Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy research, exploring its relation to psychotherapy outcome, evidence-based practice, and psychological interventions. The papers cover topics such as patient feedback, attachment theory, and the efficacy of psychotherapy, drawing from meta-analytic reviews and empirical studies.
- Therapeutic Alliance
- Psychotherapy Outcome
- Evidence-based Practice
- Meta-analysis
- Psychological Interventions
- Patient Feedback
- Treatment Relationship
- Psychotherapy Efficacy
- Attachment Theory
- Clinical Psychology
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.4k and 536 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 United Kingdom 536 works
- 3 Germany 319 works
- 4 Brazil 173 works
- 5 Canada 156 works
- 6 France 149 works
- 7 Australia 146 works
- 8 Italy 142 works
- 9 Netherlands 101 works
- 10 China 84 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, British Psychoanalytical Society publishes the most Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research, followed by Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University and Sapienza University of Rome.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 British Psychoanalytical SocietyUnited Kingdom 30 works
- 2 Russian State Agrarian Correspondence UniversityRussia 28 works
- 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 25 works
- 4 New York UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 5 Institute of Contemporary PsychoanalysisUnited States 22 works
- 6 IS practiceBelgium 22 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 8 The DialogueUnited States 21 works
- 9 University of HaifaIsrael 20 works
- 10 New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteUnited States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications include Judith Butler, H.J. Eysenck and Sander L. Gilman.
- 1 Judith Butler United States 6.7k citations
- 2 H.J. Eysenck United Kingdom 5.7k citations
- 3 Sander L. Gilman United States 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Los Angeles (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Balashikha.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 209 works
- 2 New York United States 179 works
- 3 Los Angeles United States 54 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 54 works
- 5 Rome Italy 53 works
- 6 Paris France 44 works
- 7 Berlin Germany 43 works
- 8 São Paulo Brazil 42 works
- 9 Madrid Spain 41 works
- 10 Chicago United States 36 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BalashikhaRU · 28.1 works126×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Universität Trier, University of Haifa and Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien 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 | Universität TrierGermany | 66.8 | 41.7% | 26.8× | 9 | +63.0% |
| 2 | University of HaifaIsrael | 65.8 | 17.8% | 20.7× | 20 | +88.8% |
| 3 | Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienAustria | 58.2 | 17.7% | 68.3× | 8 | +128.3% |
| 4 | Russian State Agrarian Correspondence UniversityRussia | 54.7 | 3.0% | 146.8× | 28 | +45.9% |
| 5 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 53.6 | 30.1% | 3.6× | 21 | +14.8% |
| 6 | Institute of Contemporary PsychoanalysisUnited States | 52.1 | 6.8% | 903.3× | 22 | -13.5% |
| 7 | Bar-Ilan UniversityIsrael | 52.0 | 16.9% | 12.0× | 14 | +3.7% |
| 8 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly | 49.2 | 13.8% | 5.2× | 25 | +63.1% |
| 9 | University of OsloNorway | 49.0 | 25.1% | 6.4× | 14 | -13.5% |
| 10 | University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom | 48.9 | 43.5% | 3.9× | 9 | +23.7% |
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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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