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St Vincent's Health

In research, St Vincent's Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,225 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,433 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,117
of 28,054 · #20,795 all time
Rank in Australia
#206
of 391
Research works
452
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is St Vincent's 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 #4,225 of 11,982 23.9%81 #7166
MedicineField #4,433 of 10,443 21.8%65 #8189

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 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.71× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.00× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St Vincent's Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Treatment, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Neurological Disorders and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.3×70 topics
  2. Quality of Life6▲ 3.9×34 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 2.6×39 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 3.6×27 topics
  5. Depression4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders4▲ 5.4×12 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.6×19 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 2.0×22 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.5×17 topics
  10. Primary Care3▲ 7.6×11 topics
  11. Quality Improvement3▲ 14×8 topics
  12. Anxiety3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  13. Obesity3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  15. Rehabilitation3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  17. Management3▲ 2.9×20 topics
  18. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.6×9 topics
  19. Genetics2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  20. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  21. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  22. Global Burden2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  23. Functional Recovery2▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Quality2▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Heart Failure2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  30. Health Care Costs2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Elderly Patients2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. End-of-Life2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Motor Recovery2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Pain Management2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Palliative Care2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Glycemic Control2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Patient Outcomes2▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Sedation1▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksNursing education and management: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…1Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 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 1 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 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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