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Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

In research, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research stands highest in Medicine (#4,452 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,819 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Physiology is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,535
of 28,054 · #10,240 all time
Rank in Australia
#176
of 391
Research works
883
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Woolcock Institute of Medical Research 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
MedicineField #4,452 of 10,443 22.4%85 #3223
Health SciencesDomain #5,819 of 11,982 21.9%94 #4107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Woolcock Institute of Medical Research 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 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physiology takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhysiologySubfield · 26.3 works17×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 26.0 works9.8×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.04× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.38× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.56× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Woolcock Institute of Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Guy B. Marks, Helen K. Reddel and Gregory G. King lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

  1. 1 Guy B. Marks Australia · #819 worldwide 2.1k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Helen K. Reddel Australia · #115,833 worldwide 123 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Gregory G. King Australia · #180,171 worldwide 79 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Brett G. Toelle Australia · #193,436 worldwide 85 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Cindy Thamrin Australia · #194,283 worldwide 97 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Vicky Kritikos Australia · #474,269 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Janet Rimmer Australia · #506,866 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Daniela Traini Australia · #764,853 worldwide 81 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Hui Xin Ong Australia · #1,176,193 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Woolcock Institute of Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Circadian Rhythms, Cardiovascular Disease, Mortality, Health Consequences, Meta-Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychometric Evaluation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 6.8×46 topics
  2. Circadian Rhythms24▲ 137×2 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 9.6×20 topics
  4. Inflammation17▲ 4.7×39 topics
  5. Mortality16▲ 16×8 topics
  6. Health Consequences15▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Meta-Analysis15▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy14▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Insomnia14▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Psychometric Evaluation14▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Sleep Duration14▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Treatment14▲ 6.6×16 topics
  13. Hypertension13▲ 26×7 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance13▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Obstructive Sleep Apnea12▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Sleep-Disordered Breathing12▲ 155×1 topic
  17. Genetics12▲ 9.8×10 topics
  18. Diagnosis12▲ 7.3×14 topics
  19. Memory11▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Consolidation11▲ 158×1 topic
  21. Sleep11▲ 158×1 topic
  22. Asthma10▲ 62×2 topics
  23. Nanoparticles10▲ 4.7×11 topics
  24. Allergic Diseases10▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Eosinophils10▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Management9▲ 6.9×9 topics
  27. Global Burden9▲ 9.3×6 topics
  28. Respiratory8▲ 49×2 topics
  29. COPD8▲ 71×1 topic
  30. spirometry8▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.7×23 topics
  32. Inhaler Devices7▲ 159×1 topic
  33. Nanomedicine7▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Pulmonary Drug Delivery7▲ 159×1 topic
  35. Health Effects7▲ 6.3×8 topics
  36. Neurological Disorders6▲ 6.3×11 topics
  37. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  38. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Particulate Matter3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Woolcock Institute of Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sleep and related disorders, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Sleep and related disorders: 14 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 12 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 11 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…10Asthma and respiratory diseases: 10 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…8Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 8 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 7 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 3 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPhysiologyCognitive NeurosciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 12 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 10 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  6. 6 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Woolcock Institute of Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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