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Australian College of Applied Psychology

In research, Australian College of Applied Psychology stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,979 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,245
of 28,054 · #28,886 all time
Rank in Australia
#281
of 391
Research works
307
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Australian College of Applied Psychology 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 #8,979 of 16,945 23.1%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian College of Applied Psychology 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 Australian College of Applied Psychology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 31.8 works12×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.02× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.45× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian College of Applied Psychology?

Ranked on the composite score, Carolyn Noble and Goetz Ottmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian College of Applied Psychology.

  1. 1 Carolyn Noble Australia · #614,171 worldwide 32 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Goetz Ottmann Australia · #1,182,946 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Australian College of Applied Psychology

Which keywords describe research at Australian College of Applied Psychology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Well-being, Emotion Regulation, Psychological Distress, Adolescents and Neurobiology.

▲ 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 Health13▲ 10×22 topics
  2. Depression11▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Anxiety8▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Well-being6▲ 18×10 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation5▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Treatment4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  7. Psychological Distress4▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Adolescents4▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Neurobiology4▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Social Justice4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  12. COVID-193▲ 2.9×6 topics
  13. Prevalence3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  14. Psilocybin3▲ 253×1 topic
  15. Psychedelics3▲ 253×1 topic
  16. Public Health3▲ 2.7×10 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  18. Resilience3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  19. Psychological Interventions3▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Stigma3▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Children3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 24×5 topics
  25. Coping Strategies2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Health2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  28. Neuroscience2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Cultural Competence2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Social Isolation2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Neurobiological Correlates2▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 118×1 topic
  35. Stress Reduction2▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Ethical Principles2▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Language Development2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Multicultural Counseling2▲ 202×1 topic
  40. Psychopathology2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Australian College of Applied Psychology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Psychedelics and Drug St…3Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 3 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…2Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and…2Counseling Practices and Supervision: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …2Mental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…2Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes: 1 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthExperimental and Cognitive Psychology

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

  1. 1 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian College of Applied Psychology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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