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Sunshine Coast University Hospital

In research, Sunshine Coast University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,361 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,114 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,525
of 28,054 · #17,602 all time
Rank in Australia
#142
of 391
Research works
595
▲ 568% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Sunshine Coast University Hospital 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 #3,361 of 11,982 12.6%209 #7281
MedicineField #4,114 of 10,443 11.3%183 #8136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sunshine Coast University Hospital 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.67× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.14× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sunshine Coast University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicholas A. Gray, James Anderson and Andrew Dettrick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

  1. 1 Nicholas A. Gray Australia · #673,206 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 James Anderson Australia · #683,746 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Andrew Dettrick Australia · #782,341 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Matthew Green Australia · #948,313 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sunshine Coast University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sunshine Coast University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Mortality, Immunotherapy, Diagnosis, Neurological Disorders, Treatment and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.0×88 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 1.99×46 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 3.4×30 topics
  4. Diagnosis11▲ 4.1×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life11▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Depression10▲ 4.2×18 topics
  7. Mortality10▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Immunotherapy10▲ 5.0×17 topics
  9. Guidelines10▲ 7.7×12 topics
  10. Management10▲ 4.3×23 topics
  11. Chemotherapy10▲ 4.8×19 topics
  12. Risk Factors9▲ 3.1×28 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders9▲ 5.8×13 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.5×22 topics
  15. Complications7▲ 5.3×14 topics
  16. Public Health7▲ 1.71×27 topics
  17. Biomarkers7▲ 3.6×14 topics
  18. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 7.5×8 topics
  19. Primary Care6▲ 6.0×11 topics
  20. Functional Connectivity6▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Radiotherapy6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  23. Prognosis6▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Quality Improvement5▲ 9.8×8 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  26. Neuroimaging5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  28. Surgical Management5▲ 4.2×16 topics
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Critical Care5▲ 7.2×8 topics
  32. Surgery4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  33. Survival Analysis4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Healthcare-Associated Infections4▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Sepsis4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Chronic Pain4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  38. Default Mode Network4▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Resting-State fMRI4▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Catheter Ablation3▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Sunshine Coast University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Functional Brain Connect…4Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 4 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…2Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksVestibular and auditory …2Vestibular and auditory disorders: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceEpidemiologyEmergency Medical ServicesNephrology5 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sunshine Coast University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 568% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.