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The Kids Research Institute Australia

In research, The Kids Research Institute Australia stands highest in Medicine (#1,898 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,372 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,360 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,452
of 28,054 · #4,291 all time
Rank in Australia
#95
of 391
Research works
2.1k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
77k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is The Kids Research Institute Australia 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 #1,898 of 10,443 26.2%218 #1331
Health SciencesDomain #2,372 of 11,982 26.1%262 #1660
Life SciencesDomain #3,360 of 7,800 22.5%81 #1979
Social SciencesDomain #4,861 of 10,521 35.2%102 #5786

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Kids Research Institute Australia 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,331 #1,898
  2. Health Sciences#1,660 #2,372
  3. Life Sciences#1,979 #3,360
  4. Social Sciences#5,786 #4,861
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does The Kids Research Institute Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 21.9 works6.2×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.84× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 2.88× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.48× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Graham L. Hall and Helen Leonard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Kids Research Institute Australia.

  1. 1 Jonathan R. Carapetis Australia · #1,577 worldwide 1.4k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Graham L. Hall Australia · #57,690 worldwide 346 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Helen Leonard Australia · #71,502 worldwide 228 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Stephen R. Zubrick Australia · #78,436 worldwide 311 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Carol Bower Australia · #97,336 worldwide 211 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Wayne R. Thomas Australia · #135,153 worldwide 154 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Hannah C. Moore Australia · #154,904 worldwide 250 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Prue H. Hart Australia · #194,205 worldwide 134 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Conor Murray Australia · #204,571 worldwide 164 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Peter Jacoby Australia · #268,852 worldwide 113 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia

Which keywords describe research at The Kids Research Institute Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Adolescents, Genetics, Prevalence, Preterm Infants and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology88▲ 4.7×90 topics
  2. Public Health27▲ 3.9×36 topics
  3. Mental Health27▲ 3.9×26 topics
  4. Inflammation19▲ 1.95×55 topics
  5. Genetics19▲ 5.8×17 topics
  6. Adolescents18▲ 9.9×7 topics
  7. Treatment16▲ 2.9×30 topics
  8. Prevalence15▲ 8.0×12 topics
  9. Preterm Infants15▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Pathogenesis15▲ 6.1×16 topics
  11. Child Development14▲ 7.0×7 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.5×27 topics
  13. Depression13▲ 3.2×14 topics
  14. Physical Activity12▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Resilience12▲ 5.3×9 topics
  16. Vaccine Development12▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Executive Functioning12▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Diagnosis12▲ 2.6×21 topics
  19. Pulmonary Hypertension11▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Global Burden11▲ 4.3×10 topics
  21. Respiratory Distress Syndrome11▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Vaccine11▲ 5.7×11 topics
  23. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia11▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Lung Stem Cells11▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Infectious Diseases10▲ 6.8×9 topics
  26. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes10▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation10▲ 6.8×9 topics
  28. Neurodevelopmental Disorders9▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Autism Spectrum Disorders9▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Children9▲ 7.7×5 topics
  31. Coping Strategies8▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Health Equity8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Health Disparities8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  34. Parenting Stress8▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Virulence Factors7▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Cognitive Function7▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. Preterm Birth7▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Caregiver Well-Being7▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Family Quality of Life7▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Disease Burden7▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does The Kids Research Institute Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…11Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 11 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…7Family and Disability Support Research: 7 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…6Respiratory viral infections research: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…5Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 6 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 4 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 available60.5%not open39.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Kids Research Institute Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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