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Western Hospital

In research, Western Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,031 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,812 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,018
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#394
of 656
Research works
558
▼ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Western Hospital 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
MedicineField #6,031 of 17,978 13.5%416
Health SciencesDomain #7,812 of 20,462 13.5%455

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Hospital 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).

What does Western Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.6 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.27× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Cruickshank lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Hospital.

  1. 1 R. Cruickshank Australia · #790,149 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Western Hospital

Which research topics does Western Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …0SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Res…0Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 0 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …0Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Path…0Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 0 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 0 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and…0Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 0 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 0 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyOncologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  2. 2 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 0 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 0 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 0 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% lower 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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