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Anna Freud Centre

In research, Anna Freud Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,756 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,234 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 38.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,279
of 28,054 · #17,756 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#616
of 1,094
Research works
517
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Anna Freud Centre 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 #4,756 of 10,521 35.1%106 #4670
PsychologyField #1,234 of 2,181 34.9%76 #1330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anna Freud Centre 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 Anna Freud Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 38.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 54.0 works38×
  2. PsychologyField · 76.2 works18×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 18.40× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 18.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anna Freud Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Nick Midgley, Peter Fuggle and Julian Edbrooke‐Childs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anna Freud Centre.

  1. 1 Nick Midgley United Kingdom · #512,275 worldwide 118 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Peter Fuggle United Kingdom · #521,711 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Julian Edbrooke‐Childs United Kingdom · #644,098 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Anna Freud Centre

Which keywords describe research at Anna Freud Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Psychopathology, Emotion Regulation, Depression, Adolescents, Developmental Trajectories, Children and Anxiety Disorders.

▲ 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 Health35▲ 18×22 topics
  2. Psychopathology25▲ 100×4 topics
  3. Emotion Regulation21▲ 49×6 topics
  4. Depression20▲ 17×11 topics
  5. Adolescents19▲ 38×7 topics
  6. Developmental Trajectories18▲ 110×2 topics
  7. Children16▲ 51×2 topics
  8. Anxiety Disorders15▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Parenting14▲ 84×3 topics
  10. Behavioral Problems14▲ 122×1 topic
  11. Resilience12▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis12▲ 14×10 topics
  13. Neurobiological Correlates11▲ 80×3 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 59×6 topics
  15. Personality Traits10▲ 55×4 topics
  16. Psychological Interventions10▲ 54×3 topics
  17. Attachment9▲ 77×4 topics
  18. Borderline Personality Disorder9▲ 345×1 topic
  19. DSM-59▲ 345×1 topic
  20. Psychiatric Disorders9▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Psychotherapy Outcome8▲ 272×1 topic
  22. Therapeutic Alliance8▲ 272×1 topic
  23. Coping Strategies7▲ 20×5 topics
  24. Social Support6▲ 8.3×8 topics
  25. Anxiety6▲ 9.4×8 topics
  26. Intervention6▲ 112×3 topics
  27. Childhood Trauma6▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Adverse Experiences6▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Neurobiological Consequences6▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Prevalence6▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Child Welfare5▲ 108×2 topics
  32. Neuroscience5▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Child Development5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Adoption5▲ 167×1 topic
  35. Foster Care5▲ 242×1 topic
  36. Mental Disorders4▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy4▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Adherence4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Marital Quality4▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Mobile Health4▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Anna Freud Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Child and Adolescent Psy…14Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 9 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 6 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 5 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…4Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 4 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 3 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 3 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySafety ResearchSocial PsychologyApplied Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 5 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anna Freud Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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