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Individual Differences

In research, Individual Differences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,497 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,544
of 28,054 · #17,130 all time
Rank in United States
#1,713
of 4,192
Research works
911
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Individual Differences 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 #4,497 of 10,521 18.1%108 #5445

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 38.1 works6.5×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.50× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.49× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Individual Differences?

Ranked on the composite score, Lis Engel, David Luke and Hans Bonde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Individual Differences.

  1. 1 Lis Engel United States · #1,269,460 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 David Luke United States · #1,397,707 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Hans Bonde United States · #1,494,656 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Hans Bonde United States · #1,539,126 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Individual Differences

Which keywords describe research at Individual Differences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Psychopathology, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Network Analysis, Depression Symptoms, Emotion Dynamics, Globalization and Emotion Regulation.

▲ 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 Health11▲ 3.8×27 topics
  2. Psychopathology10▲ 29×4 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 2.6×36 topics
  4. Epidemiology8◆ 1.07×42 topics
  5. Mental Disorders8▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Education8▲ 2.3×26 topics
  7. Network Analysis7▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.3×10 topics
  9. Depression7▲ 4.1×15 topics
  10. Depression Symptoms7▲ 67×1 topic
  11. Emotion Dynamics7▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Identity7▲ 4.8×16 topics
  13. Public Health6▲ 2.2×21 topics
  14. Gender6▲ 5.7×15 topics
  15. Healthcare6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  16. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.3×12 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation5▲ 9.0×9 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  19. Risk Factors5▲ 2.3×18 topics
  20. Adolescents5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Leadership4▲ 4.9×11 topics
  22. Community Engagement4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Social Justice4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Health4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  25. Public Policy4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Social Interaction4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  27. Stress3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Community Development3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  29. Personality Traits3▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Self-Regulation3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Gender Studies3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  33. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Masculinity3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Social Sciences3▲ 10×7 topics
  36. Mega Events3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Parenting3▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Sport Tourism3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Fan Culture2▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Sport2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Individual Differences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Research Topics, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports, Gender, and Society and French Urban and Social Studies.

Mental Health Research T…7Mental Health Research Topics: 7 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…3Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…2Sports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…2Social and Educational Sciences: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional worksPersonality Traits and Psychology: 1 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Social and Educational Sciences Education 2 works
  7. 7 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Personality Traits and Psychology Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Individual Differences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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