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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

In research, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,717 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,810
of 28,054 · #7,719 all time
Rank in United States
#2,733
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
57.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,717 of 10,521 16.6%65 #2344

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 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 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 27.8 works19×
  2. PsychologyField · 43.2 works10.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.15× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.97× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?

Ranked on the composite score, Irving Philips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

  1. 1 Irving Philips United States · #296,705 worldwide 117 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Which keywords describe research at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Genetics, Adolescents, Prevalence, Emotion Regulation, Psychopathology and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Mental Health21▲ 9.9×26 topics
  2. Depression19▲ 15×15 topics
  3. Epidemiology16▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Genetics15▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Adolescents15▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Prevalence13▲ 23×10 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation12▲ 26×8 topics
  8. Psychopathology11▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Neurobiology10▲ 26×8 topics
  10. Treatment10▲ 5.5×13 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis9▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Children9▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Anxiety Disorders8▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Developmental Trajectories8▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Parenting8▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Behavioral Problems8▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Comorbidity7▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Executive Function7▲ 90×2 topics
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorders6▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Brain Imaging6▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Child Development6▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Executive Functioning6▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Risk Factors6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  24. ADHD6▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder6▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Anxiety6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  27. Resilience6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  28. Neurodevelopmental Disorders6▲ 29×4 topics
  29. Emotion Recognition5▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Brain Connectivity5▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Early Intervention5▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Social Skills Interventions5▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Obesity5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  34. Psychological Interventions4▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Psychological Distress4▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Cognitive Function4▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Coping Strategies4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  38. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Mental Disorders3▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Child Development and Digital Technology.

Child and Adolescent Psy…8Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 3 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthCognitive NeuroscienceEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 3 works
  5. 5 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 2 works
  10. 10 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

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