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Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis

In research, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,297 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 33.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,541
of 28,054 · #23,032 all time
Rank in United States
#3,176
of 4,192
Research works
672
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis 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 #5,297 of 10,521 13.3%104 #3770

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 33.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 40.0 works33×
  2. PsychologyField · 57.1 works16×
← 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.

Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.87× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 16.31× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 16.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert D. Stolorow, Donna M. Orange and Morton Shane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis.

  1. 1 Robert D. Stolorow United States · #223,775 worldwide 143 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Donna M. Orange United States · #436,177 worldwide 49 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Morton Shane United States · #477,181 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Joseph D. Lichtenberg United States · #539,128 worldwide 65 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Charles Levin United States · #642,224 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Estelle Shane United States · #806,787 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Philip A. Ringstrom United States · #830,251 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 George E. Atwood United States · #841,899 worldwide 48 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Joye Weisel-Barth United States · #891,852 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Psychotherapy Outcome, Therapeutic Alliance, Mental Health, Ethics, Feminism, History and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Meta-Analysis25▲ 37×4 topics
  2. Psychotherapy Outcome22▲ 903×1 topic
  3. Therapeutic Alliance22▲ 903×1 topic
  4. Mental Health13▲ 8.0×16 topics
  5. Ethics13▲ 23×12 topics
  6. Feminism11▲ 35×8 topics
  7. History10▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Neoliberalism10▲ 23×7 topics
  9. Psychology8▲ 52×3 topics
  10. Education6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  11. Science6▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Epistemology6▲ 170×1 topic
  13. Social Sciences6▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Globalization5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  15. Social Constructionism5▲ 125×2 topics
  16. Intersectionality4▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Narrative Analysis4▲ 73×3 topics
  18. Neuroscience4▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Trauma4▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Qualitative Research4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  21. Psychoanalysis4▲ 39×4 topics
  22. Identity4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Open Dialogue Approach4▲ 279×1 topic
  24. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy4▲ 279×1 topic
  25. Depression3▲ 3.4×9 topics
  26. Psychotherapy3▲ 281×2 topics
  27. Philosophy3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Attachment3▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Ego States3▲ 913×1 topic
  30. Gender Identity3▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Religion3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Transactional Analysis3▲ 913×1 topic
  33. Health Disparities3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Emotion Regulation3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Social Movements3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Agency2▲ 46×3 topics
  37. Cultural Psychology2▲ 46×3 topics
  38. Race2▲ 18×5 topics
  39. Reflexivity2▲ 72×3 topics
  40. Sociology2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy Techniques…22Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 22 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 6 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 4 fractional worksTransactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Social Critique: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral PsychologySociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 22 works
  2. 2 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique Cultural Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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