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St Vincents Institute of Medical Research

In research, St Vincents Institute of Medical Research stands highest in Medicine (#5,616 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,097 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,283
of 28,054 · #5,085 all time
Rank in Australia
#155
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
59.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is St Vincents Institute of Medical Research 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
MedicineField #5,616 of 10,443 27.7%69 #3989
Health SciencesDomain #7,097 of 11,982 27.5%71 #5367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Vincents Institute of Medical Research 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).

What does St Vincents Institute of Medical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 24.7 works6.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.27× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.56× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St Vincents Institute of Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce E. Kemp, Davis J. McCarthy and Thomas W. H. Kay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Vincents Institute of Medical Research.

  1. 1 Bruce E. Kemp Australia · #32,168 worldwide 815 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Davis J. McCarthy Australia · #101,616 worldwide 554 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Thomas W. H. Kay Australia · #107,362 worldwide 165 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 T. John Martin Australia · #131,650 worldwide 385 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Natalie A. Sims Australia · #159,009 worldwide 206 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 John W. Scott Australia · #191,048 worldwide 196 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Michael W. Parker Australia · #247,505 worldwide 239 citations · 92 works
  8. 8 Matthew T. Gillespie Australia · #276,646 worldwide 180 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Duncan J. Campbell Australia · #373,320 worldwide 107 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Helen E. Thomas Australia · #426,139 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at St Vincents Institute of Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at St Vincents Institute of Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Inflammation, Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity and Autoimmunity.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress10▲ 4.6×26 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 3.5×40 topics
  3. Epidemiology9▲ 1.76×53 topics
  4. Cancer9▲ 5.2×31 topics
  5. Heart Failure6▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.6×17 topics
  7. Obesity5▲ 5.2×14 topics
  8. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Immunotherapy5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Autoimmunity4▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  13. Genetics4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  14. Pancreatic Islets4▲ 77×1 topic
  15. ß-Cell Dysfunction4▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 10×7 topics
  17. Gene Expression4▲ 4.9×13 topics
  18. Innate Immunity4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Diabetes4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  21. Echocardiography3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  22. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Cell Death3▲ 10×6 topics
  25. Glycemic Control3▲ 14×4 topics
  26. HLA Genes3▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Insulin Production3▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Cardiac Remodeling3▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Gene Regulation3▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  33. Chamber Quantification2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Diastolic Function2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Insulin Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. TGF-ß2▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Sudden Death2▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 11×9 topics
  40. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy2▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does St Vincents Institute of Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes and associated disorders, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise.

Pancreatic function and …4Pancreatic function and diabetes: 4 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …3Diabetes and associated disorders: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksRNA regulation and disease: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…2Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineImmunology3 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 RNA regulation and disease Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St Vincents Institute of Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017.

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