Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Gambling Behavior and Treatments is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 24.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of pathological gambling, its comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, neurobiological underpinnings, prevalence, impulsivity, cognitive distortions, and treatment approaches. It also explores the correlation between adolescent gambling and parental influences. The research delves into the impact of gambling on intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, as well as the psychological and behavioral aspects of gambling addiction.
- Pathological Gambling
- Comorbidity
- Impulsivity
- Neurobiology
- Treatment
- Prevalence
- Cognitive Distortions
- Psychiatric Correlates
- Adolescent Gambling
- Brain Activity
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Gambling Behavior and Treatments research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (480 and 234 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 480 works
- 2 United Kingdom 234 works
- 3 Australia 161 works
- 4 Canada 140 works
- 5 China 132 works
- 6 Spain 103 works
- 7 Germany 92 works
- 8 Italy 75 works
- 9 India 64 works
- 10 Sweden 59 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 Gambling Behavior and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central Queensland University publishes the most Gambling Behavior and Treatments research, followed by University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Bristol.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central Queensland UniversityAustralia 18 works
- 2 University of Nevada, Las VegasUnited States 17 works
- 3 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 4 Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom 15 works
- 5 University of HelsinkiFinland 15 works
- 6 Deakin UniversityAustralia 15 works
- 7 University of British ColumbiaCanada 12 works
- 8 University of ChicagoUnited States 12 works
- 9 Lund UniversitySweden 11 works
- 10 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gambling Behavior and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gambling Behavior and Treatments include Nassim Tabri and Mark D. Griffiths.
- 1 Nassim Tabri Canada 3.7k citations
- 2 Mark D. Griffiths United Kingdom 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gambling Behavior and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Gambling Behavior and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Beijing (China) and Helsinki (Finland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Macao, Helsinki and Nottingham.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MacaoCN · 22.7 works12×
- HelsinkiFI · 28.0 works11×
- NottinghamGB · 20.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gambling Behavior and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gambling Behavior and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Central Queensland University, Deakin University and Nottingham Trent 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 | Central Queensland UniversityAustralia | 89.4 | 40.8% | 73.1× | 18 | +543.1% |
| 2 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 83.2 | 42.4% | 13.9× | 15 | +152.3% |
| 3 | Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom | 81.4 | 45.8% | 41.7× | 15 | +60.3% |
| 4 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 74.1 | 36.4% | 12.6× | 16 | — |
| 5 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 71.9 | 34.7% | 11.5× | 15 | +28.9% |
| 6 | Ghent UniversityBelgium | 59.9 | 38.8% | 7.6× | 10 | +112.1% |
| 7 | Lund UniversitySweden | 59.7 | 22.5% | 8.4× | 11 | +403.1% |
| 8 | University of Nevada, Las VegasUnited States | 58.6 | 23.3% | 39.0× | 17 | -62.3% |
| 9 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 50.6 | 27.8% | 8.4× | 8 | +59.1% |
| 10 | University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom | 47.2 | 34.1% | 7.8× | 10 | -47.8% |
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 Gambling Behavior and Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gambling Behavior and Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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