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Starship Children's Health

In research, Starship Children's Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,641 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,867 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,719
of 28,054 · #17,232 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#38
of 71
Research works
920
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Starship Children'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 #6,641 of 11,982 13.5%131 #5952
MedicineField #5,867 of 10,443 13.2%118 #4725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Starship Children'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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 4.64× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Starship Children's Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Reed, John Beca and Jonathan R. Skinner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Starship Children's Health.

  1. 1 Peter Reed New Zealand · #150,826 worldwide 112 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 John Beca New Zealand · #380,536 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jonathan R. Skinner New Zealand · #602,905 worldwide 83 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Nigel Wilson New Zealand · #604,499 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Thomas L. Gentles New Zealand · #810,006 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Starship Children's Health

Which keywords describe research at Starship Children's Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Complications, Preterm Infants, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Diagnosis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 4.2×71 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 3.0×29 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes8▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 4.0×26 topics
  5. Diagnosis7▲ 4.8×22 topics
  6. Complications7▲ 8.6×10 topics
  7. Preterm Infants6▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  9. Surgical Management6▲ 9.0×10 topics
  10. Rehabilitation5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  11. Mortality5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  12. Management5▲ 4.1×18 topics
  13. Pathogenesis5▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Genetics5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Surgery5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  16. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.6×15 topics
  18. Critical Care4▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Antibiotic Prophylaxis4▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Glycemic Control4▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Medical Education4▲ 8.6×9 topics
  24. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Insulin Therapy3▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Interventions3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Spinal Fusion3▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Gross Motor Function3▲ 46×1 topic
  31. ICF Model3▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Periprosthetic Joint Infection3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Prosthetic Joint Infections3▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Virulence Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Lung Stem Cells3▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Surfactant Proteins3▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Cognitive Function3▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Mortality Risk3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Pain Management3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  40. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Starship Children's Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Orthopedic Infections an…3Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…3Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional works
SurgeryPsychiatry and Mental healthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Starship Children's Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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