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Park Centre for Mental Health

In research, Park Centre for Mental Health stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,788 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#8,520 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,707 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,767
of 28,054 · #9,492 all time
Rank in Australia
#124
of 391
Research works
512
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
53.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Park Centre for Mental Health 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,788 of 14,347 33.3%129
MedicineField #8,520 of 17,978 33.9%164
Health SciencesDomain #9,707 of 20,462 34.5%211
Social SciencesDomain #9,250 of 16,945 30.2%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Park Centre for Mental Health 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.26× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.78× its world share, 10 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.80× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.78× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Park Centre for Mental Health?

Ranked on the composite score, John J. McGrath, Terry Stedman and Tom Meehan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Park Centre for Mental Health.

  1. 1 John J. McGrath Australia · #105 worldwide 5.3k citations · 193 works
  2. 2 Terry Stedman Australia · #1,117,904 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Tom Meehan Australia · #1,193,290 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Russ Scott Australia · #1,573,259 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Park Centre for Mental Health

Which keywords describe research at Park Centre for Mental Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Epidemiology, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neurological Disorders, Prevalence, Neuroinflammation and Mental Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.5×29 topics
  2. Depression6▲ 8.9×14 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.3×14 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration4▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 3.5×19 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders3▲ 8.0×10 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 3.0×15 topics
  8. Prevalence3▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Neuroinflammation3▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Mental Disorders3▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  12. Genetics2▲ 5.1×11 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  14. Psychological Distress2▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Aging2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  17. Brain Development2▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Health Services2▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Global Burden2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. Adolescents2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  21. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Dendritic Spines2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Stigma2▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  26. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Blood-Brain Barrier2▲ 38×2 topics
  28. GABAergic2▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Neurobiology2▲ 9.4×9 topics
  30. Neurotransmission2▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Social Cognition2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Stress2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Antipsychotic Drugs2▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Neurocognitive Deficits2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Cancer Treatment2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  37. Cytokines2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Hyperthermia2▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Immune System2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Microglia2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Park Centre for Mental Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Treatment and Access, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications.

Mental Health Treatment …2Mental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…2Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperther…1Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 1 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…1Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…1Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  4. 4 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Park Centre for Mental Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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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