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The British Journal of Psychiatry
Psychology and social sciences
Among the 50 psychology and social sciences journals in this index it has the 16th highest h-index and the 35th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 1 137 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 47% |
| United States | 12% |
| Australia | 11% |
| Germany | 7% |
| Canada | 6% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 81% |
| Reviews | 4% |
| Editorials | 3% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Schizophrenia research and treatment | 9% |
| Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices | 7% |
| Suicide and Self-Harm Studies | 5% |
| Mental Health and Psychiatry | 4% |
| Mental Health Treatment and Access | 4% |
| Treatment of Major Depression | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Artificial intelligence and increasing misinformation (2023, 205 citations)
- Global, regional and national burden of depressive disorders and attributable risk factors, from 1990 to 2021: results from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study (2025, 114 citations)
- Global, regional and national burdens of depression in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years, from 1990 to 2019: findings from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study (2024, 102 citations)
- Impact of anxiety and depression across childhood and adolescence on adverse outcomes in young adulthood: a UK birth cohort study (2023, 84 citations)
- Efficacy and safety of a 4-week course of repeated subcutaneous ketamine injections for treatment-resistant depression (KADS study): randomised double-blind active-controlled trial (2023, 81 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0007-1250):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Psychological Bulletin
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