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Institute of Mental Health

In research, Institute of Mental Health stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,561 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#1,795 of 2,181 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,815 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,458
of 28,054 · #28,738 all time
Rank in India
#1,361
of 1,840
Research works
715
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Institute of Mental Health 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 #7,561 of 10,521 10.9%128 #10797
PsychologyField #1,795 of 2,181 7.5%89 #2866
Health SciencesDomain #10,815 of 11,982 7.2%94 #15676
MedicineField #9,775 of 10,443 5.5%65 #15730

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Mental Health 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#10,797 #7,561
  2. Psychology#2,866 #1,795
  3. Health Sciences#15,676 #10,815
  4. Medicine#15,730 #9,775
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Mental Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 56.4 works22×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 21.1 works18×
  3. PsychologyField · 88.9 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.26× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.31× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.07× its world share, 89 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× 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, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Mental Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Ramji Gupta and Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Mental Health.

  1. 1 Ramji Gupta India · #1,088,908 worldwide 27 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Kumar India · #1,454,914 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Mental Health

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Mental Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Psychological Distress, Social Support, Quality of Life, Prevalence, Epidemiology and Adolescents.

▲ 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 Health42▲ 12×31 topics
  2. Depression42▲ 20×16 topics
  3. Epidemiology30▲ 3.1×34 topics
  4. Psychological Distress25▲ 42×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life23▲ 6.5×24 topics
  6. Social Support21▲ 16×14 topics
  7. Prevalence20▲ 20×10 topics
  8. Adolescents17▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Emotion Regulation16▲ 22×7 topics
  10. Anxiety15▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Mental Disorders14▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Stigma14▲ 43×4 topics
  13. COVID-1914▲ 4.2×11 topics
  14. Well-being14▲ 15×9 topics
  15. Pandemic13▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. Coping Strategies13▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Stress12▲ 14×8 topics
  18. Health Services12▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Global Burden12▲ 9.2×6 topics
  20. Help-Seeking Behavior12▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Public Attitudes12▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Psychological Impact10▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Psychopathology10▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Anxiety Disorders10▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Cognitive Therapy10▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 4.9×8 topics
  27. Children9▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Neuroimaging9▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Genetics9▲ 5.4×9 topics
  30. Caregiver Burden9▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders9▲ 28×4 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy9▲ 14×7 topics
  33. Health9▲ 9.1×7 topics
  34. Parenting8▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Support Needs8▲ 74×2 topics
  36. Schizophrenia8▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories8▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Behavioral Problems8▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Mental Illness8▲ 45×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Workers8▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Mental Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Treatment and Access, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Family Caregiving in Mental Illness.

Mental Health Treatment …12Mental Health Treatment and Access: 12 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…8Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…7Schizophrenia research and treatment: 7 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Men…7Family Caregiving in Mental Illness: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…5Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 5 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Social PsychologyClinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 12 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  4. 4 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  10. 10 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 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 available70.4%not open29.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Mental Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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