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Western Health

In research, Western Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,034 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,954 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,270
of 28,054 · #11,910 all time
Rank in Australia
#154
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Western Health 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 #3,034 of 11,982 17.5%356 #3623
MedicineField #2,954 of 10,443 15.8%308 #4097

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Health 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.66× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 308 worksMedicineNursing: 2.93× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Anne‐Maree Kelly, Kimberley Haines and Forbes McGain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Health.

  1. 1 Anne‐Maree Kelly · #95,772 worldwide 197 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Kimberley Haines · #231,050 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Forbes McGain · #347,957 worldwide 61 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Christopher Zammit · #574,557 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Darren Katz · #654,219 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Shirley Wong · #837,694 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Lata Jayaram · #841,861 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Baré · #1,157,520 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Christopher Neil · #1,353,352 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Nicholas Cox · #1,381,477 worldwide 19 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Western Health

Which keywords describe research at Western Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mortality, Treatment, Quality of Life, Complications, Aging and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 2.6×93 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 2.7×56 topics
  3. Quality of Life19▲ 3.0×39 topics
  4. Treatment18▲ 3.4×37 topics
  5. Mortality16▲ 6.3×12 topics
  6. Diagnosis15▲ 3.7×28 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 4.0×19 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.9×31 topics
  9. Public Health13▲ 2.1×29 topics
  10. Aging13▲ 5.8×13 topics
  11. Complications13▲ 6.1×15 topics
  12. Depression13▲ 3.3×19 topics
  13. Management12▲ 3.7×22 topics
  14. COVID-1912▲ 2.1×18 topics
  15. Guidelines12▲ 5.9×12 topics
  16. Rehabilitation12▲ 7.0×9 topics
  17. Chemotherapy10▲ 3.4×23 topics
  18. Prognosis10▲ 7.2×9 topics
  19. Primary Care10▲ 6.2×13 topics
  20. Critical Care10▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Elderly Patients10▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Heart Failure10▲ 5.2×11 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 7.1×9 topics
  24. Intensive Care Unit9▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 8.6×7 topics
  27. Type 2 Diabetes8▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Health Outcomes8▲ 6.7×7 topics
  29. Global Trends7▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Muscle Mass7▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Mortality Risk7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Maternal Outcomes7▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Perinatal Outcomes7▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Quality Improvement7▲ 8.3×8 topics
  35. Cesarean Section7▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Vaginal Birth7▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Physical Performance7▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Cancer Cachexia6▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Sarcopenia6▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Hyperglycemia6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Maternal and Perinatal H…7Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 7 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …6Nutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 5 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 4 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 4 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices …4Breastfeeding Practices and Influences: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…3Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 3 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPhysiologyCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  3. 3 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  4. 4 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  6. 6 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  10. 10 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 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 available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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