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Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,129
of 22,385
Rank in United States
#2,664
of 3,332
Research works
103
▲ 300% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.22×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Which fields of science does Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies is in Social Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (33%), Neuroscience (17%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 38.7% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 33.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 29.2% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 17.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 7.4% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.4% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.7% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 11.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMultidisciplinaryAssociation for…70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology2333.3%
    2. Social Sciences22.8%
    3. Decision Sciences11.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Neuroscience1217.3%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics57.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    1. Medicine1014.7%
    2. Nursing23.4%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Chemistry811.7%
    2. Engineering11.3%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 20.9 works28×
  2. PsychologyField · 23.4 works11×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 10.67× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21.05× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 7.46× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 6.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.92× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.05×5 works
  2. Psychology10.92×23 works
  3. Neuroscience10.67×12 works
  4. Chemistry7.46×8 works
  5. Nursing6.87×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.73×1 works
  7. Medicine0.76×10 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.24×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.22×2 works
  12. Energy0.17×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.08×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Berra Yazar‐Klosinski, Rick Doblin and Amy Emerson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

  1. 1 Berra Yazar‐Klosinski United States · #62,456 worldwide 5.3k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Rick Doblin United States · #64,365 worldwide 6.6k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Amy Emerson United States · #121,193 worldwide 4.1k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Allison A. Feduccia United States · #197,546 worldwide 2.6k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Lisa Jerome United States · #220,689 worldwide 4.1k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Julie A. Holland United States · #1,865,546 worldwide 891 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Clancy Cavnar United States · #2,944,820 worldwide 288 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Jesse Graves United States · #5,054,666 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

What are the most cited papers from Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies?

The most cited paper from Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies is "MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study" (Jennifer Mitchell et al., 2021), with 1,000 citations. Next come "Safety and Efficacy of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety Associated With Life-threatening Diseases" (764) and "The safety and efficacy of ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: the first randomized controlled pilot study" (681).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study Jennifer Mitchell et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 10 May 2021 1,000
2 Safety and Efficacy of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety Associated With Life-threatening Diseases Peter Gasser, Dominique H. Holstein, Yvonne Anne Michel et al. · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Open access 4 Mar 2014 764
3 The safety and efficacy of ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: the first randomized controlled pilot study Michael C. Mithoefer, Mark T. Wagner, Ann T. Mithoefer et al. · Journal of Psychopharmacology Open access 19 Jul 2010 681
4 Single-Dose Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder Charles L. Raison et al. · JAMA Open access 31 Aug 2023 543
5 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial Michael C. Mithoefer, Ann T. Mithoefer, Allison A. Feduccia et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry May 2018 447
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Serotonin, Depression, Neurobiology, Anxiety, Treatment, Psilocybin, Psychedelics and Alkaloids.

▲ 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-now 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. Serotonin24▲ 850×2 topics
  2. Depression22▲ 36×8 topics
  3. Neurobiology21▲ 112×7 topics
  4. Anxiety20▲ 60×4 topics
  5. Treatment20▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Psilocybin20▲ 1709×1 topic
  7. Psychedelics20▲ 1709×1 topic
  8. Alkaloids8▲ 242×3 topics
  9. Synthesis8▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Amaryllidaceae8▲ 729×1 topic
  11. Anticancer8▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Galanthamine8▲ 729×1 topic
  13. Neurological Disorders6▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 90×3 topics
  15. Stress5▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Dopamine5▲ 277×1 topic
  17. Neural Plasticity5▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Reward Circuitry5▲ 277×1 topic
  19. Drug Analysis5▲ 340×1 topic
  20. Forensic Toxicology5▲ 242×1 topic
  21. Cannabinoid Receptors4▲ 190×1 topic
  22. Endocannabinoid System4▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Neuroprotection4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Neurobiological Mechanisms2▲ 85×2 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota2▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Sweet Taste2▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Taste Receptors2▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. Nocebo2▲ 147×1 topic
  30. Placebo2▲ 147×1 topic
  31. Functional Connectivity2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Default Mode Network1▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Resting-State fMRI1▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Schizophrenia1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Memory1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Crystal Structure1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Interdisciplinary Studies1▲ 232×1 topic
  40. Pitching Research1▲ 808×1 topic

Which research topics does Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Chemical synthesis and alkaloids, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis.

Psychedelics and Drug St…20Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 20 fractional worksChemical synthesis and alkaloids: 8 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 5 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 5 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…4Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 4 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Placebo Effect: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse academic research themes: 1 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrganic ChemistryCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceToxicology5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 20 works
  2. 2 Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Organic Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 5 works
  5. 5 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 4 works
  6. 6 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Pain Management and Placebo Effect Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse academic research themes Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 300% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies0.00029% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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