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Royal College of Psychiatrists

In research, Royal College of Psychiatrists stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,158 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 27.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,567
of 28,054 · #14,447 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#695
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Psychiatrists known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,158 of 10,521 19.3%69 #4125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Psychiatrists 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 Royal College of Psychiatrists specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 27.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 32.5 works27×
  2. PsychologyField · 44.6 works13×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 5.47× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.53× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.71× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of Psychiatrists?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Lelliott, Ashok Roy and Ralph Arnold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  1. 1 Paul Lelliott United Kingdom · #170,661 worldwide 104 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ashok Roy United Kingdom · #458,429 worldwide 73 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ralph Arnold United Kingdom · #562,652 worldwide 31 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Sue Bailey United Kingdom · #623,736 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Amit Malik United Kingdom · #881,988 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 D Geraint James United Kingdom · #895,479 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Robert Chaplin United Kingdom · #1,021,775 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Psychiatrists

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Psychiatrists?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Public Health, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Neuroscience, Mental Disorders and Psychiatric 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. Mental Health17▲ 9.9×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 3.0×23 topics
  3. Depression10▲ 10×10 topics
  4. Public Health10▲ 5.9×18 topics
  5. Prevalence9▲ 18×8 topics
  6. Neuroscience8▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Treatment7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  8. Mental Disorders7▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 45×4 topics
  10. Adolescents7▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 3.9×15 topics
  12. Psychological Impact6▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Resilience6▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  15. Embodiment6▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Phenomenology6▲ 47×2 topics
  17. DSM6▲ 205×1 topic
  18. Self-Experience6▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Meta-Analysis6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  20. Anxiety5▲ 9.6×6 topics
  21. Psychological Distress5▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Psychological Interventions5▲ 33×2 topics
  23. History5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Genetics5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  25. Psychiatric Treatment4▲ 158×2 topics
  26. Crisis Resolution4▲ 264×1 topic
  27. Global Burden4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  28. Home Treatment4▲ 264×1 topic
  29. Integrated Care4▲ 86×2 topics
  30. Health Disparities4▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Health Services4▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Primary Care4▲ 9.2×10 topics
  33. Gender Differences4▲ 9.1×6 topics
  34. Stigma4▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Bereavement4▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Complicated Grief4▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Help-Seeking Behavior4▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Public Attitudes4▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Patient Engagement4▲ 25×4 topics

Which research topics does Royal College of Psychiatrists publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health and Psychiatry, Psychiatric care and mental health services, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Mental Health and Psychi…6Mental Health and Psychiatry: 6 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…4Psychiatric care and mental health services: 4 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …4Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …4Mental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 3 fractional worksHistorical Psychiatry an…2Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional works
PhilosophyClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 6 works
  2. 2 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal College of Psychiatrists's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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