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Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel

In research, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,531 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,086 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,597 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,311
of 28,054 · #11,068 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#82
of 220
Research works
1.4k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,531 of 14,347 19.4%240
Health SciencesDomain #9,086 of 20,462 13.0%604
MedicineField #8,597 of 17,978 12.8%482
Social SciencesDomain #9,336 of 16,945 14.3%544
NeuroscienceField #1,534 of 2,675 20.2%171
PsychologyField #2,549 of 3,744 15.0%398
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,044 of 1,483 13.0%265
Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield #773 of 845 10.1%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel 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 Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 26.9 works22×
  2. PsychologyField · 41.2 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.35× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 11.80× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel?

Ranked on the composite score, Anna Wirz‐Justice, Widmer Lk and Kurt Kräuchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel.

  1. 1 Anna Wirz‐Justice Switzerland · #137,109 worldwide 344 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Widmer Lk Switzerland · #419,958 worldwide 24 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Kurt Kräuchi Switzerland · #506,694 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Asmus Finzen Switzerland · #561,148 worldwide 15 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler Switzerland · #591,645 worldwide 87 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 P Kielholz Switzerland · #613,669 worldwide 46 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 F. Müller‐Spahn Switzerland · #655,958 worldwide 88 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 D Ladewig Switzerland · #730,994 worldwide 36 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Friedebert Kröger Switzerland · #804,887 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Volker Dittmann Switzerland · #806,915 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel

Which keywords describe research at Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Emotion Regulation, Adolescents, Mental Health, Informed Consent, Metabolic Syndrome, Mental Disorders and Cognitive Therapy.

▲ 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. Depression15▲ 15×17 topics
  2. Emotion Regulation9▲ 26×7 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 5.0×21 topics
  4. Adolescents7▲ 17×5 topics
  5. Epidemiology7▲ 1.62×25 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  7. Informed Consent6▲ 72×3 topics
  8. Mental Disorders6▲ 47×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  10. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 48×3 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations6▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Children6▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Psychopathology6▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Prevalence5▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Social Cognition5▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Psychiatric Treatment5▲ 188×2 topics
  17. Coercive Measures5▲ 246×1 topic
  18. Mental Health Law5▲ 246×1 topic
  19. Anxiety5▲ 9.2×11 topics
  20. Crisis Resolution5▲ 324×1 topic
  21. Home Treatment5▲ 324×1 topic
  22. Neurobiological Correlates5▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Antipsychotic Drugs5▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Neurocognitive Deficits5▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Youth Offenders5▲ 94×2 topics
  26. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Neurobiology4▲ 14×8 topics
  29. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Emotion Recognition4▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Circadian Rhythms4▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Criminal Behavior4▲ 71×2 topics
  34. Psychopathy3▲ 93×2 topics
  35. Violent Recidivism3▲ 179×1 topic
  36. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Psychological Distress3▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Attachment3▲ 29×4 topics
  40. Parenting3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, Psychiatric care and mental health services, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending.

Healthcare Decision-Maki…5Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 5 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…5Psychiatric care and mental health services: 5 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…5Schizophrenia research and treatment: 5 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…3Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 3 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …2Mental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  4. 4 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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