Child Therapy and Development
Child Therapy and Development is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 11.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the effectiveness of play therapy interventions, including child-centered and filial therapy, in addressing various issues such as trauma, ADHD symptoms, and adjustment difficulties in children. It also explores the cultural considerations and outcomes of play therapy in school-based settings, emphasizing the use of meta-analysis to evaluate treatment outcomes.
- Play Therapy
- Child-Centered
- Filial Therapy
- Meta-Analysis
- Trauma
- School-Based
- Adlerian Approach
- Group Therapy
- Intervention
- Cultural Considerations
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Child Therapy and Development research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (577 and 316 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 577 works
- 2 Indonesia 316 works
- 3 United Kingdom 207 works
- 4 Iran 181 works
- 5 China 170 works
- 6 Türkiye 118 works
- 7 Japan 89 works
- 8 Australia 88 works
- 9 India 86 works
- 10 Canada 86 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.
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Which institutions lead Child Therapy and Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas Negeri Surabaya publishes the most Child Therapy and Development research, followed by University of Haifa and Islamic Azad University, Isfahan.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 13 works
- 2 University of HaifaIsrael 12 works
- 3 Islamic Azad University, IsfahanIran 12 works
- 4 State University of MalangIndonesia 11 works
- 5 Monash UniversityAustralia 10 works
- 6 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 10 works
- 7 State University of PadangIndonesia 9 works
- 8 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 9 works
- 9 Islamic Azad University Sari BranchIran 9 works
- 10 University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Child Therapy and Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Child Therapy and Development include Dante Cicchetti.
- 1 Dante Cicchetti United States 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Child Therapy and Development research done?
The largest centres of Child Therapy and Development research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Tehran (Iran), New York (United States) and Semarang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Isfahan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IsfahanIR · 20.7 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Child Therapy and Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Child Therapy and Development?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Haifa, Monash University and Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 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 | University of HaifaIsrael | 77.1 | 35.3% | 19.6× | 12 | +102.6% |
| 2 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 54.2 | 20.4% | 4.3× | 10 | +204.5% |
| 3 | Islamic Azad University, IsfahanIran | 48.1 | 0.0% | 60.5× | 12 | — |
| 4 | Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia | 39.0 | 1.2% | 6.2× | 13 | — |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States | 35.8 | 5.9% | 8.4× | 8 | — |
| 6 | Islamic Azad University Sari BranchIran | 34.2 | 0.0% | 103.2× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia | 25.5 | 9.4% | 5.4× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia | 23.8 | 1.3% | 7.4× | 8 | — |
| 9 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 23.1 | 1.5% | 4.0× | 11 | — |
| 10 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 16.0 | 3.5% | 3.3× | 10 | — |
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 Child Therapy and Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Child Therapy and Development.
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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.