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Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment is a research topic within Psychiatry and Mental health. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to bipolar disorder, including prevalence, natural history, neurobiology, genetics, cognitive function, treatment guidelines, neuroimaging findings, suicide risk, inflammation, and medication effects. The papers provide insights into the epidemiology and management of bipolar disorder.

  • Bipolar Spectrum Disorder
  • Prevalence
  • Neurobiology
  • Genetics
  • Treatment Guidelines
  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive Function
  • Suicide Risk
  • Inflammation
  • Medication Effects
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
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 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 446 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 446 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 263 works
  4. 4 Italy 257 works
  5. 5 Canada 234 works
  6. 6 Spain 230 works
  7. 7 India 217 works
  8. 8 Germany 172 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 161 works
  10. 10 Australia 130 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.

United States: 34.9%China: 13.8%United Kingdom: 8.1%Italy: 7.9%6 others listed: 35.3%35%largest
United States1,132 · 34.9%China446 · 13.8%United Kingdom263 · 8.1%Italy257 · 7.9%6 others listed1,143 · 35.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Toronto publishes the most Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research, followed by King's College London and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Toronto Canada 32 works
  2. 2 King's College London United Kingdom 28 works
  3. 3 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Canada 27 works
  4. 4 Harvard University United States 26 works
  5. 5 University of Pittsburgh United States 25 works
  6. 6 University of California San Diego United States 23 works
  7. 7 Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Spain 22 works
  8. 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 21 works
  9. 9 Yale University United States 19 works
  10. 10 University of Copenhagen Denmark 19 works

Who are the leading researchers in Bipolar Disorder and Treatment?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment include Ronald C. Kessler, Dan J. Stein and Josep María Haro.

  1. 1 Ronald C. Kessler 9.8k citations
  2. 2 Dan J. Stein 7.7k citations
  3. 3 Josep María Haro 6.4k citations
  4. 4 John J. McGrath 5.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Toronto (Canada), Barcelona (Spain) and Beijing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 99 works
  2. 2 Toronto Canada 82 works
  3. 3 Barcelona Spain 72 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 63 works
  5. 5 New York United States 59 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 59 works
  7. 7 Milan Italy 52 works
  8. 8 Istanbul Türkiye 50 works
  9. 9 Copenhagen Denmark 50 works
  10. 10 Paris France 47 works
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Where is the best place to study Bipolar Disorder and Treatment?

Among universities, judged by research, Karolinska Institutet, King's College London and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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.

0%20%40%mean 22.12%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Karolinska Institutet: 18, 21.5%King's College London: 28, 24.1%The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: 16, 10.5%University of Copenhagen: 19, 24.8%University College London: 16, 39.9%University of Toronto: 32, 20.6%Poznan University of Medical Sciences: 18, 17.9%Harvard University: 26, 23.6%University of Siena: 10, 13.7%University of Cagliari: 9, 24.6%University of Copenh…King's College LondonKarolinska InstitutetThe University of Te…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Karolinska Institutet Sweden 63.121.5%8.7×18 +29.9%
2King's College London United Kingdom 62.824.1%7.9×28 -15.7%
3The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston United States 60.010.5%11.7×16 +438.0%
4University of Copenhagen Denmark 59.724.8%5.9×19 +84.5%
5University College London United Kingdom 57.639.9%2.5×16 +66.6%
6University of Toronto Canada 55.220.6%4.8×32 +14.5%
7Poznan University of Medical Sciences Poland 55.017.9%23.9×18 +6.3%
8Harvard University United States 52.023.6%4.5×26 -13.4%
9University of Siena Italy 51.413.7%10.7×10 +121.1%
10University of Cagliari Italy 49.424.6%9.2×9 +3.7%

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 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bipolar Disorder and Treatment.

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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.

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.