Digital Mental Health Interventions
Digital Mental Health Interventions is a research topic within Applied Psychology. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 31.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the efficacy and implementation of digital mental health interventions, including internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, mobile health applications, and behavioral activation treatments for depression and anxiety. The research explores topics such as therapist support, adherence to interventions, and the effectiveness of smartphone apps in managing mental health conditions.
- Internet-based Interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mobile Health
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Activation
- Therapist Support
- Adherence
- Smartphone Apps
- Efficacy
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +134% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digital Mental Health Interventions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (3.2k and 985 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 3.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 985 works
- 3 China 941 works
- 4 India 867 works
- 5 Germany 693 works
- 6 Canada 549 works
- 7 Australia 544 works
- 8 Netherlands 304 works
- 9 Indonesia 286 works
- 10 Italy 250 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Digital Mental Health Interventions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Digital Mental Health Interventions research, followed by Harvard University and Design Intelligence (United States).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 66 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 64 works
- 3 Design Intelligence (United States)United States 59 works
- 4 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 57 works
- 5 University of WashingtonUnited States 54 works
- 6 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 53 works
- 7 University of TorontoCanada 50 works
- 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 40 works
- 9 Stanford UniversityUnited States 39 works
- 10 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digital Mental Health Interventions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digital Mental Health Interventions include Ronald C. Kessler, Dan J. Stein and Josep María Haro.
- 1 Ronald C. Kessler United States 9.8k citations
- 2 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 3 Josep María Haro Spain 6.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digital Mental Health Interventions research done?
The largest centres of Digital Mental Health Interventions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and Sydney (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Norman.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 315 works
- 2 New York United States 160 works
- 3 Beijing China 147 works
- 4 Sydney Australia 138 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 136 works
- 6 Seoul South Korea 133 works
- 7 Boston United States 127 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 125 works
- 9 Bengaluru India 102 works
- 10 Cambridge United States 90 works
Where it is the local speciality
- NormanUS · 62.6 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital Mental Health Interventions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digital Mental Health Interventions?
Among universities, judged by research, Universität Ulm, Harvard University and Macquarie 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.
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 | Universität UlmGermany | 73.3 | 39.9% | 11.1× | 20 | +1096.0% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 72.4 | 44.5% | 4.2× | 64 | +344.9% |
| 3 | Macquarie UniversityAustralia | 69.1 | 44.2% | 6.6× | 28 | +174.0% |
| 4 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 66.4 | 49.6% | 4.5× | 25 | +593.3% |
| 5 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 66.1 | 36.8% | 6.3× | 57 | +84.6% |
| 6 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 65.2 | 53.3% | 2.3× | 27 | +186.3% |
| 7 | Bern University of Applied SciencesSwitzerland | 64.8 | 50.4% | 10.9× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 64.5 | 42.9% | 6.0× | 28 | +124.1% |
| 9 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 64.3 | 38.4% | 3.2× | 53 | +177.0% |
| 10 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 64.1 | 33.5% | 7.0× | 37 | +78.3% |
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 Digital Mental Health Interventions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 134% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Digital Mental Health Interventions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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