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Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

In research, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,082 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,616
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,365
of 8,685
Research works
251
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,082 of 16,945 21.1%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Los Angeles County Department 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).

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.14× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.80× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Neurological Disorders, Neuroprotection, Cannabinoid Receptors, Endocannabinoid System, Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health3▲ 10.0×13 topics
  2. Depression2▲ 13×11 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders2▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Cannabinoid Receptors2▲ 269×1 topic
  5. Endocannabinoid System2▲ 269×1 topic
  6. Neuroprotection2▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  8. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Health Care Utilization1▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Substance Use Disorders1▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Alcohol Dependence1▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Motivational Interviewing1▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Social Support1▲ 9.4×5 topics
  15. Trauma1▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Neuroimaging1▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 3.1×6 topics

Which research topics does Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Psychiatric care and mental health services and Emergency and Acute Care Studies.

Cannabis and Cannabinoid…2Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 0 fractional works
PharmacologyEpidemiologyClinical PsychologyEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 1 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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