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Addictive Behaviors

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 32 565 795 46
Medicine 552 167 294 33

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 882
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1053
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 158
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.638
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Addictive Behaviors?

The journal facilitates discussions on Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Injury prevention, Developmental psychology and Suicide prevention. Clinical psychology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Psychological intervention, Young adult, Cognition, Anxiety and Addiction. It features Psychological intervention research that overlaps with concepts in Intervention (counseling).

The Young adult study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Demography. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Demography and the similar topic of Logistic regression. Addictive Behaviors focused on Psychiatry research but expanded to cover Smoking cessation.

It explores topics in Smoking cessation which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Physical therapy, Randomized controlled trial and Nicotine. Topics in Injury prevention were tackled in line with various other fields like Social psychology, Occupational safety and health, Human factors and ergonomics and Environmental health. Addictive Behaviors centers on topics in Developmental psychology, with a focus on Psychometrics.

  • Clinical psychology (35.55%)
  • Psychiatry (31.96%)
  • Injury prevention (16.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The drug abuse screening test. (2225 citations)
  • Measuring degree of physical dependence to tobacco smoking with reference to individualization of treatment (1935 citations)
  • The assessment of binge eating severity among obese persons. (1477 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Addictive Behaviors:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Injury prevention and Substance abuse. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Psychiatry by exploring it in line with topics in Smoking cessation which intersect with Nicotine subjects. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Clinical psychology, it also covers topics in Intervention (counseling), Young adult, Psychological intervention and Personality.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Social psychology
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Clinical psychology, Demography, Young adult, Cannabis and Depression (differential diagnoses). It focuses on Clinical psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychological intervention, Association (psychology), Moderation, Addiction and Alcohol use disorder. The Young adult works featured in Addictive Behaviors incorporate elements from Marijuana use, Intervention (counseling), Anhedonia and Binge drinking.

In addition to Depression (differential diagnoses) research, it aims to explore topics under Mental health, Social media addiction, Pregnancy and Anxiety. The studies in Opioid use disorder featured incorporate elements of Psychosocial and Psychiatry. Topics like Substance abuse and Nicotine are tackled as part of the discussions on Psychiatry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Psychometric validation of the desire thinking questionnaire in a Turkish adolescent sample: Associations with internet gaming disorder. (1 citations)
  • The relationship between parental psychological control and problematic smartphone use in early Chinese adolescence: A repeated-measures study at two time-points. (0 citations)
  • Flavored cigar availability in Oakland after a partial ban. (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Addictive Behaviors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael J. Zvolensky (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clayton Neighbors (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph W. LaBrie (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steve Sussman (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kate B. Carey (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Addictive Behaviors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brown University (261 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (249 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (201 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (176 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Veterans Health Administration (174 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 54.76% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Prospects in Addictive Behaviors Research

Given the increasing importance of research in the field of addictive behaviors, many budding professionals might be interested in pursuing a career in this area. Positions in this field are widespread, ranging from research-focused roles within academic institutions to practical applications within the clinical and therapeutic environment.

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Apart from academic and clinical roles, there are also opportunities in policy-related positions within the public sector or within non-profit organizations. These roles often involve the use of research in addictive behaviors to inform effective policies and strategies for prevention and intervention.

Regardless of the specific role, a career in addictive behaviors research provides the opportunity to contribute to our understanding and treatment of addiction, with the goal of improving the lives of those affected by these conditions.

Top Publications

  • Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values.

    Cecilia Cheng;Yan-ching Lau;Linus Chan;Jeremy W. Luk

    (2021)
    460 Citations
  • Drinking to cope with the pandemic: The unique associations of COVID-19-related perceived threat and psychological distress to drinking behaviors in American men and women.

    Lindsey M. Rodriguez;Dana M. Litt;Sherry H. Stewart

    (2020)
    405 Citations
  • Depression and anxiety symptoms are related to problematic smartphone use severity in Chinese young adults: Fear of missing out as a mediator.

    Jon D. Elhai;Haibo Yang;Jianwen Fang;Xuejun Bai

    (2020)
    315 Citations
  • What is the prevalence and risk of cannabis use disorders among people who use cannabis? a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Janni Leung;Gary C.K. Chan;Leanne Hides;Wayne D. Hall

    (2020)
    297 Citations
  • Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and social media’s impact on daily-life and productivity at work: Do WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat Use Disorders mediate that association?

    Dmitri Rozgonjuk;Dmitri Rozgonjuk;Cornelia Sindermann;Jon D. Elhai;Christian Montag

    (2020)
    285 Citations
  • Measurement invariance across young adults from Hong Kong and Taiwan among three internet-related addiction scales: Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS-SF9) (Study Part A).

    Hildie Leung;Amir H. Pakpour;Carol Strong;Yi-Ching Lin

    (2020)
    282 Citations
  • Investigating the links between fear of missing out, social media addiction, and emotional symptoms in adolescence: The role of stress associated with neglect and negative reactions on social media

    M.A. Fabris;D. Marengo;C. Longobardi;M. Settanni

    (2020)
    260 Citations

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