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British Psychological Society

In research, British Psychological Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,200 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,584
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,021
of 2,253
Research works
279
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is British 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 #11,200 of 16,945 8.2%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British 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).

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 11.82× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 8.74× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Psychological Society?

Ranked on the composite score, John Rowan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Psychological Society.

  1. 1 John Rowan United Kingdom · #58,539 worldwide 195 citations · 128 works
All ranked researchers at British Psychological Society

Which keywords describe research at British Psychological Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Primary Care, COVID-19, Healthcare Workers, doctors' strikes, NHS, Mental Health and Well-being.

▲ 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. Public Health11▲ 17×10 topics
  2. Primary Care9▲ 54×6 topics
  3. COVID-199▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Healthcare Workers8▲ 78×3 topics
  5. NHS8▲ 1256×1 topic
  6. doctors' strikes8▲ 1566×1 topic
  7. Mental Health5▲ 8.0×14 topics
  8. Well-being3▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  10. Stress Management2▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Ethics2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  13. Feminism2▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Health Promotion2▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Psychological Resilience2▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Social Constructionism2▲ 112×2 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  19. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  20. Professionalism2▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Salutogenesis2▲ 156×1 topic
  22. Sense of Coherence2▲ 156×1 topic
  23. Trauma2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Mental Disorders1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Psychological Distress1▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Discrimination1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Narrative Analysis1▲ 58×2 topics
  28. Network Analysis1▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Anxiety1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Psychopathology1▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Embodiment1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Intervention1▲ 63×3 topics
  33. Algorithmic Bias1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Defensive Medicine1▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Depression Symptoms1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Emotion Dynamics1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Fairness1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Intersectionality1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Legal Education1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Neuroscience1▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does British Psychological Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Challenges, Health, psychology, and well-being, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Legal Education and Practice Innovations.

Healthcare Systems and C…8Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 8 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and well-being: 2 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 1 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksBullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyLawSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Psychological Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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