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The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

In research, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,364 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 23.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,371
of 28,054 · #13,873 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#874
of 1,094
Research works
1.7k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 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 #8,364 of 10,521 15.6%95 #3047

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 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 The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 23.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 34.8 works24×
  2. PsychologyField · 51.6 works12×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.01× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.08× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, John Bowlby, Alex Holder and Margaret Rustin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 John Bowlby United Kingdom · #22,884 worldwide 918 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Alex Holder United Kingdom · #413,871 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Margaret Rustin United Kingdom · #431,288 worldwide 27 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Margot Waddell United Kingdom · #616,208 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Clare Huffington United Kingdom · #673,134 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 E. A. Bennet United Kingdom · #721,316 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 J. D. Sutherland United Kingdom · #742,740 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Peter Reder United Kingdom · #776,098 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Janine Sternberg United Kingdom · #822,210 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Caroline Garland United Kingdom · #835,161 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Resilience, Psychological Interventions, Intersectionality, Psychotherapy Outcome and Therapeutic Alliance.

▲ 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 Health26▲ 13×26 topics
  2. Meta-Analysis12▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 62×4 topics
  4. Resilience10▲ 15×8 topics
  5. Psychological Interventions10▲ 52×3 topics
  6. Intersectionality8▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Public Health8▲ 3.9×15 topics
  8. Psychotherapy Outcome8▲ 264×1 topic
  9. Therapeutic Alliance8▲ 264×1 topic
  10. Gender Identity7▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Health Disparities7▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Primary Care6▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Social Constructionism6▲ 125×2 topics
  14. Childhood Trauma6▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Discrimination6▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Stigma6▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Trauma6▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Adolescents5▲ 9.8×7 topics
  19. Depression5▲ 4.0×13 topics
  20. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 27×3 topics
  21. LGBTQ+5▲ 85×1 topic
  22. Social Stress5▲ 85×1 topic
  23. Group Therapy5▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Narrative Analysis4▲ 59×3 topics
  25. Stress4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  26. Social Support4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  27. Attachment4▲ 33×3 topics
  28. Social Determinants4▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Adverse Experiences4▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Health Equity4▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Neurobiological Consequences4▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Psychological Impact4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Training4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Children4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Community Health4▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Cultural Competence4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Emotion Regulation4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  38. Pediatrics4▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Open Dialogue Approach4▲ 245×1 topic
  40. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy4▲ 245×1 topic

Which research topics does The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Child Abuse and Trauma and Child and Adolescent Health.

Psychotherapy Techniques…8Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma4Child Abuse and Trauma: 4 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…4Child and Adolescent Health: 4 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 4 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 3 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…3Social Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 2 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 2 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Administration3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  8. 8 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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