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Mental Health Research UK

In research, Mental Health Research UK stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,717 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,441 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,943
of 28,054 · #17,241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#714
of 1,094
Research works
344
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
42.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Mental Health Research UK 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 #4,717 of 16,945 35.6%157
Health SciencesDomain #11,441 of 20,462 32.7%155

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 22.7 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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.61× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 11.54× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mental Health Research UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Psychological Distress, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Mental Disorders, Anxiety and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Depression10▲ 18×16 topics
  2. Mental Health9▲ 9.3×25 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 3.0×18 topics
  4. Psychological Distress6▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Prevalence5▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Mental Disorders5▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Public Health5▲ 5.0×19 topics
  8. Anxiety4▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Global Burden4▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Health Services4▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 4.1×16 topics
  12. Stigma4▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 51×3 topics
  14. Help-Seeking Behavior4▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Public Attitudes4▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Social Support4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  17. Adolescents3▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  19. COVID-193▲ 3.6×5 topics
  20. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 38×4 topics
  21. Resilience3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  22. Psychopathology3▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Social Cognition3▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Antipsychotic Drugs3▲ 107×1 topic
  25. Coping Strategies3▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Neurocognitive Deficits3▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Neurobiology2▲ 15×7 topics
  28. Patient Engagement2▲ 29×4 topics
  29. Stress2▲ 10×8 topics
  30. Mental Health Services2▲ 72×2 topics
  31. Neuroimaging2▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Emotion Regulation2▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Psychological Impact2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Adherence2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Mobile Health2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Health Equity2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Systematic Review2▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Health Disparities2▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Mental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Tre…1Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthApplied PsychologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  9. 9 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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