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Wesley Research Institute

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World rank, all time
#21,230
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#331
of 476
Research works
210
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Wesley Research Institute

Which fields of science does Wesley Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Wesley Research Institute is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (17%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 14.8% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 35.6% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 31.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 22.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKWesley ResearchInstitute56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences36%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1017.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities814.8%
    3. Psychology23.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine1831.6%
    2. Health Professions23.1%
    3. Dentistry00.7%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering47.6%
    2. Energy34.7%
    3. Environmental Science23.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
    5. Computer Science11.1%
    6. Materials Science11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.12× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.15×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.12×8 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×2 works
  4. Medicine1.64×18 works
  5. Dentistry1.46×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.36×10 works
  7. Health Professions1.17×2 works
  8. Psychology1.04×2 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.85×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.78×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.61×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.59×0 works
  14. Engineering0.50×4 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.33×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.30×1 works
  18. Nursing0.30×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wesley Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Fiona Bisshop, Olivia J. Fisher and Sarah J. Lacey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wesley Research Institute.

  1. 1 Fiona Bisshop Australia · #1,669,166 worldwide 603 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Olivia J. Fisher Australia · #2,955,414 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sarah J. Lacey Australia · #3,142,355 worldwide 314 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Tamara D. Street Australia · #3,299,163 worldwide 334 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 J. Rivers Australia · #4,891,558 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 R. K. A. Allen Australia · #5,090,365 worldwide 318 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Wesley Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Wesley Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Wesley Research Institute is "Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in patients with cancer" (Judith D. Bauer, Sandra Maureen Capra, M. Ferguson, 2002), with 1,185 citations. Next come "Epidemiology and outcome assessment of pelvic organ prolapse" (777) and "A systematic review of trustworthy and explainable artificial intelligence in healthcare: Assessment of quality, bias risk, and data fusion" (719).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in patients with cancer Judith D. Bauer, Sandra Maureen Capra, M. Ferguson · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 19 Jul 2002 1,185
2 Epidemiology and outcome assessment of pelvic organ prolapse Matthew D. Barber, CHRISTOPHER F. MAHER · International Urogynecology Journal 18 Oct 2013 777
3 A systematic review of trustworthy and explainable artificial intelligence in healthcare: Assessment of quality, bias risk, and data fusion Ahmed Shihab Albahri, Ali M. Duhaim, Mohammed Abdulraheem Fadhel et al. · Information Fusion ReviewOpen access 14 Mar 2023 719
4 Prospective Study of Diagnostic Accuracy Comparing Prostate Cancer Detection by Transrectal Ultrasound–Guided Biopsy Versus Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging with Subsequent MR-guided Biopsy in Men Without Previous Prostate Biopsies Morgan R. Pokorny, Maarten de Rooij, Earl W. Duncan et al. · European Urology 18 Mar 2014 504
5 Nutrition intervention is beneficial in oncology outpatients receiving radiotherapy to the gastrointestinal or head and neck area Elisabeth A. Isenring, Sandra Maureen Capra, Judith D. Bauer · British Journal of Cancer Open access 29 Jun 2004 495
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Which keywords describe research at Wesley Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Scientific History, Technological Development, Colonialism, Religion, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Diplomacy.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability4▲ 2.6×7 topics
  2. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  3. Innovation3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  4. Climate Change3▲ 2.0×12 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.29×30 topics
  6. Colonialism3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  7. Religion3▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Scientific History3▲ 121×1 topic
  9. Technological Development3▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Diplomacy2▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Gender2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  13. Nationalism2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.84×11 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 1.89×6 topics
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.44×5 topics
  17. Inflammation1▲ 1.21×16 topics
  18. Management1▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Globalization1▲ 1.20×3 topics
  20. Literature1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  21. Memory1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. COVID-191▲ 1.64×8 topics
  23. Electrolysis1▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Energy Storage1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  25. Hydrogen1▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Social Structure1▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  28. Androgen Receptor1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Cross-Confessional1▲ 155×1 topic
  30. Early Modern1▲ 155×1 topic
  31. Energy Security1▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Faith-Based Organizations1▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Fascism1▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Geopolitics1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Imperial Court1▲ 236×1 topic
  36. Political Power1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Social Services1▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Totalitarianism1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Wesley Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Religion, Society, and Development and Historical Influence and Diplomacy.

Historical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…1Global Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksDeath, Funerary Practices, and Mourning: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  2. 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies on Spain History 1 works
  6. 6 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 works
  8. 8 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wesley Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 78% higher 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 Wesley Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Wesley Research Institute0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wesley Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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