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Institute for the Psychological Sciences

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Research works
113
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Institute for the Psychological Sciences

Not ranked overall: Institute for the Psychological Sciences is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Institute for the Psychological Sciences work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Institute for the Psychological Sciences is in Social Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (27%), Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 70 fractional works · 61.9% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 26.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 20.4% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 12.7% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute for thePsychological…113fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology3026.9%
    2. Social Sciences2320.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1412.7%
    4. Decision Sciences11.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine1412.8%
    2. Health Professions43.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Neuroscience76.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering65.3%
    2. Computer Science32.9%
    3. Environmental Science11.3%
    4. Energy10.7%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.34× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 9.60× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology9.60×4 works
  2. Neuroscience3.34×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.30×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.93×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.80×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.02×0 works
  7. Medicine0.91×3 works
  8. Mathematics0.63×0 works
  9. Engineering0.52×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.50×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for the Psychological Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Ralph C. Underwager, Craig Steven Titus and Gary W. Moon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for the Psychological Sciences.

  1. 1 Ralph C. Underwager United States · #3,820,410 worldwide 282 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Craig Steven Titus United States · #4,069,832 worldwide 238 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Gary W. Moon United States · #4,157,039 worldwide 174 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 E. Christian Brugger United States · #5,663,976 worldwide 192 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for the Psychological Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Institute for the Psychological Sciences?

The most cited paper from Institute for the Psychological Sciences is "Does theory influence the effectiveness of health behavior interventions? Meta-analysis." (Andrew Prestwich, Falko F. Sniehotta, Craig J. Whittington et al., 2013), with 585 citations. Next come "Reducing violence in severe mental illness: randomised controlled trial of intensive case management compared with standard care" (152) and "Shame, internalized heterosexism, lesbian identity, and coming out to others: A comparative study of lesbians in mainland China and Hong Kong." (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Does theory influence the effectiveness of health behavior interventions? Meta-analysis. Andrew Prestwich, Falko F. Sniehotta, Craig J. Whittington et al. · Health Psychology 3 Jun 2013 585
2 Reducing violence in severe mental illness: randomised controlled trial of intensive case management compared with standard care Elizabeth Walsh, Catherine M. Gilvarry, Chiara Samele et al. · BMJ Open access 10 Nov 2001 152
3 Shame, internalized heterosexism, lesbian identity, and coming out to others: A comparative study of lesbians in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pizza Ka Yee Chow, Sheung‐Tak Cheng · Journal of Counseling Psychology 2010 145
4 The social context of managing diabetes across the life span. Deborah J. Wiebe, Vicki S. Helgeson, Cynthia A. Berg · American Psychologist Open access Oct 2016 135
5 Some Characteristics of Adult Daydreaming Jerome L. Singer, Vivian G. McCraven · The Journal of Psychology 1961 121
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for the Psychological Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Health, Spirituality, Social Support, Psychological Adjustment, Quality of Life and Coping.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Health18▲ 15×20 topics
  2. Religion11▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Health10▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Quality of Life9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  5. Spirituality9▲ 101×3 topics
  6. Social Support9▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Psychological Adjustment9▲ 70×4 topics
  8. Coping8▲ 170×2 topics
  9. Well-being8▲ 28×2 topics
  10. End-of-Life Care8▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Neuroscience7▲ 20×6 topics
  12. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 40×3 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation6▲ 16×7 topics
  14. Resilience5▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Embodiment5▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Phenomenology5▲ 34×2 topics
  17. DSM5▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Self-Experience5▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Psychopathology5▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Adolescents4▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Psychology4▲ 25×5 topics
  23. Depression4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  24. Personality Traits4▲ 27×5 topics
  25. Neural Correlates4▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Genetics4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Psychological Impact3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Social Justice3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Ethics3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  31. Interrogation3▲ 132×2 topics
  32. Anxiety3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Psychological Interventions3▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Cognitive Processes3▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Theology3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Borderline Personality Disorder2▲ 103×1 topic
  37. DSM-52▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Autonomy2▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Deception2▲ 206×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for the Psychological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychology of Development and Education, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies.

Psychology of Developmen…1Psychology of Development and Education: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…1Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …1Military Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 1 fractional worksMental Health Research T…0Mental Health Research Topics: 0 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 0 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 0 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  9. 9 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 0 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for the Psychological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for the Psychological Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Institute for the Psychological Sciences0.000030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for the Psychological Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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