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Mental Research Institute

In research, Mental Research Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,382 of 5,407 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,149 of 11,023 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,767 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,488
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,994
of 7,310
Research works
1k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Mental Research Institute

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
Environmental ScienceField #3,382 of 5,407 10.6%334
Life SciencesDomain #7,149 of 11,023 11.1%219
Health SciencesDomain #12,767 of 16,688 9.7%171
Physical SciencesDomain #14,853 of 17,446 10.7%581
MedicineField #12,409 of 14,558 8.5%142
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #749 of 865 9.6%136

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mental Research Institute work in?

In all years, 58% of research at Mental Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (33%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 581 fractional works · 57.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 334 fractional works · 33.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 136 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEcology: 59 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 108 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 56 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOceanography: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 219 fractional works · 21.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 10.4% of its workCancer Research: 58 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 85 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 171 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMedicine: 142 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 65 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMental ResearchInstitute1,010fractional works, all years
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science33433.1%
    2. Engineering10810.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences565.6%
    4. Chemistry212.1%
    5. Materials Science191.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy161.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering101.0%
    8. Computer Science70.7%
    9. Mathematics60.6%
    10. Energy30.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10510.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences858.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics101.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology101.0%
    5. Neuroscience80.8%
    1. Medicine14214.1%
    2. Health Professions161.6%
    3. Veterinary90.9%
    4. Nursing40.4%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences191.9%
    2. Psychology70.7%
    3. Decision Sciences50.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.63× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.63×4 works
  2. Energy4.10×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.33×0 works
  4. Engineering2.13×5 works
  5. Nursing2.10×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.44×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.17×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.92×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.73×0 works
  11. Medicine0.60×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×0 works
  13. Psychology0.34×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mental Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Hsu‐Chi Yeh, Nancy A. Gillett and Ole Sortkjær lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mental Research Institute.

  1. 1 Hsu‐Chi Yeh United States · #1,424,946 worldwide 2.2k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Nancy A. Gillett United States · #1,436,374 worldwide 10k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Ole Sortkjær United States · #2,582,151 worldwide 1.6k citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Patrick J. Sabourin United States · #2,660,839 worldwide 2.4k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Gunnar Pritzl United States · #3,247,222 worldwide 806 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ronald K. Wolff United States · #3,488,317 worldwide 3k citations · 128 works
  7. 7 H.C. Yeh United States · #3,890,042 worldwide 2.9k citations · 104 works
  8. 8 Y.F. Su United States · #3,965,690 worldwide 234 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 John S. Dutcher United States · #4,142,054 worldwide 1.1k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 James Arthur Bond United States · #4,240,056 worldwide 5.3k citations · 215 works
All ranked researchers at Mental Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Mental Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Mental Research Institute is "Observed coherent changes in climatic extremes during the second half of the twentieth century" (P. Frich, Lisa V. Alexander, Paul M. Della-Marta et al., 2002), with 2,147 citations. Next come "PNA hybridizes to complementary oligonucleotides obeying the Watson–Crick hydrogen-bonding rules" (2,092) and "Inhibition of ethanol-producing yeast and bacteria by degradation products produced during pre-treatment of biomass" (1,500).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observed coherent changes in climatic extremes during the second half of the twentieth century P. Frich, Lisa V. Alexander, Paul M. Della-Marta et al. · Climate Research Open access 2002 2,147
2 PNA hybridizes to complementary oligonucleotides obeying the Watson–Crick hydrogen-bonding rules Michael Egholm, Ole Buchardt, Leif Christensen et al. · Nature Oct 1993 2,092
3 Inhibition of ethanol-producing yeast and bacteria by degradation products produced during pre-treatment of biomass Helene B. Klinke, Anne Belinda Thomsen, Birgitte K. Ahring · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Aug 2004 1,500
4 Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change Eric Post et al. · Science 10 Sep 2009 1,276
5 Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes Sarian Kosten, Vera L. M. Huszar, Eloy Bécares et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 6 Jul 2011 916
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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-now: Wind Energy Research and Development, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions.

Wind Energy Research and…1Wind Energy Research and Development: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…0Air Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 0 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 0 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 0 fractional worksEffects of Vibration on Health: 0 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosi…0Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPharmacologyEnvironmental Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  4. 4 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 0 works
  7. 7 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mental Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mental Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Mental Research Institute0.000095% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mental Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2011Mental Research Institute5.4% in 201120002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2010.

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