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Mental Research Institute

In research, Mental Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,988 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,746 of 6,208 worldwide) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (#466 of 846 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,113
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,028
of 8,685
Research works
1k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Mental 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,988 of 21,541 27.4%581
Environmental ScienceField #1,746 of 6,208 28.5%334
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #466 of 846 26.3%136
Life SciencesDomain #9,443 of 14,347 23.7%219
Health SciencesDomain #13,485 of 20,462 21.4%171
MedicineField #11,898 of 17,978 19.9%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mental 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).

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: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mental Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John Pickrell, David E. Bice and Fletcher F. Hahn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mental Research Institute.

  1. 1 John Pickrell United States · #128,150 worldwide 244 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 David E. Bice United States · #300,512 worldwide 58 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Fletcher F. Hahn United States · #366,160 worldwide 97 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 G.M. Kanapilly United States · #420,810 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Ronald K. Wolff United States · #459,194 worldwide 104 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 M.B. Snipes United States · #520,041 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 G.J. Newton United States · #639,780 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Robert L. Carpenter United States · #655,250 worldwide 66 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 C.H. Hobbs United States · #724,393 worldwide 75 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 R.O. McClellan United States · #763,659 worldwide 140 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Mental Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Mental Research Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Risk Assessment, Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring, Particulate Matter, Oxidative Stress, Biomonitoring and DNA Damage.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Health Effects117▲ 19×19 topics
  2. Climate Change106▲ 3.9×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress81▲ 4.3×35 topics
  4. Risk Assessment78▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Environmental Monitoring76▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Particulate Matter71▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Biomonitoring62▲ 50×4 topics
  8. DNA Damage60▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Toxicity57▲ 13×14 topics
  10. Mortality57▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Comet Assay56▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Genotoxicity Testing56▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Cardiovascular Disease55▲ 4.9×11 topics
  14. Air Pollution55▲ 48×3 topics
  15. Global Burden of Disease54▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Exposure Assessment53▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Fine Particulate Air Pollution53▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Environmental Exposure51▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Environmental Impact50▲ 3.7×41 topics
  20. Bioaccumulation49▲ 40×3 topics
  21. Nanoparticles45▲ 3.4×18 topics
  22. Invasive Species38▲ 6.5×18 topics
  23. Global Distribution38▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons36▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor34▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Brominated Flame Retardants34▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Inhaler Devices33▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Pulmonary Drug Delivery33▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Biodiversity31▲ 4.0×20 topics
  30. Water Quality30▲ 7.1×12 topics
  31. Eutrophication25▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Conservation22▲ 4.7×15 topics
  33. Volatile Organic Compounds22▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Pesticides22▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Forecasting20▲ 15×5 topics
  36. IoT18▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Air Quality Monitoring18▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Low-Cost Sensors18▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Disorders17▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Air Quality17▲ 9.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Mental Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions and Forest Biomass Utilization and Management.

Musculoskeletal pain and…0Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…0Air Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 0 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 0 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 0 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 0 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…0Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 0 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 0 fractional works
PharmacologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental EngineeringMechanics of Materials6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  3. 3 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  5. 5 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  9. 9 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mental Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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