Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Hospital / health system · Boston · United States

Massachusetts Mental Health Center

In research, Massachusetts Mental Health Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,607 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#475 of 3,744 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,909 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#4,963
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,179
of 8,685
Research works
1.1k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
54.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts Mental Health Center 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 #1,607 of 16,945 33.4%461
PsychologyField #475 of 3,744 28.9%319
Health SciencesDomain #2,909 of 20,462 35.7%439
MedicineField #3,097 of 17,978 35.7%347
Life SciencesDomain #3,210 of 14,347 35.4%208
Clinical PsychologySubfield #512 of 1,483 29.0%192
Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield #319 of 845 34.0%139
NeuroscienceField #1,277 of 2,675 36.4%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts Mental Health Center 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.10× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts Mental Health Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Alberto DiMascio and Joseph J. Schildkraut lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

  1. 1 Alberto DiMascio United States · #58,298 worldwide 454 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Joseph J. Schildkraut United States · #70,451 worldwide 828 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts Mental Health Center

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts Mental Health Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Cognitive Therapy, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Antipsychotic Drugs, Neurocognitive Deficits, Psychological Distress and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.8×22 topics
  2. Depression4▲ 9.9×11 topics
  3. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 71×3 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  5. Antipsychotic Drugs3▲ 163×1 topic
  6. Mental Health3▲ 4.3×17 topics
  7. Neurocognitive Deficits3▲ 163×1 topic
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Psychological Distress2▲ 23×4 topics
  10. COVID-192▲ 3.5×8 topics
  11. Prevalence2▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.9×11 topics
  13. Pandemic2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  14. Social Support2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  15. Mental Disorders2▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  17. Neuroimaging2▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Anxiety2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  20. Schizophrenia2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Psychological Interventions1▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Public Health1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  23. Adolescents1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  24. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy1▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation1▲ 9.9×6 topics
  26. Genetics1▲ 4.2×9 topics
  27. Global Burden1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  28. Neuroscience1▲ 9.9×5 topics
  29. Psychopathology1▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Risk Factors1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  31. Healthcare Access1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.68×7 topics
  33. Stigma1▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Treatment1▲ 2.4×8 topics
  35. Caregiver Burden1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Psychological Impact1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Help-Seeking Behavior1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Public Attitudes1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Resilience1▲ 5.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Massachusetts Mental Health Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Family Caregiving in Mental Illness and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Schizophrenia research a…3Schizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksTryptophan and brain dis…1Tryptophan and brain disorders: 1 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthSocial PsychologyClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 1 works
  8. 8 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts Mental Health Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Boston

All research institutions in Boston

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.