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Western NSW Local Health District

In research, Western NSW Local Health District stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,630 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,564
of 28,054 · #25,553 all time
Rank in Australia
#261
of 391
Research works
298
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Western NSW Local Health District 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 #6,630 of 11,982 16.8%66 #12197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western NSW Local Health District 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.21× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.52× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western NSW Local Health District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction, Mental Health, Health Policy, Primary Care, Depression, Health Workforce and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.7×54 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 4.1×20 topics
  3. Public Health5▲ 3.8×22 topics
  4. Depression5▲ 5.5×15 topics
  5. COVID-194▲ 3.3×10 topics
  6. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Health Policy4▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Primary Care4▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Quality of Life4▲ 2.9×26 topics
  10. Health Workforce4▲ 95×2 topics
  11. Global Health4▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations3▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 3.1×15 topics
  14. Physician Migration3▲ 109×1 topic
  15. Rural Health3▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Anxiety3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Global Burden3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  18. Treatment3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  19. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 15×4 topics
  20. End-of-Life3▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Palliative Care3▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Quality Improvement3▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Health Care Costs2▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Health Equity2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  26. Advance Care Planning2▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Family Perspectives2▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Workers2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  30. Digital Divide2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  31. Adolescents2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Psychological Distress2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Quality of Care2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Telemedicine2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Telehealth2▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Virtual Care2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Decolonization2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Western NSW Local Health District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health Workforce Issues, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights.

Global Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…2Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…1Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 1 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealthGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western NSW Local Health District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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