Resilience and Mental Health
Resilience and Mental Health is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 18.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the concept of psychological resilience, exploring its development, measurement, and implications for well-being. It encompasses research on coping strategies, positive emotions, family and community resilience, and the impact of resilience on mental health in the face of adversity.
- Psychological Resilience
- Adversity
- Coping Strategies
- Positive Emotions
- Developmental Perspectives
- Family Resilience
- Mental Health
- Stress
- Protective Factors
- Community Resilience
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +93% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Resilience and Mental Health research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.9k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.9k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 Türkiye 890 works
- 4 Indonesia 769 works
- 5 India 653 works
- 6 United Kingdom 613 works
- 7 Iran 511 works
- 8 Canada 448 works
- 9 Australia 369 works
- 10 Spain 350 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Resilience and Mental Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Resilience and Mental Health research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Indonesia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 77 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 76 works
- 3 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 33 works
- 4 The University of MelbourneAustralia 30 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 30 works
- 6 North-West UniversitySouth Africa 28 works
- 7 Yale UniversityUnited States 28 works
- 8 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 27 works
- 9 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 27 works
- 10 State University of MalangIndonesia 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Resilience and Mental Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Resilience and Mental Health include Dan J. Stein, Martin E. P. Seligman and Susan Folkman.
- 1 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 2 Martin E. P. Seligman United States 7.1k citations
- 3 Susan Folkman United States 5.6k citations
- 4 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands 5.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Resilience and Mental Health research done?
The largest centres of Resilience and Mental Health research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Tehran (Iran), London (United Kingdom) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Istanbul Türkiye 174 works
- 2 Tehran Iran 161 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 160 works
- 4 New York United States 136 works
- 5 Beijing China 132 works
- 6 Ankara Türkiye 111 works
- 7 Rome Italy 104 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 92 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 87 works
- 10 Yogyakarta Indonesia 87 works
Where is the best place to study Resilience and Mental Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University and Iranshahr 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 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 63.2 | 36.4% | 9.5× | 20 | +105.5% |
| 2 | Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen UniversityTürkiye | 58.0 | 52.8% | 11.8× | 10 | — |
| 3 | Iranshahr UniversityIran | 55.9 | 22.4% | 10.9× | 13 | +414.2% |
| 4 | University of the Western CapeSouth Africa | 54.2 | 27.6% | 7.2× | 16 | +193.2% |
| 5 | University of AlmeríaSpain | 53.4 | 47.3% | 6.2× | 13 | +106.1% |
| 6 | Tel Hai Academic CollegeIsrael | 52.5 | 25.7% | 24.9× | 11 | +137.6% |
| 7 | University of NamibiaNamibia | 50.6 | 38.2% | 8.6× | 8 | — |
| 8 | University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesIran | 50.4 | 14.8% | 15.2× | 9 | +221.9% |
| 9 | Christ UniversityIndia | 50.3 | 25.0% | 5.0× | 25 | +305.0% |
| 10 | University of MacauMacau | 48.4 | 35.7% | 2.4× | 11 | +238.1% |
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 Resilience and Mental Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 93% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Resilience and Mental Health.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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