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Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California

In research, Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,250 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#1,125 of 3,744 worldwide) and Clinical Psychology (#1,262 of 1,483 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 16.6× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#21,992
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,735
of 8,685
Research works
334
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,250 of 16,945 17.6%299
PsychologyField #1,125 of 3,744 13.3%197
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,262 of 1,483 13.0%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 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).

What does Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 24.3 works17×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.07× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 16.63× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas H. Ogden, Nancy J. Chodorow and Francisco J. González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California.

  1. 1 Thomas H. Ogden United States · #15,603 worldwide 365 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Nancy J. Chodorow United States · #17,145 worldwide 686 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Francisco J. González United States · #170,182 worldwide 81 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Stephen Hartman United States · #993,229 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California

Which keywords describe research at Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Psychotherapy Outcome, Therapeutic Alliance, Feminism, History, Ethics, Qualitative Research 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 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. Meta-Analysis11▲ 40×2 topics
  2. Psychotherapy Outcome10▲ 983×1 topic
  3. Therapeutic Alliance10▲ 983×1 topic
  4. Feminism4▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Ethics4▲ 17×6 topics
  6. History4▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Qualitative Research4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. Neuroscience3▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Narrative Analysis3▲ 118×3 topics
  11. Neoliberalism3▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Psychoanalysis3▲ 67×5 topics
  13. Psychology3▲ 43×4 topics
  14. Science2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Narrative2▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Phenomenology2▲ 46×3 topics
  17. Gender2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  18. Anxiety2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  19. Literature2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  20. DSM2▲ 148×1 topic
  21. Group Therapy2▲ 96×2 topics
  22. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Capitalism2▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Epistemology2▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Identity Construction2▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Social Constructionism2▲ 94×2 topics
  27. Social Sciences2▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Culture1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Open Dialogue Approach1▲ 277×1 topic
  30. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy1▲ 277×1 topic
  31. Trauma1▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Performativity1▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Philosophy1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Posthumanism1▲ 225×1 topic
  35. Emotion1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Lacanian Discourse Analysis1▲ 628×1 topic
  37. Politics1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Black Studies1▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Child-Centered1▲ 168×1 topic
  40. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Narrative Theory and Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 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 available6.3%not open93.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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