Section 3: Results by Fields of Research Code
11 Medical and Health Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences is comprised of the following four-digit codes:
- 1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
- 1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
- 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- 1105 Dentistry
- 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
- 1107 Immunology
- 1108 Medical Microbiology
- 1109 Neurosciences
- 1110 Nursing
- 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
- 1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
- 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 1116 Medical Physiology
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
- 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
26 out of 37 two-digit UoEs and 219 out of 274 four-digit UoEs assessed were rated above world standard
FoR Overview
Medical and Health Sciences (11) accounted for approximately 21 per cent of the research outputs submitted to ERA 2015. Journal articles were the most common research output type in the Medical and Health Sciences (93 per cent). The two largest Medical and Health Sciences Disciplines for research outputs, research income and staff FTE were Clinical Sciences (1103) and Public Health and Health Services (1117). Research commercialisation income was particularly strong in Immunology (1107).
| Indicator |
No. |
|---|---|
Research outputs |
90,650.5 |
Research income |
$3,670,303,937 |
FTEs |
9,788.8 |
Esteem count |
1,537.6 |
Patents |
236.5 |
Research commercialisation income |
$75,292,607 |
| Rating |
Distribution |
|
|---|---|---|
| Two-digit |
Four-digit |
|
5 |
8 |
152 |
4 |
18 |
67 |
3 |
10 |
40 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Total |
37 |
274 |
Number of UoEs per rating scale score
Note: 11 Medical and Health Sciences shows assessed two-digit UoEs only.
Research outputs submitted by type
| FoR code |
Book |
Book Chapter |
Journal Article |
Conference Paper |
NTRO |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics |
0.0 |
43.1 |
979.4 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1,027.0 |
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology |
3.3 |
104.4 |
3,594.3 |
68.9 |
0.5 |
3,771.5 |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
35.4 |
879.4 |
21,593.1 |
397.6 |
21.0 |
22,926.4 |
1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
2.5 |
72.2 |
877.1 |
20.2 |
1.6 |
973.7 |
1105 Dentistry |
6.0 |
56.8 |
1,481.5 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
1,557.2 |
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science |
17.3 |
326.9 |
4,659.7 |
277.4 |
11.2 |
5,292.5 |
1107 Immunology |
0.3 |
84.0 |
2,696.9 |
20.5 |
0.0 |
2,801.7 |
1108 Medical Microbiology |
0.0 |
60.4 |
1,938.1 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
2,004.9 |
1109 Neurosciences |
12.2 |
298.5 |
4,902.6 |
108.4 |
0.0 |
5,321.6 |
1110 Nursing |
13.7 |
153.9 |
4,695.0 |
61.5 |
52.6 |
4,976.8 |
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics |
4.3 |
61.3 |
1,519.8 |
13.4 |
5.4 |
1,604.3 |
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis |
1.0 |
151.3 |
4,248.9 |
65.7 |
0.0 |
4,466.8 |
1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
3.0 |
60.8 |
2,202.7 |
38.1 |
9.0 |
2,313.6 |
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine |
7.7 |
193.5 |
4,691.4 |
58.0 |
3.5 |
4,954.1 |
1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
1.5 |
165.0 |
4,750.5 |
83.1 |
1.4 |
5,001.5 |
1116 Medical Physiology |
0.0 |
39.0 |
1,577.5 |
19.7 |
0.0 |
1,636.2 |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
113.7 |
1,204.8 |
14,951.2 |
415.4 |
301.2 |
16,986.2 |
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences |
16.5 |
308.8 |
2,525.4 |
148.6 |
35.2 |
3,034.5 |
Total |
238.4 |
4,264.0 |
83,885.1 |
1,819.3 |
443.7 |
90,650.5 |
Research income by year-all categories ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics |
9,364,438 |
8,849,924 |
9,036,076 |
27,250,438 |
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology |
65,176,520 |
66,839,558 |
65,679,230 |
197,695,308 |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
225,722,511 |
225,406,203 |
230,285,333 |
681,414,047 |
1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
2,192,078 |
2,200,415 |
2,091,392 |
6,483,885 |
1105 Dentistry |
11,618,479 |
12,746,276 |
11,753,260 |
36,118,015 |
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science |
16,830,868 |
19,768,375 |
18,561,428 |
55,160,670 |
1107 Immunology |
71,149,735 |
77,631,535 |
77,478,041 |
226,259,312 |
1108 Medical Microbiology |
38,704,031 |
42,484,264 |
48,690,776 |
129,879,071 |
1109 Neurosciences |
110,042,602 |
115,610,662 |
125,967,601 |
351,620,865 |
1110 Nursing |
31,286,874 |
35,120,286 |
48,738,477 |
115,145,636 |
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics |
14,244,371 |
18,073,186 |
21,160,384 |
53,477,941 |
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis |
108,125,963 |
112,892,357 |
119,221,524 |
340,239,844 |
1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
17,530,247 |
21,470,789 |
20,879,954 |
59,880,990 |
