Biological Psychiatry research
Biological Psychiatry is a subfield of Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 23.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
In short: approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system.
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Topics
- 1
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +61% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Biological Psychiatry research?
On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Biological Psychiatry. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.3k and 2.2k works in 2022–2025).
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 China · #2 all time 28.6% top 10% · 3.3k works
- 2 United States · #1 all time 22.5% top 10% · 2.2k works
- 3 United Kingdom · #3 all time 26.9% top 10% · 344 works
- 4 Italy · #7 all time 31.5% top 10% · 361 works
- 5 India · #12 all time 20.0% top 10% · 461 works
- 6 Germany · #4 all time 21.4% top 10% · 362 works
- 7 Australia · #6 all time 27.0% top 10% · 214 works
- 8 Canada · #5 all time 24.6% top 10% · 288 works
- 9 Spain · #11 all time 24.1% top 10% · 261 works
- 10 Japan · #10 all time 15.0% top 10% · 343 works
The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.
Of 16 countries ranked in Biological Psychiatry. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.
All countries ranked in Biological PsychiatryBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.3k works
- 2 United States 2.2k works
- 3 India 461 works
- 4 Germany 362 works
- 5 Italy 361 works
- 6 United Kingdom 344 works
- 7 Japan 343 works
- 8 Russia 342 works
- 9 Canada 288 works
- 10 Brazil 266 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Biological Psychiatry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Biological Psychiatry research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 47 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 44 works
- 3 Harvard University United States 42 works
- 4 King's College London United Kingdom 38 works
- 5 University of Toronto Canada 35 works
- 6 Capital Medical University China 34 works
- 7 Southern Medical University China 33 works
- 8 Sichuan University China 33 works
- 9 Central South University China 33 works
- 10 Mental Health Research Center of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Russia 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Biological Psychiatry?
Among the most productive authors in Biological Psychiatry, Perminder S. Sachdev, Rob Knight and John J. McGrath rank highest on the composite score.
- 1 Perminder S. Sachdev Australia · #56 worldwide 4.6k citations · 215 works
- 2 Rob Knight United States · #97 worldwide 4.9k citations · 202 works
- 3 John J. McGrath Australia · #105 worldwide 5.3k citations · 193 works
- 4 James G. Scott Australia · #112 worldwide 4.3k citations · 219 works
- 5 Philip B. Mitchell Australia · #134 worldwide 3.7k citations · 146 works
- 6 Patrick F. Sullivan United States · #162 worldwide 3.6k citations · 158 works
- 7 Stephan Ripke United States · #629 worldwide 4k citations · 102 works
- 8 Edward T. Bullmore United Kingdom · #709 worldwide 2.6k citations · 165 works
- 9 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom · #719 worldwide 3.8k citations · 212 works
- 10 Timothy G. Dinan Ireland · #742 worldwide 3.1k citations · 126 works
Re-ranked on the composite score from the 3,501 highest-output authors in Biological Psychiatry. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.
Top 100 Biological Psychiatry researchersWhere is Biological Psychiatry research done?
The largest centres of Biological Psychiatry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cork.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- CorkIE · 24.5 works5.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Biological Psychiatry than the world average.
Biological Psychiatry research by country
The best places for Biological Psychiatry research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.
Where is the best place to study Biological Psychiatry?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine China | 67.9 | 31.3% | 11.0× | 30 | +165.8% |
| 2 | Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine China | 66.4 | 30.3% | 12.2× | 25 | +176.9% |
| 3 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China | 63.3 | 41.1% | 10.2× | 25 | — |
| 4 | Southern Medical University China | 59.2 | 29.5% | 8.3× | 33 | +75.0% |
| 5 | King's College London United Kingdom | 58.1 | 33.0% | 4.5× | 38 | +105.0% |
| 6 | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine China | 57.7 | 20.1% | 15.5× | 30 | +86.7% |
| 7 | Medical University of Lodz Poland | 56.4 | 26.1% | 10.8× | 18 | +87.6% |
| 8 | Medical University of Białystok Poland | 56.0 | 29.1% | 14.1× | 14 | +111.0% |
| 9 | Hunan Agricultural University China | 55.9 | 57.3% | 7.0× | 12 | — |
| 10 | Capital Medical University China | 55.8 | 30.3% | 5.3× | 34 | +143.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Biological Psychiatry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tryptophan and brain disorders.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.