Question 1

What is Western Health known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Western Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,429 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,366 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Western Health rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Western Health ranks #6,117 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,812 all time), and #89 of 270 in Australia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Western Health?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Tissa Wijeratne, Kimberley Joy Haines and Forbes McGain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Health.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Western Health?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Western Health is "Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021" (Laura Evans et al., 2021), with 5,314 citations. Next come "Pembrolizumab in Microsatellite-Instability–High Advanced Colorectal Cancer" (3,130) and "Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test" (2,879).

Question 5

Which research topics does Western Health publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management and Frailty in Older Adults.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Western Health?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Western Health work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Western Health is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Western Health's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.