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Black Dog Institute

In research, Black Dog Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,328 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,037 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,061
of 28,054 · #12,341 all time
Rank in Australia
#205
of 391
Research works
741
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
44.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Black Dog Institute 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 #4,328 of 10,521 41.2%96 #4929
PsychologyField #1,037 of 2,181 39.6%77 #1366

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Black Dog Institute 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 Black Dog Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 36.0 works21×
  2. PsychologyField · 76.9 works15×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.30× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.55× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 15.35× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Black Dog Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel B. Harvey, Bridianne O’Dea and Katherine Boydell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Black Dog Institute.

  1. 1 Samuel B. Harvey Australia · #87,970 worldwide 205 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Bridianne O’Dea Australia · #331,285 worldwide 121 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Katherine Boydell Australia · #464,325 worldwide 98 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Alexis E. Whitton Australia · #1,535,838 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Black Dog Institute

Which keywords describe research at Black Dog Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Adolescents, Epidemiology, Anxiety Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

▲ 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. Depression42▲ 29×12 topics
  2. Mental Health28▲ 12×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology25▲ 3.9×24 topics
  4. Anxiety22▲ 28×10 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation20▲ 39×8 topics
  6. Adolescents20▲ 33×6 topics
  7. Anxiety Disorders15▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy14▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Adherence14▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Mobile Health14▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Risk Factors12▲ 6.7×12 topics
  12. Psychological Distress12▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Behavioral Activation12▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Internet-based Interventions12▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Psychopathology11▲ 37×3 topics
  16. Prevention Strategies10▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Prevalence10▲ 15×9 topics
  18. Suicidal Behavior10▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Suicide10▲ 125×1 topic
  20. Mental Disorders10▲ 53×3 topics
  21. Well-being9▲ 14×12 topics
  22. Depressive Symptoms9▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Children8▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Global Burden8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  25. Developmental Trajectories8▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Parenting8▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Social Media8▲ 3.3×6 topics
  28. Neurobiological Correlates7▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Stigma7▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Help-Seeking Behavior7▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Public Attitudes7▲ 96×1 topic
  32. Psychometric Properties7▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Attentional Bias6▲ 132×1 topic
  34. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy6▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 32×3 topics
  36. Functional Connectivity6▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Resilience6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  38. Psychometric Evaluation5▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Behavior Change5▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Psychological Impact4▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Black Dog Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Mental Health Interventions, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Digital Mental Health Interventions: 12 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 10 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…8Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …7Mental Health Treatment and Access: 7 fractional worksAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes: 6 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 4 fractional worksMental Health via Writing4Mental Health via Writing: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies: 3 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 3 fractional works
Applied PsychologyClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 12 works
  2. 2 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 4 works
  7. 7 Mental Health via Writing Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  10. 10 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Black Dog Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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