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California Institute of Integral Studies

In research, California Institute of Integral Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,674 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,341
of 28,054 · #16,231 all time
Rank in United States
#2,173
of 4,192
Research works
816
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is California Institute of Integral Studies 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 #5,674 of 10,521 12.7%136 #3573

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Institute of Integral Studies 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 California Institute of Integral Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 21.3 works11×
  2. PsychologyField · 46.3 works8.5×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.51× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.49× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Institute of Integral Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Stanislav Grof, Jacob Sherman and Alfonso Montuori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Institute of Integral Studies.

  1. 1 Stanislav Grof United States · #428,971 worldwide 69 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jacob Sherman United States · #823,177 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Alfonso Montuori United States · #874,647 worldwide 67 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Joseph L. Subbiondo United States · #987,314 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 David Abrams United States · #998,916 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Z. Ma United States · #1,622,006 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at California Institute of Integral Studies

Which keywords describe research at California Institute of Integral Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Neuroscience, Feminism, Globalization, Mental Health, Psychology, Education and Religion.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 4.7×27 topics
  2. Education14▲ 4.6×15 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 5.3×18 topics
  4. Ethics14▲ 16×13 topics
  5. Feminism13▲ 26×10 topics
  6. Neuroscience13▲ 25×9 topics
  7. Psychology11▲ 48×5 topics
  8. Religion11▲ 13×13 topics
  9. History9▲ 7.5×11 topics
  10. Neoliberalism9▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Philosophy9▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Depression8▲ 5.2×13 topics
  13. Gender8▲ 8.2×10 topics
  14. Anxiety8▲ 9.3×7 topics
  15. Colonialism8▲ 9.0×14 topics
  16. Intersectionality7▲ 23×7 topics
  17. Qualitative Research7▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Culture7▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Treatment7▲ 3.1×5 topics
  20. Reflexivity7▲ 131×3 topics
  21. Social Justice6▲ 6.1×11 topics
  22. Anthropocene6▲ 58×3 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  24. Stigma6▲ 23×4 topics
  25. Spirituality6▲ 32×4 topics
  26. Nationalism5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Serotonin5▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Affect5▲ 77×2 topics
  29. Neurobiology5▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Science5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Psilocybin5▲ 181×1 topic
  32. Psychedelics5▲ 181×1 topic
  33. Well-being5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Discrimination5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Psychological Impact5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  36. Race5▲ 23×6 topics
  37. Cognitive Processes5▲ 46×3 topics
  38. Emotion Regulation4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  39. Gender Differences4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  40. Performativity4▲ 83×2 topics

Which research topics does California Institute of Integral Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

Psychedelics and Drug St…5Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 5 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and …4Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 4 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 3 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 3 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 3 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 3 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental H…3Art Therapy and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Relationships: 2 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyCultural StudiesExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 4 works
  3. 3 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 3 works
  9. 9 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California Institute of Integral Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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