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Alcohol and Drug Foundation

In research, Alcohol and Drug Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,115 of 16,945 worldwide), Medicine (#9,234 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,330 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,083
of 28,054 · #20,057 all time
Rank in Australia
#367
of 391
Research works
571
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Alcohol and Drug Foundation 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,115 of 16,945 17.4%192
MedicineField #9,234 of 17,978 22.1%259
Health SciencesDomain #11,330 of 20,462 21.8%327

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alcohol and Drug Foundation 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.46× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alcohol and Drug Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Jennifer Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alcohol and Drug Foundation.

  1. 1 Jennifer Johnston Australia · #446,928 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Alcohol and Drug Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Alcohol and Drug Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Substance Use Disorders, Qualitative Research, Embodiment, Social Science, Ethical Guidelines, Interactional Expertise, Tacit Knowledge and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Substance Use Disorders9▲ 188×2 topics
  2. Qualitative Research8▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Embodiment7▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Ethical Guidelines7▲ 202×2 topics
  5. Social Science7▲ 297×2 topics
  6. Interactional Expertise7▲ 959×1 topic
  7. Tacit Knowledge7▲ 229×1 topic
  8. Education7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  9. Pedagogy7▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Social Sciences7▲ 73×2 topics
  11. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 75×4 topics
  12. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  13. Impulsivity6▲ 183×2 topics
  14. Public Health6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  15. Alcohol Dependence6▲ 220×1 topic
  16. Motivational Interviewing6▲ 220×1 topic
  17. Substance Abuse5▲ 101×2 topics
  18. Learning4▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis4▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Methodology4▲ 141×1 topic
  21. Mortality Risk4▲ 26×3 topics
  22. HIV4▲ 69×1 topic
  23. drug use4▲ 199×1 topic
  24. Chronic Pain Management3▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Opioid Prescribing3▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Depression3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  27. Mental Health3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Healthcare3▲ 3.8×3 topics
  29. Phenomenology3▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Communication2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Ethics2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Treatment2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  33. Family Dynamics2▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Work Environment2▲ 186×1 topic
  35. Neurobiology2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Anxiety2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Liver Disease1▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Serotonin1▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Violence1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Alcohol and Drug Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Social and Educational Sciences and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk.

Education, Healthcare an…7Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 4 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk4HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 4 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…3Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyEpidemiologyEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 4 works
  4. 4 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  7. 7 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 1 works
  9. 9 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alcohol and Drug Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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