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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

In research, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,489 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,158 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,508
of 28,054 · #8,553 all time
Rank in Australia
#141
of 391
Research works
785
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute 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 #3,489 of 11,982 20.7%100 #4136
MedicineField #3,158 of 10,443 20.7%97 #3335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute 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 Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 39.0 works23×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 30.3 works6.2×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 41.7 works4.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.81× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.11× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard P. Harvey, Diane Fatkin and Robert M. Graham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.

  1. 1 Richard P. Harvey Australia · #55,439 worldwide 406 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Diane Fatkin Australia · #77,138 worldwide 222 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Robert M. Graham Australia · #98,085 worldwide 250 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Eleni Giannoulatou Australia · #118,282 worldwide 272 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Owen W.J. Prall Australia · #204,750 worldwide 166 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Sally L. Dunwoodie Australia · #207,697 worldwide 130 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Anne E. Goldman Australia · #223,407 worldwide 76 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Ling Gao Australia · #239,603 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Thomas Preiß Australia · #400,888 worldwide 118 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jamie I. Vandenberg Australia · #401,080 worldwide 132 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ion Channels, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Echocardiography, Genetic Mutations, Sudden Cardiac Death, Cell Signaling and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

▲ 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. Ion Channels16▲ 90×4 topics
  2. Heart Failure16▲ 22×11 topics
  3. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 25×7 topics
  4. Echocardiography9▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.1×33 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations8▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Sudden Cardiac Death8▲ 57×2 topics
  8. Obesity8▲ 6.1×12 topics
  9. Cell Signaling7▲ 29×7 topics
  10. Dilated Cardiomyopathy7▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Arrhythmias7▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Calcium Signaling7▲ 59×3 topics
  13. Cardiac Imaging7▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Genetic Testing7▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Cardiac Electrophysiology6▲ 91×1 topic
  16. Long-QT Syndrome6▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Membrane Proteins6▲ 54×3 topics
  18. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Apoptosis6▲ 12×11 topics
  20. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Transplantation5▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Mechanotransduction5▲ 49×3 topics
  23. Channel Regulation5▲ 95×2 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Neuronal Function5▲ 81×2 topics
  26. Calcium Channels5▲ 132×1 topic
  27. Chamber Quantification5▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Diastolic Function5▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Voltage-Gated Channels5▲ 132×1 topic
  30. Rejection5▲ 71×2 topics
  31. Thrombosis5▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Sensory Neurons5▲ 89×2 topics
  34. Cardiomyopathies4▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Graft Survival4▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Heart Transplant4▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Lung Transplant4▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Myosin4▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Atherosclerosis4▲ 9.3×10 topics
  40. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Ion channel regulation and function, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes.

Cardiac electrophysiolog…6Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 6 fractional worksIon channel regulation a…5Ion channel regulation and function: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 5 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…4Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosi…4Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…4Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular BiologySurgeryBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

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