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Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

In research, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,040 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,709 of 14,558 worldwide) and Epidemiology (#498 of 1,970 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,062
of 22,385 · #6,730 all time
Rank in Australia
#218
of 270
Research works
743
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
38.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

What is Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,040 of 16,688 13.2%572
MedicineField #2,709 of 14,558 13.1%554
EpidemiologySubfield #498 of 1,970 14.0%239
Life SciencesDomain #3,055 of 11,023 11.7%130
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #474 of 964 9.6%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory 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 fields of science does Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Immunology and Microbiology (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 71.6% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 69.4% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 23.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 21.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 10.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVictorianInfectious…71fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4969.4%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology810.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology67.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Mathematics11.6%
    2. Engineering10.9%
    3. Chemistry10.9%
    4. Environmental Science00.6%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    3. Psychology00.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.61× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology10.61×8 works
  2. Veterinary4.36×0 works
  3. Medicine3.61×49 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×6 works
  5. Mathematics1.38×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.08×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.57×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  11. Psychology0.19×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  15. Nursing0.10×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  17. Engineering0.06×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Aeron C. Hurt, Ian Barr and STEPHEN A LOCARNINI lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.

  1. 1 Aeron C. Hurt Australia · #73,133 worldwide 13k citations · 195 works
  2. 2 Ian Barr Australia · #108,869 worldwide 20k citations · 419 works
  3. 3 STEPHEN A LOCARNINI Australia · #153,549 worldwide 29k citations · 385 works
  4. 4 Janet Fyfe Australia · #185,609 worldwide 7.2k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Julian D Druce Australia · #234,868 worldwide 11k citations · 156 works
  6. 6 Yi‐Mo Deng Australia · #235,365 worldwide 5.7k citations · 137 works
  7. 7 Leon Caly Australia · #270,740 worldwide 6.4k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Caroline J. Lavender Australia · #347,444 worldwide 2.9k citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Thomas Tran Australia · #387,784 worldwide 3.8k citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Chantal Baas Australia · #460,118 worldwide 2.6k citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (12,027) and "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Stephen S Lim et al. · The Lancet Open access209 authors Dec 2012 12,027
3 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
4 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
5 The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access132 authors 28 May 2015 2,767
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Immune Response, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine Development and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology29▲ 10×51 topics
  2. Vaccine11▲ 39×10 topics
  3. Pathogenesis10▲ 29×13 topics
  4. Immune Response10▲ 24×13 topics
  5. Pandemic9▲ 13×5 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-28▲ 39×6 topics
  7. Vaccine Development6▲ 31×7 topics
  8. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 34×2 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 4.7×8 topics
  10. Disease Burden4▲ 79×2 topics
  11. Host Immune Response4▲ 94×2 topics
  12. Human Metapneumovirus4▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Respiratory Syncytial Virus4▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Viral Infections4▲ 101×2 topics
  15. Viral Transmission4▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Treatment4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  17. Virus4▲ 59×3 topics
  18. Antibodies4▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Antiviral Therapy4▲ 56×3 topics
  20. Coronavirus4▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Immunity4▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Liver Disease4▲ 57×3 topics
  23. Vaccines4▲ 88×2 topics
  24. Diagnosis3▲ 5.1×15 topics
  25. Genomics3▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Infection3▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Influenza3▲ 115×2 topics
  28. Mutation3▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Respiratory3▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Viral Load3▲ 63×2 topics
  31. antibody3▲ 48×1 topic
  32. spike protein3▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Biosensors3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. H1N13▲ 154×1 topic
  35. Viral Infection3▲ 63×2 topics
  36. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Norovirus3▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Rotavirus3▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Diagnostics3▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Respiratory viral infections research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Influenza Virus Research Studies and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Respiratory viral infect…4Respiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …3SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…3Influenza Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…3Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 3 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHepatology

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

  1. 1 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 3 works
  6. 6 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 2 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory 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.

10%20%30%Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory21.7% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.7% in 2021.

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