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St Vincent's Health

In research, St Vincent's Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,677 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,514 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,954
of 22,385 · #11,751 all time
Rank in Australia
#157
of 270
Research works
452
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
St Vincent's Health

What is St Vincent's 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 #2,677 of 9,902 18.1%81 #3744
MedicineField #2,514 of 8,541 17.0%65 #3546

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Vincent's 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 St Vincent's Health work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at St Vincent's Health is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Health Professions (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 89 fractional works · 71.3% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 58.0% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt Vincent'sHealth125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences11%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7258.0%
    2. Health Professions1511.8%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology107.8%
    2. Neuroscience43.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology64.9%
    2. Social Sciences43.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Computer Science21.4%
    2. Engineering11.0%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.0%
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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.50× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.50×15 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.88×2 works
  3. Medicine3.02×72 works
  4. Nursing2.32×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.83×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.83×4 works
  7. Psychology1.59×6 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×10 works
  9. Veterinary0.66×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.51×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.47×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.25×4 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.17×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  19. Engineering0.07×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St Vincent's Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Jane D. Evans, Lauren Christie and Debbie Isaac lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Vincent's Health.

  1. 1 Jane D. Evans Australia · #2,287,470 worldwide 477 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Lauren Christie Australia · #3,083,579 worldwide 376 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Debbie Isaac Australia · #3,145,052 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Brigid Ryan Australia · #4,146,994 worldwide 212 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Ben Thomas Australia · #4,738,838 worldwide 930 citations · 144 works
All ranked researchers at St Vincent's Health

What are the most cited papers from St Vincent's Health?

The most cited paper from St Vincent's Health is "Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET-CT in patients with high-risk prostate cancer before curative-intent surgery or radiotherapy (proPSMA): a prospective, randomised, multicentre study" (Michael S. Hofman et al., 2020), with 2,053 citations. Next come "Effect of Physical Activity on Cognitive Function in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer Disease" (1,645) and "Psychiatric Comorbidities and Schizophrenia" (1,132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET-CT in patients with high-risk prostate cancer before curative-intent surgery or radiotherapy (proPSMA): a prospective, randomised, multicentre study Michael S. Hofman et al. · The Lancet 22 Mar 2020 2,053
2 Effect of Physical Activity on Cognitive Function in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer Disease Nicola T. Lautenschlager, Kay L. Cox, Leon A Flicker et al. · JAMA 2 Sep 2008 1,645
3 Psychiatric Comorbidities and Schizophrenia P.F. Buckley, Brian J. Miller, Douglas S. Lehrer et al. · Schizophrenia Bulletin Open access 14 Nov 2008 1,132
4 International guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia Marie E. Faughnan et al. · Journal of Medical Genetics 23 Jun 2009 1,089
5 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
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St Vincent's Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Treatment, Depression, Primary Care, Neurological Disorders and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.2×74 topics
  2. Quality of Life7▲ 3.8×34 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.5×40 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 3.4×27 topics
  5. Depression4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders4▲ 5.3×13 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.6×21 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 1.99×24 topics
  10. Anxiety4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  11. Primary Care3▲ 7.2×11 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.3×8 topics
  13. Quality Improvement3▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Obesity3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 8.0×9 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  17. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  18. Management3▲ 2.7×20 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  20. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Genetics3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Immunotherapy3▲ 2.9×15 topics
  23. Global Burden2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Healthcare Quality2▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  27. Functional Recovery2▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Health Care Costs2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. End-of-Life2▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Palliative Care2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Elderly Patients2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  35. Glycemic Control2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  36. Motor Recovery2▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Pain Management2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Patient Outcomes2▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does St Vincent's Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksNursing education and management: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  6. 6 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St Vincent's Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% 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 St Vincent's Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%St Vincent's Health0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St Vincent's Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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