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Australian Psychological Society

In research, Australian Psychological Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,271 of 16,945 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,412 of 3,744 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,312
of 28,054 · #16,557 all time
Rank in Australia
#283
of 391
Research works
432
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Australian Psychological Society 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 #4,271 of 16,945 37.9%218
PsychologyField #1,412 of 3,744 35.3%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Psychological Society 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 Psychological Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 32.1 works11×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.36× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 11.35× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Australian Psychological Society?

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

▲ 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 Health8▲ 6.1×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 2.2×25 topics
  3. Depression6▲ 7.0×13 topics
  4. Adolescents5▲ 14×6 topics
  5. Prevalence5▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Genetics4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  8. Psychopathology4▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Treatment4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  11. Emotion Regulation4▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Emotion4▲ 19×7 topics
  13. Public Health4▲ 2.7×19 topics
  14. Anxiety4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  15. Mental Disorders4▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Neural Correlates3▲ 40×6 topics
  17. Obesity3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Network Analysis3▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Social Cognition3▲ 20×7 topics
  21. Body Image3▲ 43×3 topics
  22. Psychological Factors3▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Resilience3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  24. Depression Symptoms3▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Emotion Dynamics3▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Well-being3▲ 8.2×11 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  28. Eating Disorders3▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Aging3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Metacognition3▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Neuroscience2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  33. Functional Connectivity2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Social Identity2▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Adaptation2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Episodic Memory2▲ 264×1 topic
  39. Memory Retrieval2▲ 264×1 topic
  40. Neurobiology2▲ 8.8×7 topics

Which research topics does Australian Psychological Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Research Topics, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Memory Processes and Influences.

Mental Health Research T…3Mental Health Research Topics: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…3Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…2Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksMemory Processes and Inf…2Memory Processes and Influences: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 2 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…2Social and Intergroup Psychology: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksBehavioral Health and Interventions: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Psychological Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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