Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a research topic within Psychiatry and Mental health. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the worldwide prevalence, neurobiology, treatment, executive function, and comorbidity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It includes meta-analyses, genetic studies, brain imaging research, and discussions on the impact of ADHD on individuals across the lifespan.
- ADHD
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- prevalence
- neurobiology
- treatment
- executive function
- meta-analysis
- genetics
- comorbidity
- brain imaging
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.1k and 571 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.1k works
- 2 China 571 works
- 3 United Kingdom 451 works
- 4 Canada 287 works
- 5 India 280 works
- 6 Spain 275 works
- 7 Brazil 273 works
- 8 Germany 253 works
- 9 Türkiye 240 works
- 10 Iran 216 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Massachusetts General Hospital publishes the most Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research, followed by Harvard University and King's College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 41 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 36 works
- 3 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 34 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 33 works
- 5 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 26 works
- 6 University of MichiganUnited States 24 works
- 7 University of PittsburghUnited States 24 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 22 works
- 10 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder include Benjamin M. Neale, Dan J. Stein and Ferrán Catalá-López.
- 1 Benjamin M. Neale United States 7.9k citations
- 2 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 3 Ferrán Catalá-López Spain 7.7k citations
- 4 Josep María Haro Spain 6.4k citations
- 5 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research done?
The largest centres of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States), Beijing (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Syracuse.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SyracuseUS · 29.8 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Among universities, judged by research, Örebro University, Karolinska Institutet and King's College London 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 | Örebro UniversitySweden | 61.7 | 23.8% | 11.7× | 8 | +329.7% |
| 2 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 61.4 | 22.6% | 7.7× | 26 | +43.5% |
| 3 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 61.0 | 29.2% | 6.1× | 34 | +8.1% |
| 4 | University of HaifaIsrael | 57.1 | 25.2% | 9.1× | 15 | +49.5% |
| 5 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 51.7 | 39.8% | 2.0× | 10 | +106.6% |
| 6 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 51.6 | 28.3% | 3.5× | 12 | +345.0% |
| 7 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 50.4 | 30.7% | 2.3× | 24 | +47.7% |
| 8 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUnited States | 49.9 | 13.4% | 24.6× | 20 | -4.2% |
| 9 | Ohio UniversityUnited States | 48.2 | 17.0% | 10.9× | 9 | +63.8% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 46.3 | 16.7% | 3.8× | 36 | +14.6% |
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 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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