Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the Open Dialogue Approach and its application in mental health treatment, emphasizing solution-focused brief therapy, narrative analysis, and family therapy. It delves into the principles, outcomes, and long-term stability of acute psychosis treatment, as well as the use of dialogical therapy and social constructionism in therapeutic conversations. The cluster also examines the effectiveness of different methodologies and interventions in addressing psychosis and promoting mental health within communities.
- Open Dialogue Approach
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Narrative Analysis
- Family Therapy
- Mental Health
- Social Constructionism
- Therapeutic Conversation
- Dialogical Therapy
- Psychosis Treatment
- Community Care
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (704 and 316 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 704 works
- 2 United Kingdom 316 works
- 3 Canada 116 works
- 4 Australia 98 works
- 5 Norway 68 works
- 6 Germany 66 works
- 7 Spain 55 works
- 8 China 51 works
- 9 Denmark 50 works
- 10 Italy 49 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, VID Specialized University publishes the most Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research, followed by University of Toronto and Aalborg University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 VID Specialized UniversityNorway 13 works
- 2 University of TorontoCanada 10 works
- 3 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 10 works
- 4 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 10 works
- 5 Health AffairsUnited States 9 works
- 6 University of HelsinkiFinland 9 works
- 7 Film IndependentUnited States 8 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
- 9 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
- 10 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics include Carl R. Rogers.
- 1 Carl R. Rogers United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Oslo (Norway) and Los Angeles (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Oslo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 88 works
- 2 New York United States 43 works
- 3 Oslo Norway 30 works
- 4 Los Angeles United States 23 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 22 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 21 works
- 7 Madrid Spain 18 works
- 8 Philadelphia United States 17 works
- 9 Santiago Chile 16 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 15 works
Where it is the local speciality
- OsloNO · 29.9 works9.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, VID Specialized University, University of Helsinki and Aalborg University 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VID Specialized UniversityNorway | 74.4 | 7.4% | 235.4× | 14 | — |
| 2 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 52.3 | 9.0% | 6.7× | 9 | +58.6% |
| 3 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 51.6 | 5.4% | 8.4× | 10 | +31.0% |
| 4 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 50.4 | 9.9% | 2.7× | 8 | +167.8% |
| 5 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 49.1 | 8.0% | 6.0× | 10 | +6.8% |
| 6 | University of TorontoCanada | 48.2 | 10.7% | 3.3× | 10 | -1.3% |
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 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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