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Maudsley Hospital

In research, Maudsley Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#901 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,584 of 20,462 worldwide) and Psychology (#300 of 3,744 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 25.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,260
of 28,054 · #2,849 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#724
of 1,094
Research works
3.3k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
120k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Maudsley Hospital 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 #901 of 16,945 30.4%1,373
Health SciencesDomain #1,584 of 20,462 29.6%1,294
PsychologyField #300 of 3,744 29.0%907
MedicineField #1,465 of 17,978 30.9%1,025
Clinical PsychologySubfield #136 of 1,483 28.7%613
Life SciencesDomain #2,048 of 14,347 29.2%506
Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield #141 of 845 31.9%312
NeuroscienceField #728 of 2,675 26.9%307
Social SciencesField #3,266 of 10,206 32.7%224
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,251 of 3,836 33.8%175

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maudsley Hospital 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 Maudsley Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 25.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 20.0 works26×
  2. PsychologyField · 26.1 works11×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.87× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 11.44× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maudsley Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, G. W. Harris, Eliot Slater and Alec Roy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maudsley Hospital.

  1. 1 G. W. Harris United Kingdom · #26,460 worldwide 610 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Eliot Slater United Kingdom · #28,112 worldwide 201 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Alec Roy United Kingdom · #41,675 worldwide 358 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 P. M. Daniel United Kingdom · #60,654 worldwide 170 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Denis Leigh United Kingdom · #69,910 worldwide 152 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 J. K. Wing United Kingdom · #83,779 worldwide 195 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 J. L. T. Birley United Kingdom · #110,550 worldwide 85 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 J. B. Brierley United Kingdom · #140,568 worldwide 147 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Isaac Marks United Kingdom · #156,441 worldwide 302 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Charles E. Polkey United Kingdom · #168,013 worldwide 196 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Maudsley Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Maudsley Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prevalence, Depression, Genetics, Adolescents, Treatment, Neurobiological Correlates, Risk Factors and Obesity.

▲ 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. Prevalence11▲ 36×9 topics
  2. Depression9▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Genetics9▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Adolescents8▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  6. Neurobiological Correlates7▲ 89×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  8. Obesity5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  9. Epidemiology5▲ 1.69×19 topics
  10. Neuroimaging5▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Psychological Factors5▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Body Image5▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Eating Disorders5▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Neurobiology4▲ 23×9 topics
  15. Social Cognition4▲ 34×4 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  17. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Mental Health4▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Antipsychotic Drugs4▲ 136×1 topic
  20. Anxiety4▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Neurocognitive Deficits4▲ 136×1 topic
  22. Comorbidity3▲ 40×4 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation3▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Quality of Life3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  25. Deep Brain Stimulation3▲ 61×2 topics
  26. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder3▲ 221×1 topic
  27. Tourette Syndrome3▲ 221×1 topic
  28. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Psychopathology3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy2▲ 65×2 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Feeding Problems2▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Sensory Sensitivity2▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Neuroscience2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  39. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Treatment-Resistant Depression2▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Maudsley Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 5 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 4 fractional worksObsessive-Compulsive Spe…3Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feed…2Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 2 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Treatment: 2 fractional worksBody Image and Dysmorphi…2Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPharmacology

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

  1. 1 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  3. 3 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 2 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maudsley Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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