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Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research

In research, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,402 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,569 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,327 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,871
of 28,054 · #11,635 all time
Rank in Australia
#238
of 391
Research works
473
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
53.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,402 of 20,462 33.3%218
Social SciencesDomain #8,569 of 16,945 34.0%160
MedicineField #9,327 of 17,978 33.0%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research 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 Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 22.0 works8.6×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.20× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.86× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.60× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas H.J. Burne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.

  1. 1 Thomas H.J. Burne Australia · #448,848 worldwide 125 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Prevalence, Mental Disorders, Adolescents, Risk Factors and Psychological Distress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.6×28 topics
  2. Depression11▲ 15×16 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 6.6×21 topics
  4. Prevalence7▲ 21×10 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 5.9×14 topics
  6. Adolescents5▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Mental Disorders5▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Public Health5▲ 4.1×18 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  10. Cognitive Therapy5▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Health Services5▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Psychological Distress5▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Global Burden4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  14. Social Cognition4▲ 30×5 topics
  15. Help-Seeking Behavior4▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Psychiatric Disorders4▲ 36×4 topics
  17. Public Attitudes4▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Stigma4▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Antipsychotic Drugs4▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Neurocognitive Deficits4▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Resilience3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  22. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  23. Social Support3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Prevention Strategies3▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Anxiety3▲ 6.6×9 topics
  26. Genetics3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation2▲ 9.5×7 topics
  28. Neurobiology2▲ 12×9 topics
  29. Psychopathology2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Suicide2▲ 57×2 topics
  31. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  32. Psychological Autopsy2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Suicidal Behavior2▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Health Equity2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  35. Primary Care2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  36. Health Disparities2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  37. Adverse Experiences2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Childhood Trauma2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Integrated Care2▲ 50×2 topics
  40. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.5×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Mental Health Treatment …4Mental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 4 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  3. 3 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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