Sydney Local Health District
In research, Sydney Local Health District stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,260 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,313 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#451 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions (Clinical Psychology is 7.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,082 of 22,385 · #3,137 all time
- Rank in Australia
- #62 of 270
- Research works
- 1.6k ▲ 30% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 27k 17.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.08× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 66% world 40%
- International
- 25% world 18%
What is Sydney Local Health District known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,260 of 9,902 | 13.1% | 405 | #1489 | |
| MedicineField | #1,313 of 8,541 | 13.0% | 291 | #1578 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #451 of 1,895 | 13.6% | 96 | #604 | |
| General Health ProfessionsSubfield | #420 of 944 | 12.7% | 61 | #629 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,523 of 9,585 | 17.1% | 136 | #4566 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,093 of 2,121 | 21.3% | 69 | #1239 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sydney Local Health District 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#1,489 #1,260
- Medicine#1,578 #1,313
- Health Professions#604 #451
- General Health Professions#629 #420
- Social Sciences#4,566 #4,523
- Psychology#1,239 #1,093
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Sydney Local Health District work in?
In 2022-now, 66% of research at Sydney Local Health District is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Health Professions (16%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 25 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences46266.5%
- Medicine33147.7%
- Health Professions11116.0%
- Dentistry111.6%
- Nursing71.1%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Social Sciences15121.7%
- Psychology7510.8%
- Social Sciences507.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance111.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting60.9%
- Arts and Humanities60.8%
- Decision Sciences30.4%
- Life Sciences456.5%
- Physical Sciences375.3%
- Environmental Science142.0%
- Computer Science71.0%
- Engineering71.0%
- Physics and Astronomy50.7%
- Mathematics20.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
- Chemistry10.1%
- Materials Science00.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
What does Sydney Local Health District specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 53.9 works7.4×
- General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 70.8 works7.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Health Professions6.08×111 works
- Psychology3.53×75 works
- Dentistry3.34×11 works
- Medicine2.48×331 works
- Nursing2.17×7 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.69×4 works
- Neuroscience1.06×12 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.00×7 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×11 works
- Social Sciences0.57×50 works
- Veterinary0.54×0 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×19 works
- Decision Sciences0.44×3 works
- Environmental Science0.41×14 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.32×5 works
- Arts and Humanities0.28×6 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.27×6 works
- Mathematics0.23×2 works
- Computer Science0.13×7 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
- Chemistry0.06×1 works
- Engineering0.06×7 works
- Materials Science0.02×0 works
- Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works
- Health Professions 6.1×
- Psychology 3.5×
- Dentistry 3.3×
- Medicine 2.5×
- Nursing 2.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.7×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Chemical Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Sydney Local Health District?
Ranked on the quality score, Amy Hannigan, Donna M. Gillies and Michelle Barakat‐Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sydney Local Health District.
- 1
Amy Hannigan
Australia · #279,717 worldwide 1.5k citations · 32 works
- 2
Donna M. Gillies
Australia · #296,260 worldwide 6.5k citations · 119 works
- 3
Michelle Barakat‐Johnson
Australia · #573,247 worldwide 1.4k citations · 60 works
- 4
Miranda Shaw
Australia · #921,880 worldwide 823 citations · 60 works
- 5
Owen Rhys Hutchings
Australia · #979,557 worldwide 400 citations · 55 works
- 6
John Graeme Eastwood
Australia · #1,115,428 worldwide 3.2k citations · 202 works
- 7
Erin M. Kerr
Australia · #1,300,296 worldwide 455 citations · 46 works
- 8
Shizar Nahidi
Australia · #1,499,790 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
- 9
Katherine Maka
Australia · #1,514,799 worldwide 380 citations · 36 works
- 10
Sue Amanatidis
Australia · #1,630,749 worldwide 184 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at Sydney Local Health District?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality of Life, Prevalence, Primary Care, Depression, Adolescents and Chronic Disease Management.
- Implementation Science
- Low Back Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Healthcare Workers
- Health Equity
- Digital Divide
- Quality Improvement
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Mortality Risk
- Behavior Change
- Physical Activity
- Psychological Factors
- Anxiety
- Chronic Disease Management
- Global Burden
- Adolescents
- COVID-19
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Quality of Life
- Depression
- Prevalence
- Primary Care
- Inflammation
- Treatment
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Patient Satisfaction
- Clinical Trials
- Genetics
- Mortality
- Social Support
- Patient Engagement
- Health Disparities
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Substance Use Disorders
- Neurobiological Correlates
- Healthcare Interventions
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
- Epidemiology78▲ 2.8×105 topics
- Public Health45▲ 4.5×45 topics
- Quality of Life42▲ 4.2×49 topics
- Mental Health35▲ 3.5×29 topics
- Depression32▲ 5.3×15 topics
- Risk Factors30▲ 3.9×29 topics
- Prevalence28▲ 9.8×13 topics
- COVID-1928▲ 3.1×24 topics
- Primary Care27▲ 10×12 topics
- Adolescents26▲ 10×8 topics
- Inflammation26▲ 1.73×46 topics
- Global Burden25▲ 6.7×12 topics
- Treatment25▲ 3.0×34 topics
- Chronic Disease Management24▲ 18×6 topics
- Obesity24▲ 4.4×19 topics
- Anxiety22▲ 6.5×10 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 2.7×31 topics
- Psychological Factors19▲ 13×5 topics
- Patient Satisfaction19▲ 8.6×9 topics
- Physical Activity19▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Clinical Trials18▲ 4.0×17 topics
- Behavior Change18▲ 17×4 topics
- Genetics17▲ 3.5×15 topics
- Mortality Risk17▲ 10×6 topics
- Mortality16▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice15▲ 16×7 topics
- Social Support15▲ 4.1×12 topics
- Quality Improvement15▲ 11×8 topics
- Patient Engagement14▲ 15×4 topics
- Digital Divide14▲ 7.8×6 topics
- Health Disparities13▲ 7.3×9 topics
- Health Equity12▲ 6.1×6 topics
- Psychiatric Disorders12▲ 13×4 topics
- Healthcare Workers12▲ 7.4×5 topics
- Substance Use Disorders11▲ 21×2 topics
- Chronic Pain11▲ 7.0×4 topics
- Neurobiological Correlates11▲ 15×3 topics
- Low Back Pain10▲ 8.7×3 topics
- Healthcare Interventions10▲ 39×1 topic
- Implementation Science10▲ 39×1 topic
Which research topics does Sydney Local Health District publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Health Policy Implementation Science, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 10 works
- 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 9 works
- 3 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
- 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 8 works
- 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
- 6 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
- 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 6 works
- 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
- 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 5 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Sydney Local Health District's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Sydney Local Health District as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.
Fractional works of Sydney Local Health District over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Camperdown
- Sydney South West Area Health Service
- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health
- Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
- Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group
- Clinical Oncological Society of Australia
- GI Cancer Institute
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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