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Sunshine Hospital

In research, Sunshine Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,734 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,264 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,728
of 22,385 · #18,366 all time
Rank in Australia
#247
of 270
Research works
281
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Sunshine Hospital

What is Sunshine Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #5,734 of 16,688 9.5%195
MedicineField #5,264 of 14,558 9.4%167

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sunshine 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sunshine Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Sunshine Hospital is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Psychology (7%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 68.2% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 62.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 17.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 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 workALL ITS WORKSunshine Hospital75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences68%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4762.4%
    2. Health Professions44.6%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience45.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology22.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Psychology56.7%
    2. Social Sciences22.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Chemistry11.1%
    2. Environmental Science00.7%
    3. Engineering00.6%
    4. Computer Science00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.25× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.39×4 works
  2. Medicine3.25×47 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.53×2 works
  4. Psychology2.19×5 works
  5. Health Professions1.76×4 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.71×0 works
  7. Nursing1.56×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×3 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×3 works
  10. Chemistry0.68×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.28×0 works
  14. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.19×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  22. Engineering0.04×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sunshine Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Carmela Sales, David Krieser and David Ting‐Wei Chiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunshine Hospital.

  1. 1 Carmela Sales Australia · #1,212,325 worldwide 452 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 David Krieser Australia · #2,626,249 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 David Ting‐Wei Chiang Australia · #4,899,009 worldwide 255 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Stephen Priestley Australia · #5,118,920 worldwide 194 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Sunshine Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Sunshine Hospital?

The most cited paper from Sunshine Hospital is "Neuroanatomical abnormalities before and after onset of psychosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal MRI comparison" (Christos Pantelis, Dennis Velakoulis, Patrick D. McGorry et al., 2003), with 1,330 citations. Next come "Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke" (1,069) and "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex" (910).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Neuroanatomical abnormalities before and after onset of psychosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal MRI comparison Christos Pantelis, Dennis Velakoulis, Patrick D. McGorry et al. · The Lancet Open access 2003 1,330
2 Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke Henry Ma et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 May 2019 1,069
3 The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex Katrina L. Grasby et al. · Science Open access362 authors 19 Mar 2020 910
4 Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke Bruce C.V. Campbell et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Apr 2018 896
5 Clinical Staging of Psychiatric Disorders: A Heuristic Framework for Choosing Earlier, Safer and more Effective Interventions Patrick D. McGorry, Ian Bernard Hickie, Alison Ruth Yung et al. · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Aug 2006 888
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sunshine Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Preterm Infants, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Critical Care, Oxidative Stress and Headache Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.1×50 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×29 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders4▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.7×22 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 2.8×11 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 4.0×16 topics
  7. Preterm Infants2▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×11 topics
  9. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Critical Care2▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Global Burden2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  12. Headache Disorders2▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Migraine2▲ 63×1 topic
  15. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  16. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Pandemic2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.6×9 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  22. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Pregnancy2▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Guidelines2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Medical Education1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration1▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. Rehabilitation1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Breast Cancer1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  33. Healthcare Workers1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  34. Prognosis1▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Hyperglycemia1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 13×3 topics
  38. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.5×6 topics
  39. Glycemic Control1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Revascularization1▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Sunshine Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Migraine and Headache Studies, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Migraine and Headache St…2Migraine and Headache Studies: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical A…1Ultrasound in Clinical Applications: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sunshine Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower 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 Sunshine Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Sunshine Hospital0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sunshine Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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