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Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

In research, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,730 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#983 of 3,744 worldwide) and Clinical Psychology (#1,315 of 1,483 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,108
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,765
of 8,685
Research works
320
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
4%
world 28%

What is Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute 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 #3,730 of 16,945 13.5%290
PsychologyField #983 of 3,744 9.7%212
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,315 of 1,483 10.0%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boston Psychoanalytic Society and 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 Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 20.7 works20×
← 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.

Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.57× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 19.82× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 19.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Howard B. Levine, Steven H. Cooper and Fred Busch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.

  1. 1 Howard B. Levine United States · #84,079 worldwide 243 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Steven H. Cooper United States · #259,722 worldwide 99 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Fred Busch United States · #383,334 worldwide 80 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Judy L. Kantrowitz United States · #564,801 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 James M. Herzog United States · #625,112 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ellen Pinsky United States · #654,906 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Andrea Celenza United States · #841,896 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Lawrence J. Brown United States · #977,178 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Joel Yager United States · #1,086,729 worldwide 48 citations · 214 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Which keywords describe research at Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Psychotherapy Outcome, Therapeutic Alliance, Ethics, Mental Health, Neoliberalism, Cultural Studies and History.

▲ 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. Meta-Analysis9▲ 44×6 topics
  2. Psychotherapy Outcome7▲ 964×1 topic
  3. Therapeutic Alliance7▲ 964×1 topic
  4. Ethics3▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Mental Health3▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Neoliberalism3▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Cultural Studies2▲ 19×3 topics
  8. History2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  9. Adolescents2▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Psychology2▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Feminism2▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Psychoanalysis2▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Education2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  14. Pedagogy2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  15. Cognitive Architecture2▲ 194×2 topics
  16. Embodiment2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Neuroscience2▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Science2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Creative Writing1▲ 507×1 topic
  21. Epistemology1▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Lacanian Discourse Analysis1▲ 937×1 topic
  23. Politics1▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Practice-Based Research1▲ 507×1 topic
  25. Social Constructionism1▲ 116×2 topics
  26. Social Sciences1▲ 28×1 topic
  27. DSM1▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Phenomenology1▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Philosophy1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Psychopathology1▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Trauma1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Child-Centered1▲ 225×1 topic
  34. Emotion Regulation1▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Intervention1▲ 82×2 topics
  36. Play Therapy1▲ 225×1 topic
  37. Automation1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Biomedical Science1▲ 151×1 topic
  39. Children1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Health Research1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Artistic and Creative Research, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics.

Psychotherapy Techniques…7Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 1 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsGeneral PsychologyPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Psychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 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 available3.6%not open96.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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