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Cairnmillar Institute

In research, Cairnmillar Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,366 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,829
of 28,054 · #35,335 all time
Rank in Australia
#326
of 391
Research works
182
▲ 203% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Cairnmillar 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 #5,366 of 10,521 24.1%62 #10315

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 25.4 works28×
  2. PsychologyField · 46.7 works18×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.50× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 17.87× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Cairnmillar Institute?

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

▲ 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 Health14▲ 11×24 topics
  2. Emotion Regulation12▲ 46×7 topics
  3. Depression10▲ 13×14 topics
  4. Neurobiological Correlates9▲ 110×3 topics
  5. Anxiety Disorders8▲ 83×2 topics
  6. Adolescents7▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Epidemiology7▲ 2.0×15 topics
  8. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy6▲ 154×2 topics
  9. Prevalence6▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Well-being6▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Depressive Symptoms5▲ 113×2 topics
  12. Attentional Bias5▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Rumination5▲ 201×1 topic
  14. Psychopathology5▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Anxiety5▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Genetics5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  17. Psychological Distress5▲ 22×5 topics
  18. Treatment5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Resilience4▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Children4▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Neuroscience4▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Quality of Life4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  23. Risk Factors4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Social Support3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Personality Traits3▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Psychological Factors3▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Coping Strategies3▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Psychological Impact3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Mental Disorders3▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Parenting3▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 24×4 topics
  34. Behavioral Problems3▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy3▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Body Image3▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Eating Disorders3▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Emotion Recognition2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Psychosocial Outcomes2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Stress Reduction2▲ 47×2 topics

Which research topics does Cairnmillar Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Eating Disorders and Behaviors and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions.

Anxiety, Depression, Psy…5Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…3Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…2Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders an…2Personality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cairnmillar Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 203% 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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