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Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine

In research, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,688 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,233
of 28,054 · #16,302 all time
Rank in Australia
#279
of 391
Research works
826
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine 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 #7,688 of 11,982 9.2%63 #8795

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine 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).

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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21.04× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 54 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.65× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 21.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, David Ranson, Soren Blau and Olaf H. Drummer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.

  1. 1 David Ranson Australia · #705,938 worldwide 50 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Soren Blau Australia · #714,649 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Olaf H. Drummer Australia · #994,756 worldwide 78 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Dimitri Gerostamoulos Australia · #1,396,958 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sarah Parsons Australia · #1,497,785 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, Post-mortem Imaging, Virtual Autopsy, Method Validation, Forensic Toxicology, Designer Drugs and Drug Analysis.

▲ 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. Magnetic Resonance Imaging12▲ 35×2 topics
  2. Computed Tomography11▲ 194×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology11▲ 2.2×37 topics
  4. Post-mortem Imaging11▲ 690×1 topic
  5. Virtual Autopsy11▲ 690×1 topic
  6. Method Validation9▲ 132×3 topics
  7. Forensic Toxicology9▲ 269×2 topics
  8. Designer Drugs9▲ 387×1 topic
  9. Drug Analysis9▲ 387×1 topic
  10. Mental Health8▲ 4.5×16 topics
  11. Risk Factors7▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Mortality Risk6▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Age Estimation4▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Sex Determination4▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Skeletal Development4▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Criminal Behavior4▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Prevalence4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  18. Psychological Impact4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  19. Mental Disorders4▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Depression4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Ancient DNA4▲ 56×3 topics
  22. Human Evolution4▲ 132×2 topics
  23. Poison Control Centers4▲ 173×1 topic
  24. Toxic Exposure Surveillance4▲ 173×1 topic
  25. Genomic Analysis3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  26. Conducted Electrical Weapons3▲ 218×1 topic
  27. Excited Delirium Syndrome3▲ 218×1 topic
  28. Pulmonary Edema3▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Serotonin3▲ 62×2 topics
  30. Emotion Recognition3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  32. Violence3▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Cancer Risk3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Psychopathy3▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Violent Recidivism3▲ 138×1 topic
  36. Forensic Genetics3▲ 149×1 topic
  37. Population History3▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Prevention Strategies3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Therapeutic Targets3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies and Poisoning and overdose treatments.

Autopsy Techniques and O…11Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …9Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 9 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 4 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths: 3 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…3Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 3 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Research: 3 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 2 fractional worksForensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingToxicologyArcheologyEmergency Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  2. 2 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 9 works
  3. 3 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 2 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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