Rights2▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  14. Revision Surgery2▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Arbitration2▲ 77×2 topics
  17. International Law2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  18. Mortality2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  19. Infection Prevention2▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Prevention2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Contract Law2▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Cost Analysis2▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Environmental Law2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  24. Governance2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  25. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  26. Wound Healing2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Community Development2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Corrective Justice2▲ 132×1 topic
  29. Law Enforcement2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Remedies2▲ 132×1 topic
  31. State Sovereignty2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Arthroplasty1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Institutions1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Narrative1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Social Participation1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Bilateral Investment Treaties1▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Foreign Direct Investment1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Phenomenology1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Smith Family publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal principles and applications, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Public Policy and Governance and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

Legal principles and app…2Legal principles and applications: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPublic Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…1International Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSurgical site infection …1Surgical site infection prevention: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 1 fractional works
LawCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePolitical Science and International RelationsStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal principles and applications Law 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental law and policy Law 1 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smith Family's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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