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Sydney Hospital

In research, Sydney Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,133 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,375 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Medicine and Health Sciences — Ophthalmology is 82.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,466
of 28,054 · #9,131 all time
Rank in Australia
#258
of 391
Research works
1.7k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Sydney 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
MedicineField #7,133 of 10,443 19.8%82 #3435
Health SciencesDomain #8,375 of 11,982 20.0%87 #3981

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sydney 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).

What does Sydney Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 82.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 23.3 works83×
  2. MedicineField · 82.5 works4.1×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 87.3 works3.6×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sydney Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, F. W. Gunz, G. E. Bauer and Solomon Posen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sydney Hospital.

  1. 1 F. W. Gunz Australia · #226,687 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 G. E. Bauer Australia · #493,214 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Solomon Posen Australia · #522,986 worldwide 92 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 H. M. Whyte Australia · #573,765 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Anthony Hordern Australia · #588,529 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 C. E. Corlette Australia · #984,255 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 H. C. Russell Australia · #1,170,920 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 P. C. Vincent Australia · #1,317,091 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sydney Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sydney Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma, Optical Coherence Tomography, Macular Degeneration, Intravitreal Injection, Optic Nerve and Diabetic Retinopathy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 4.2×58 topics
  2. Intraocular Pressure9▲ 105×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma9▲ 55×4 topics
  4. Optical Coherence Tomography7▲ 68×3 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration7▲ 55×3 topics
  6. Inflammation7▲ 3.2×19 topics
  7. Intravitreal Injection6▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  9. Optic Nerve6▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Diabetic Retinopathy5▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Retinal Ganglion Cells5▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Myopia5▲ 78×2 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration5▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Ocular Hypertension5▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor5▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Visual Field Progression5▲ 88×1 topic
  18. Corneal Biomechanics4▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Keratoconus4▲ 131×1 topic
  20. Choroidal Thickness4▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 22×5 topics
  22. Retinal Pigment Epithelium4▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Behçet's Disease4▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Uveitis4▲ 131×1 topic
  25. Endophthalmitis4▲ 100×2 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Wound Healing3▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Corneal Regeneration3▲ 122×1 topic
  30. Limbal Stem Cells3▲ 122×1 topic
  31. OCT Imaging3▲ 109×2 topics
  32. Inflammatory Cytokines3▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Dry Eye Disease3▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Macular Hole3▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Ocular Surface3▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Vitreoretinal Surgery3▲ 121×1 topic
  37. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Intraocular Lens Implantation2▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Ocular Findings2▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Sydney Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Corneal surgery and disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…5Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 5 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…4Corneal surgery and disorders: 4 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…4Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…4Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 4 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…3Retinal and Macular Surgery: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…2Ocular Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 5 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  4. 4 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 4 works
  5. 5 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  8. 8 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  9. 9 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sydney Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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.

Other research institutions in Sydney

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