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American Journal of Psychology
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American Journal of Psychology

0002-9556

Published by: University of Illinois Press

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id=ajp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 930 38 84 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 50
Documents by Best Scientists*: 97
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.219
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at American Journal of Psychology?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Cognitive psychology, Psychoanalysis, Humanities, Social psychology and Cognitive science. American Journal of Psychology explores issues in Cognitive psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Cognition and Perception.

  • Cognitive psychology (20.42%)
  • Psychoanalysis (8.65%)
  • Humanities (7.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plans and situated actions: the problem of human-machine communication (4977 citations)
  • General intelligence Objectively Determined and Measured (4174 citations)
  • Principles of Behavior (4118 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at American Journal of Psychology:

The published articles explore disciplines such as Cognitive psychology, Cognitive science, Social psychology, Perception and Cognition. The most cited articles focus on Cognitive psychology research which is adjacent to topics in Visual perception. The journal articles investigate Cognition research which frequently intersects with Developmental psychology.

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

  • World War II
  • Cognition
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Linguistics, Timor leste, Public administration, Humanities and Epistemology. The Linguistics works featured in American Journal of Psychology incorporate elements from Perspective (graphical), Levels-of-processing effect and Content (Freudian dream analysis). Many of the research works in Public administration, specifically Peacebuilding, closely connected to disciplines like Accession.

Issues in Peacebuilding were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Development economics and Resource dependence theory. The in-depth study on Epistemology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Order (business). Hybridity research featured in American Journal of Psychology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Mechanism (sociology) and Corporate governance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Positive—Negative Asymmetry in Evaluation of Natural Stimuli: Empirical Study in the Contrast Model of Similarity Extended to Open Sets (17 citations)
  • Evaluating Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste: The Triad Hybridity Nexuses (1 citations)
  • Greek, Tamil and Sanskrit: Comparison between the Myths of Herakles (related with Iole and Deianira) and Rama in Hinduism (1 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 American Journal of Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Karl M. Dallenbach (82 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edwin G. Boring (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Madison Bentley (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Samuel W. Fernberger (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Margaret Floy Washburn (40 papers) absent at the last 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 American Journal of Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Purdue University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oregon (9 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 2021 edition, 98.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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.

Potential Careers in Psychology and Related Industries

Understanding potential career paths that can be pursued after studying psychology can be beneficial for all students or researchers in this field. One inspiring option is to become an academic researcher, contributing to the scholarly articles that are published in journals like the American Journal of Psychology. However, there are many more diverse career paths available. For instance, forensic science is a field that can be pursued and is particularly interesting considering its intersection between psychology, law, and criminal investigation. Becoming a forensic scientist involves integrating knowledge gained from psychological research with practical investigative techniques. These professionals use psychological principles to uncover evidence, analyze crime scenes and assist in legal proceedings. If you're interested in forensic science, it's important to understand the necessary educational and training steps towards this career. In certain states, specific requirements should be met. For anyone based in Wisconsin, this guide on how to become a forensic investigator in Wisconsin, for example, provides clear, step-by-step information to break down the process. Further career possibilities in psychology include therapists or counselors, human resources managers, marketing professionals, and more, all of which use psychological principles in their work. Hence, studying psychology opens up a world of opportunities to contribute to various industries in meaningful ways.

Top Publications

  • Why Am I Left Out? Interpretations of Exclusion Affect Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviors

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The Special Brain: Subclinical Grandiose Narcissism and Self-Face Recognition in the Right Prefrontal Cortex

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Rethinking Multiculturalism: Toward a Balanced Approach

    Cory L. Cobb;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Seth J. Schwartz;Craig Frisby

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Attributing social meaning to animated shapes: A new experimental study of apparent behavior.

    Adrianna Ratajska;Matt I Brown;Christopher F Chabris

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Pupil Dilation as an Index of Verbal Fluency

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Examination of a Response–Effect Compatibility Task With Continuous Mouse Movements: Free- Versus Forced-Choice Tasks and Sequential Modulations

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Do Recall and Recognition Lead to Different Retrieval Experiences?

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • The End of Overconfidence

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The Holocaust as a Lifelong Nightmare: Posttraumatic Symptoms and Dream Content in Polish Auschwitz Survivors 30 Years After World War II

    Monica Bergman;Oskar MacGregor;Henri Olkoniemi;Wojciech Owczarski

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • How We Tell Apart Fiction from Reality

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal