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Tavistock Institute

In research, Tavistock Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,873 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,964
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,434
of 2,253
Research works
315
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Tavistock Institute 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 #6,873 of 16,945 19.2%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tavistock Institute 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 15.07× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tavistock Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Heller, Robert N. Rapoport and John Friend lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tavistock Institute.

  1. 1 Frank Heller United Kingdom · #43,942 worldwide 334 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Robert N. Rapoport United Kingdom · #276,596 worldwide 60 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 John Friend United Kingdom · #692,615 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 W. Gordon Lawrence United Kingdom · #960,642 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mannie Sher United Kingdom · #1,027,574 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 John B. Wainewright United Kingdom · #1,353,084 worldwide 2 citations · 357 works
All ranked researchers at Tavistock Institute

Which keywords describe research at Tavistock Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Social Support, Psychological Interventions, Psychotherapy Outcome, Therapeutic Alliance and Attachment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Health30▲ 8.6×21 topics
  2. Meta-Analysis24▲ 14×6 topics
  3. Evidence-Based Practice23▲ 43×5 topics
  4. Social Support19▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Psychological Interventions18▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Psychotherapy Outcome18▲ 138×1 topic
  7. Therapeutic Alliance18▲ 138×1 topic
  8. Sustainability16▲ 2.8×11 topics
  9. Globalization15▲ 2.6×24 topics
  10. Attachment15▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Modeling13▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Decision Making13▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation13▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Complex Systems13▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Soft Systems Methodology13▲ 116×1 topic
  16. System Dynamics13▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Organizational Change12▲ 45×5 topics
  18. Narrative Analysis11▲ 54×3 topics
  19. Resilience10▲ 8.5×9 topics
  20. Relationships10▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Adult Attachment10▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Marital Quality10▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Ethics10▲ 6.9×12 topics
  24. Institutional Theory10▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Neoliberalism10▲ 8.5×10 topics
  26. Parenting10▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Market Dynamics9▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Social Justice9▲ 5.5×9 topics
  29. Social Constructionism9▲ 70×2 topics
  30. Social Sciences8▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Institutional Entrepreneurship8▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Sensemaking8▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Open Dialogue Approach7▲ 127×1 topic
  34. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy7▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Child Welfare7▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Gender Roles7▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Organizational Learning7▲ 26×4 topics
  38. Psychological Impact7▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Developmental Trajectories7▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Complexity Theory7▲ 39×3 topics

Which research topics does Tavistock Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics and Empathy and Medical Education.

Psychotherapy Techniques…2Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…1Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and…1Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 0 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 0 fractional worksChild Therapy and Develo…0Child Therapy and Development: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 0 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 0 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  5. 5 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 0 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 available15.5%not open84.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tavistock Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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