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Victorian Clinical Genetics Services

In research, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services stands highest in Medicine (#6,800 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,925 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,269 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,775
of 28,054 · #15,362 all time
Rank in Australia
#218
of 391
Research works
407
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Victorian Clinical Genetics Services known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #6,800 of 17,978 27.0%188
Health SciencesDomain #8,925 of 20,462 27.1%199
Life SciencesDomain #7,269 of 14,347 27.3%186
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,385 of 7,814 27.3%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victorian Clinical Genetics Services 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 Victorian Clinical Genetics Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.27× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Victorian Clinical Genetics Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Gabriele Medley, Belinda Chong and David Francis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victorian Clinical Genetics Services.

  1. 1 Gabriele Medley Australia · #596,188 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Belinda Chong Australia · #1,018,208 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 David Francis Australia · #1,429,512 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ivan Macciocca Australia · #1,560,912 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Victorian Clinical Genetics Services

Which keywords describe research at Victorian Clinical Genetics Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Variants, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Prenatal Diagnosis, Cell-Free DNA, Genetic Testing, Aneuploidy Screening and Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing.

▲ 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. Genetic Variants7▲ 56×5 topics
  2. Clinical Genomics6▲ 225×1 topic
  3. Sequence Interpretation6▲ 225×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 1.66×35 topics
  5. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 43×5 topics
  6. Cell-Free DNA5▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Genetic Testing4▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Aneuploidy Screening4▲ 185×1 topic
  9. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing4▲ 185×1 topic
  10. Precision Medicine4▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Breast Cancer4▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Cancer Risk4▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Ovarian Cancer4▲ 51×2 topics
  15. BRCA13▲ 170×1 topic
  16. BRCA23▲ 170×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.7×13 topics
  18. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 32×4 topics
  19. Newborn Screening3▲ 70×2 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations3▲ 8.5×16 topics
  21. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 38×3 topics
  22. Prevalence3▲ 9.1×9 topics
  23. Aging3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  24. Biochemical Genetics3▲ 100×1 topic
  25. Carnitine3▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Tandem Mass Spectrometry3▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Genetics3▲ 4.9×13 topics
  28. Cell Death2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Mitochondria2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Fission2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Mitochondrial Fusion2▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Neurobiology2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  37. Comorbidity2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Copy Number Variation2▲ 149×1 topic
  39. Genomic Rearrangements2▲ 134×1 topic
  40. Microbiota2▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Victorian Clinical Genetics Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Genomics and Rare Diseases6Genomics and Rare Diseases: 6 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 3 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 3 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksGenomic variations and c…2Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional worksSexual Differentiation and Disorders: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical BiochemistryMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 6 works
  2. 2 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 1 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victorian Clinical Genetics Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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