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Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

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World rank, all time
#25,909
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#386
of 476
Research works
184
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Which fields of science does Victorian Aboriginal Health Service work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service is in Social Sciences, 45% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (27%), Health Professions (17%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 45.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 32.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 45.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 16.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVictorianAboriginal Healt…29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences46%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences932.9%
    2. Psychology27.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.6%
    4. Decision Sciences01.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Medicine827.4%
    2. Health Professions516.7%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Environmental Science12.9%
    2. Computer Science12.2%
    3. Engineering00.7%
    4. Energy00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.33× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.33×5 works
  2. Veterinary2.84×0 works
  3. Social Sciences2.60×10 works
  4. Psychology2.49×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.64×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.59×0 works
  7. Medicine1.42×8 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.90×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.79×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.58×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  12. Energy0.49×0 works
  13. Nursing0.47×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.28×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.10×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  21. Engineering0.05×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service?

Ranked on the quality score, Muriel Bamblett, Nabeel Imam and Mary K Belfrage lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

  1. 1 Muriel Bamblett Australia · #1,022,257 worldwide 460 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Nabeel Imam Australia · #2,469,964 worldwide 327 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mary K Belfrage Australia · #2,669,192 worldwide 318 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Catherine MacDonald Australia · #4,261,953 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Sophie Couzos Australia · #4,523,020 worldwide 594 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

What are the most cited papers from Victorian Aboriginal Health Service?

The most cited paper from Victorian Aboriginal Health Service is "Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery—2018" (Lisbeth Anne Evered, BRENDAN S. SILBERT, David S. Knopman et al., 2018), with 692 citations. Next come "Effectiveness of a community-directed ‘healthy lifestyle’ program in a remote Australian Aboriginal community" (207) and "The impact of pre-operative obesity on weight change and outcome in total knee replacement" (162).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery—2018 Lisbeth Anne Evered, BRENDAN S. SILBERT, David S. Knopman et al. · Anesthesiology Open access 16 Oct 2018 692
2 Effectiveness of a community-directed ‘healthy lifestyle’ program in a remote Australian Aboriginal community Kevin Rowley, Mark Daniel, KAREN JOY SKINNER et al. · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Open access Apr 2000 207
3 The impact of pre-operative obesity on weight change and outcome in total knee replacement Michelle M. Dowsey, Danny Liew, James D Stoney et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume 31 Mar 2010 162
4 Cost-Effectiveness of Psychological and Pharmacological Interventions for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder Louise Heuzenroeder, Marie Donnelly, Michelle M. Haby et al. · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Aug 2004 159
5 Cultural determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – a narrative overview of reviews Ebony Verbunt, Joanne Luke, Yin Paradies et al. · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 12 Aug 2021 158
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Equity, Decolonization, Historical Trauma, Indigenous Health, Mental Health, Nutrition Transition, Resilience and Vulnerability.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Decolonization4▲ 177×2 topics
  2. Health Equity4▲ 50×3 topics
  3. Historical Trauma4▲ 935×1 topic
  4. Indigenous Health4▲ 935×1 topic
  5. Mental Health3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 2.6×13 topics
  7. Epidemiology2▲ 1.73×25 topics
  8. Nutrition Transition1▲ 155×2 topics
  9. Resilience1▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Vulnerability1▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Child Welfare1▲ 125×2 topics
  12. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Attachment1▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Foster Care1▲ 264×1 topic
  15. Gender1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Public Health1▲ 2.7×10 topics
  18. Arctic Indigenous Peoples1▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Traditional Knowledge1▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Victorian Aboriginal Health Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Child Welfare and Adoption, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Indigenous Health, Educa…4Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 4 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Health and Education: 0 fractional worksHistory of Emotions Research: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 0 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Legal Studies: 0 fractional works
HealthSafety ResearchGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 4 works
  2. 2 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Health and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 History of Emotions Research History 0 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Victorian Aboriginal Health Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Victorian Aboriginal Health Service as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Victorian Aboriginal Health Service0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Victorian Aboriginal Health Service over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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