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Mental Health Research Canada

In research, Mental Health Research Canada stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,745 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,302
of 28,054 · #16,273 all time
Rank in Canada
#253
of 403
Research works
329
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Mental Health Research Canada 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,745 of 20,462 28.0%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mental Health Research Canada 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: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 9.72× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.03× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.55× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mental Health Research Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Neurological Disorders, Neurobiology, Epidemiology, Anxiety, 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 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. Depression7▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 7.0×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 2.1×32 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders5▲ 13×12 topics
  5. Neurobiology3▲ 19×8 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×15 topics
  7. Anxiety3▲ 9.0×8 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 2.6×14 topics
  11. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Genetics2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  13. Prevalence2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  14. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Neuroinflammation2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Behavioral Interventions2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Impulsivity2▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Mental Disorders2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Neuroimaging2▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  25. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Functional Connectivity2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Stress2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Adolescents2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  30. Brain Development2▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Psychological Distress2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Stigma2▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Well-being2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Cognitive Function2▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Health Disparities2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Mortality Risk2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Social Cognition2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 27×3 topics
  39. Psychopathology2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Serotonin2▲ 57×2 topics

Which research topics does Mental Health Research Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…2Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…1Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…1Schizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…1Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …1Mental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 1 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPharmacologyPsychiatry and Mental healthCognitive Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 1 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mental Health Research Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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