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Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

In research, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,346 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#1,420 of 3,744 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,164 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,600
of 28,054 · #17,783 all time
Rank in United States
#3,705
of 4,192
Research works
654
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts 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 #4,346 of 16,945 25.3%364
PsychologyField #1,420 of 3,744 22.2%222
Health SciencesDomain #9,164 of 20,462 20.0%235
MedicineField #11,244 of 17,978 18.0%123
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,141 of 1,483 20.1%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.64× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 2.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.59× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 8 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.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts Department of Mental Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Elvin V. Semrad, MAURICE H. RICHARDSON and Colin Parish lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

  1. 1 Elvin V. Semrad United States · #494,029 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 MAURICE H. RICHARDSON United States · #1,197,661 worldwide 5 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Colin Parish United States · #1,292,693 worldwide 10 citations · 245 works
  4. 4 Sanford Bates United States · #1,321,490 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts Department of Mental Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Prevalence, Coping Strategies, Epidemiology, Resilience, Anxiety and Primary Care.

▲ 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▲ 11×22 topics
  2. Depression7▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  4. Prevalence4▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Coping Strategies3▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 3.6×15 topics
  8. Resilience3▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Anxiety3▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Primary Care3▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Risk Factors3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  12. Emotion Regulation3▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Psychological Distress3▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Stress3▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 39×3 topics
  16. Social Support2▲ 6.9×9 topics
  17. Adolescents2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  18. Stigma2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Health2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Psychological Impact2▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Quality Improvement2▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Parenting Stress2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Trauma2▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Health Disparities2▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Well-being2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  27. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Mental Disorders2▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Conflict2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Continuity of Care2▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Health Services2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Adversity2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Psychological Interventions2▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Psychological Resilience2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Social Cognition2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Health Policy2▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Massachusetts Department of Mental Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Resilience and Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Primary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksInfant Health and Development: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…1Family and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Infant Health and Development Pharmacy 1 works
  6. 6 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Statistics and Probability 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts Department of Mental Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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