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Mind and Life Institute

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Research works
27
▲ 148% vs 2018-21
Citations
614
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Mind and Life Institute

Not ranked overall: Mind and Life Institute is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mind and Life Institute work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Mind and Life Institute is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Psychology (21%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 63.0% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 58.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 26.5% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 29.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 21.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMind and LifeInstitute27fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences30%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1658.4%
    2. Health Professions14.4%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Psychology621.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting15.3%
    3. Social Sciences12.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Neuroscience26.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Engineering00.4%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 7 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.74×7 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.11×1 works
  3. Psychology2.04×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.68×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.38×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.91×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.14×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mind and Life Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Theresa A. Daly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mind and Life Institute.

  1. 1 Theresa A. Daly United States · #3,183,644 worldwide 216 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Mind and Life Institute

What are the most cited papers from Mind and Life Institute?

The most cited paper from Mind and Life Institute is "Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU" (Robert M. Kotloff et al., 2015), with 375 citations. Next come "Self-Centeredness and Selflessness: A Theory of Self-Based Psychological Functioning and Its Consequences for Happiness" (361) and "Contemplative Practices and Mental Training: Prospects for American Education" (321).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU Robert M. Kotloff et al. · Critical Care Medicine 16 May 2015 375
2 Self-Centeredness and Selflessness: A Theory of Self-Based Psychological Functioning and Its Consequences for Happiness Michaël Dambrun, Matthieu Ricard · Review of General Psychology 16 May 2011 361
3 Contemplative Practices and Mental Training: Prospects for American Education Richard J. Davidson, John D. Dunne, Jacquelynne S. Eccles et al. · Child Development Perspectives Open access 23 Apr 2012 321
4 A randomized controlled pilot trial of classroom-based mindfulness meditation compared to an active control condition in sixth-grade children Willoughby B. Britton, Nathaniel E. Lepp, Halsey F. Niles et al. · Journal of School Psychology Open access 26 Apr 2014 254
5 Contemplative Pedagogy: A Quiet Revolution in Higher Education Arthur Zajonc · New Directions for Teaching and Learning Jun 2013 176
All 80 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mind and Life Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Kidney Transplantation, Transplantation, Living Kidney Donors, Organ Donation, Well-being, Immunosuppressive Drugs and Neuroscience.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethical Considerations6▲ 64×3 topics
  2. Kidney Transplantation5▲ 264×2 topics
  3. Transplantation5▲ 145×3 topics
  4. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 483×1 topic
  5. Organ Donation4▲ 483×1 topic
  6. Well-being3▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Immunosuppressive Drugs3▲ 157×2 topics
  8. Graft Survival2▲ 86×2 topics
  9. Neuroscience2▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation2▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  12. Pregnancy2▲ 30×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  14. Mindfulness2▲ 312×1 topic
  15. Resilience2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Self-Compassion2▲ 312×1 topic
  17. End-of-Life2▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Palliative Care2▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Positive Emotions2▲ 79×2 topics
  20. Blood Donation1▲ 356×1 topic
  21. Inflammatory Bowel Disease1▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Learning Styles1▲ 197×2 topics
  23. Medication Use1▲ 232×1 topic
  24. Supply Chain Management1▲ 10×1 topic
  25. Teratogenicity1▲ 79×2 topics
  26. Antibody-Mediated Rejection1▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Renal Allograft1▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Happiness1▲ 139×1 topic
  29. Positive Psychology1▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Education1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  31. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Liver Transplantation1▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Primary Care1▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Mind and Life Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organ Donation and Transplantation, Blood donation and transfusion practices, Pregnancy and Medication Impact and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

Organ Donation and Trans…2Organ Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and Medication Impact: 1 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…0Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthManagement of Technology and InnovationTransplantationNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and Medication Impact Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 0 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mind and Life Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 148% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Mind and Life Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000076% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Mind and Life Institute0.000050% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Mind and Life Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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