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Southern District Health Board

In research, Southern District Health Board stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,969 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,098 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,703
of 28,054 · #28,995 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#69
of 71
Research works
259
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Southern District Health Board 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 #10,969 of 20,462 14.6%176
MedicineField #15,098 of 17,978 14.2%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern District Health Board 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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern District Health Board?

Ranked on the composite score, Thompson Re lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern District Health Board.

  1. 1 Thompson Re New Zealand · #1,071,520 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Southern District Health Board

Which keywords describe research at Southern District Health Board?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Diabetes, Complications, Cardiovascular Disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Insulin Therapy and Clinical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.1×40 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 5.7×12 topics
  3. Diabetes4▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Glycemic Control4▲ 42×4 topics
  5. Complications4▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Insulin Therapy4▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.8×14 topics
  9. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Continuous Glucose Monitoring2▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Hypoglycemia2▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Inflammation2▲ 1.69×15 topics
  13. Mortality2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  14. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 2.6×15 topics
  16. Depression2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 2.0×14 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.71×11 topics
  19. Primary Care2▲ 7.0×10 topics
  20. Genetics2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  21. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  23. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  25. Guidelines1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.3×6 topics
  27. Precision Medicine1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  29. Health Equity1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  30. Heart Failure1▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Mortality Risk1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Pain Management1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Behavior Change1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Patient Engagement1▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Autoimmunity1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Defensive Medicine1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. HLA Genes1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Malpractice Risk1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Southern District Health Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes and associated disorders, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues and Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome.

Diabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…1Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsPharmacyOphthalmology4 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  4. 4 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern District Health Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% 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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