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine |
50,256,888 |
56,180,651 |
58,766,703 |
165,204,242 |
1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
43,356,050 |
55,352,649 |
55,471,145 |
154,179,844 |
1116 Medical Physiology |
16,574,979 |
21,816,801 |
19,030,819 |
57,422,599 |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
324,236,468 |
311,017,060 |
321,420,337 |
956,673,866 |
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences |
19,036,940 |
20,269,203 |
16,891,220 |
56,197,363 |
Total |
1,175,450,041 |
1,223,730,195 |
1,271,123,701 |
3,670,303,937 |
Staffing profile by academic level
| FoR code |
Level E |
Level D |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other FTE |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics |
11.1 |
14.3 |
22.4 |
31.4 |
42.7 |
27.9 |
149.8 |
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology |
54.3 |
33.7 |
46.9 |
57.6 |
47.8 |
52.7 |
292.9 |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
312.6 |
252.7 |
362.6 |
420.3 |
230.4 |
267.7 |
1,846.4 |
1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
9.7 |
17.9 |
33.8 |
45.7 |
16.5 |
11.2 |
134.9 |
1105 Dentistry |
31.2 |
34.4 |
41.5 |
37.1 |
23.6 |
11.3 |
179.1 |
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science |
65.5 |
64.1 |
114.2 |
185.5 |
41.2 |
29.9 |
500.4 |
1107 Immunology |
55.2 |
26.2 |
56.5 |
71.4 |
74.2 |
68.3 |
351.8 |
1108 Medical Microbiology |
32.4 |
24.3 |
29.0 |
60.4 |
67.9 |
30.7 |
244.7 |
1109 Neurosciences |
81.8 |
69.0 |
105.7 |
130.1 |
141.5 |
70.5 |
598.6 |
1110 Nursing |
124.2 |
92.7 |
180.6 |
396.0 |
49.4 |
33.6 |
876.4 |
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics |
27.8 |
26.7 |
41.0 |
56.3 |
22.2 |
18.8 |
192.7 |
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis |
56.8 |
39.4 |
58.8 |
92.6 |
80.6 |
68.1 |
396.3 |
1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
29.3 |
18.6 |
28.4 |
51.2 |
37.7 |
36.1 |
201.2 |
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine |
71.1 |
39.7 |
55.3 |
65.8 |
48.7 |
59.9 |
340.6 |
1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
64.8 |
48.9 |
104.9 |
119.4 |
72.8 |
80.4 |
491.2 |
1116 Medical Physiology |
27.8 |
15.6 |
36.5 |
42.5 |
46.5 |
26.9 |
195.7 |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
307.0 |
264.6 |
436.2 |
565.7 |
187.9 |
224.6 |
1,986.1 |
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences |
47.0 |
49.8 |
142.6 |
288.1 |
225.8 |
56.6 |
810.1 |
Total |
1,409.6 |
1,132.7 |
1,896.9 |
2,716.9 |
1,457.3 |
1,175.4 |
9,788.8 |
Patent profile
| FoR code |
Australia |
USA |
Europe |
Japan |
Other International |
Triadic |
Total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics |
1.5 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
6.5 |
9.2 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
31.0 |
1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1105 Dentistry |
3.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
20.3 |
0.0 |
33.7 |
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
1107 Immunology |
2.5 |
8.1 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
19.7 |
1108 Medical Microbiology |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
12.5 |
1109 Neurosciences |
1.0 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
32.8 |
1110 Nursing |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis |
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
19.2 |
1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
20.5 |
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
4.2 |
7.8 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
29.3 |
1116 Medical Physiology |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Total |
33.3 |
61.8 |
32.4 |
20.7 |
85.4 |
1.0 |
236.5 |
*Note: triadic patents count as three patents in the total |
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Research commercialisation income by year ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics |
101,951 |
64,908 |
135,778 |
302,637 |
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology |
1,635,098 |
4,914 |
14,124 |
1,654,137 |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
2,636,932 |
2,600,682 |
4,142,729 |
9,380,344 |
1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1105 Dentistry |
87,077 |
80,684 |
148,145 |
315,906 |
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1107 Immunology |
11,857,687 |
9,107,506 |
12,938,562 |
33,903,755 |
1108 Medical Microbiology |
150,879 |
132,899 |
239,189 |
522,967 |
1109 Neurosciences |
227,246 |
263,594 |
1,320,671 |
1,811,511 |
1110 Nursing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis |
3,817,316 |
3,486,789 |
4,902,892 |
12,206,998 |
1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
191,123 |
221,193 |
216,109 |
628,426 |
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine |
378,964 |
365,902 |
226,591 |
971,457 |
1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
4,247,759 |
2,966,588 |
6,044,017 |
13,258,364 |
1116 Medical Physiology |
40,895 |
0 |
295,212 |
336,108 |
1117 Public Health and Health Services |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
25,372,929 |
19,295,660 |
30,624,018 |
75,292,607 |