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South Western Sydney Local Health District

In research, South Western Sydney Local Health District stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,352 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,270 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,932
of 28,054 · #13,689 all time
Rank in Australia
#197
of 391
Research works
793
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is South Western Sydney Local Health District 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 #4,352 of 11,982 19.0%165 #4789
MedicineField #4,270 of 10,443 17.7%127 #5316

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Western Sydney Local Health District 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.42× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.37× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Western Sydney Local Health District?

Ranked on the composite score, Josephine Chow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Western Sydney Local Health District.

  1. 1 Josephine Chow Australia · #594,701 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at South Western Sydney Local Health District

Which keywords describe research at South Western Sydney Local Health District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Public Health, Adolescents, Global Burden, Quality of Life, Prevalence and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 2.9×81 topics
  2. Risk Factors15▲ 5.8×24 topics
  3. Public Health15▲ 4.2×29 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 3.6×35 topics
  5. Adolescents10▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Mental Health10▲ 2.8×21 topics
  7. Global Burden9▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. Treatment9▲ 3.1×32 topics
  9. Inflammation8▲ 1.72×38 topics
  10. COVID-198▲ 2.6×16 topics
  11. Depression8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  12. Prevalence8▲ 8.3×9 topics
  13. Primary Care8▲ 8.8×10 topics
  14. Obesity8▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 10.0×9 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Mortality7▲ 5.2×12 topics
  18. Genetics7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  19. Diagnosis6▲ 2.9×27 topics
  20. Management6▲ 3.4×21 topics
  21. Physical Activity6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  22. Anxiety5▲ 4.8×9 topics
  23. Quality Improvement5▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Health Disparities5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  25. Social Support5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  26. Mortality Risk5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Rehabilitation5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  29. Neuroprotection5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. Behavior Change4▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Elderly Patients4▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Health Equity4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Digital Divide4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  36. Psychological Factors4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  37. Revascularization4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Neurobiological Correlates3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Patient Engagement3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does South Western Sydney Local Health District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…3Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…3Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…3Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…2Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…2Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiation2 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues 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 available59.3%not open40.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Western Sydney Local Health District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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