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Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
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Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

1548-5943

Published by: Annual Reviews Inc.

https://www.annualreviews.org/loi/clinpsy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 78 126 84 37

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 144
Documents by Best Scientists*: 94
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 158
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.021
Impact Factor: 16.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Clinical Psychology?

Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Psychopathology, Developmental psychology and Psychological intervention are the subjects of interest in the journal. The research on Clinical psychology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Cognition, Anxiety, Personality, Mental health and Depression (differential diagnoses). Annual Review of Clinical Psychology investigates Cognition research which frequently intersects with Schizophrenia.

Some problems in Psychiatry that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Disease and MEDLINE. While work presented in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology provided substantial information on Psychopathology, it also covered topics in Psychotherapist and Cognitive psychology. Psychotherapist study tackled is connected to the field of Cognitive therapy.

The study on Cognitive psychology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Social psychology. Many of the research works in Developmental psychology, specifically Child development, closely connected to disciplines like Perspective (graphical). The research on Psychological intervention tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Intervention (counseling) and Public health.

  • Clinical psychology (38.84%)
  • Psychiatry (22.32%)
  • Psychopathology (18.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ecological Momentary Assessment (2939 citations)
  • Stress and Depression (1846 citations)
  • Cognitive Vulnerability to Emotional Disorders (1515 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Clinical Psychology:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Psychological intervention and Depression (differential diagnoses). The studies on Clinical psychology discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Psychosocial, MEDLINE, Personality and Anxiety. While the journal papers focused on Cognitive psychology, they were also able to explore topics like Social psychology, Psychological Theory, Cognitive reframing, Psychopathology and Cognition.

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

  • Mental illness
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Psychiatry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology is mainly concerned with subjects like Psychopathology, Mental health, MEDLINE, Clinical psychology and Psychiatry. The work on Psychopathology tackled in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology brings together disciplines like Developmental psychology, Categorical variable, Mental illness and Conceptualization. Topics in Mental health were tackled in line with various other fields like Psychological intervention, Poverty, Welfare and Social change.

It explores topics in MEDLINE which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Personality disorders, Personality, Intellectual disability, Psychotherapist and DSM-5. Aside from discussions in Clinical psychology, the journal also deals with the subject of Risk factor which intersects with Convergence (relationship), Population cohort and Causation disciplines. The Psychiatry study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Cause of death.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Resilience in Development and Psychopathology: Multisystem Perspectives. (24 citations)
  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence. (15 citations)
  • Network Analysis of Psychopathology: Controversies and Challenges (14 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 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas A. Widiger (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert F. Krueger (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Colin MacLeod (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jeanne Miranda (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kristian E. Markon (3 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 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Los Angeles (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.09% of all publications and 30.43% 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.

Becoming a Contributor to the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

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Top Publications

  • The mentalizing approach to psychopathology: State of the art and future directions

    Patrick Luyten;Patrick Luyten;Chloe Campbell;Elizabeth Allison;Peter Fonagy

    (2020)
    643 Citations
  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Quantitative Nosology Based on Consensus of Evidence.

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;David C. Cicero

    (2021)
    502 Citations
  • Major Depression and Its Recurrences: Life Course Matters

    Unknown

    (2022)
    476 Citations
  • Resilience in Development and Psychopathology: Multisystem Perspectives.

    Ann S Masten;Cara M Lucke;Kayla M Nelson;Isabella C Stallworthy

    (2021)
    447 Citations
  • Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity and Its Psychological and Health Comorbidities.

    Justin D. Smith;Emily Fu;Marissa A. Kobayashi

    (2020)
    399 Citations
  • Social Safety Theory: A Biologically Based Evolutionary Perspective on Life Stress, Health, and Behavior

    George M Slavich

    (2020)
    397 Citations
  • Network Analysis of Psychopathology: Controversies and Challenges

    Richard J McNally

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • Executive Function and Psychopathology: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective

    Philip David Zelazo

    (2020)
    248 Citations
  • Personalized Models of Psychopathology.

    Aidan G C Wright;William C Woods

    (2020)
    217 Citations
  • Virtual Reality Therapy in Mental Health.

    Paul M G Emmelkamp;Katharina Meyerbröker

    (2021)
    196 Citations

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