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Mental Health Research Institute

In research, Mental Health Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,247 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,747 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,306 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,385
of 28,054 · #6,371 all time
Rank in Australia
#334
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
47.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Mental Health Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,247 of 14,347 20.5%368
Health SciencesDomain #5,747 of 20,462 25.1%490
MedicineField #5,306 of 17,978 24.0%424
Social SciencesDomain #7,423 of 16,945 23.6%220
NeuroscienceField #1,295 of 2,675 18.6%225
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,961 of 7,814 22.4%124
PsychologyField #2,139 of 3,744 23.2%145
Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield #591 of 845 17.9%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mental Health Research Institute 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 Mental Health Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 22.0 works12×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.80× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.68× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mental Health Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerzy Krupiński, Robert A. Cherny and Alan Stoller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mental Health Research Institute.

  1. 1 Jerzy Krupiński Australia · #115,222 worldwide 207 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Robert A. Cherny Australia · #178,349 worldwide 176 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Alan Stoller Australia · #221,047 worldwide 88 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Irene Volitakis Australia · #381,623 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Brian Dean Australia · #412,289 worldwide 207 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 David Copolov Australia · #1,062,884 worldwide 63 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Mental Health Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Mental Health Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Neuroinflammation, Schizophrenia, Cytokines, Microglia and Prevalence.

▲ 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. Depression23▲ 23×18 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress17▲ 9.2×20 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 9.9×10 topics
  4. Epidemiology9▲ 2.0×22 topics
  5. Neuroinflammation9▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Schizophrenia9▲ 69×4 topics
  7. Cytokines8▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Microglia8▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Neurobiology7▲ 25×9 topics
  10. Prevalence7▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Inflammation7▲ 3.1×19 topics
  12. Immune Activation7▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Mental Health7▲ 4.2×16 topics
  14. Tryptophan Metabolism7▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Neurological Disorders7▲ 11×12 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Social Cognition6▲ 31×7 topics
  18. Neuroimaging6▲ 19×8 topics
  19. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation6▲ 16×7 topics
  21. Neuroprotection6▲ 14×8 topics
  22. Antipsychotic Drugs5▲ 121×1 topic
  23. Neurocognitive Deficits5▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Adolescents5▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Psychopathology5▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Risk Factors5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Genetics5▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Mental Disorders5▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Anxiety4▲ 8.3×11 topics
  30. Psychological Distress4▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 15×7 topics
  32. Stress4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  33. Global Burden4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Function4▲ 17×6 topics
  36. Health Services4▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 10×8 topics
  38. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 24×3 topics
  39. NMDA Receptor3▲ 76×2 topics
  40. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 19×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Tryptophan and brain disorders, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Tryptophan and brain disorders: 7 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 3 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Treatment: 3 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease3Human Health and Disease: 3 fractional worksNeurological Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 3 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depre…2Treatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional works
Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 7 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  7. 7 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  10. 10 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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