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Anthrozoos
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Anthrozoos

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfan20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 149 21 24 7
Ecology and Evolution 628 6 6 5
Psychology 628 36 42 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 79
Documents by Best Scientists*: 82
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 73
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.504
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Anthrozoos?

Anthrozoos investigates areas of study like Animal-assisted therapy, Animal welfare, HUBzero, Pet therapy and Social psychology. The journal holds forums on Animal-assisted therapy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Developmental psychology, Demography and Clinical psychology. The concepts on Clinical psychology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Depression (differential diagnoses), Personality and Anxiety.

The research on Animal welfare tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Veterinary medicine, Empathy, Psychiatry and Gerontology. Many of the studies tackled connect HUBzero with a similar field of study like Family medicine. The journal facilitates discussions on Pet therapy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Animal Welfare (journal) and Human animal bond.

The study on Social psychology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Perception.

  • Animal-assisted therapy (29.92%)
  • Animal welfare (28.93%)
  • HUBzero (23.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Animal-assisted therapy: a meta-analysis (444 citations)
  • Pet Ownership and Attachment as Supportive Factors in the Health of the Elderly (309 citations)
  • Anthropological Aspects of Language: Animal Categories and Verbal Abuse (289 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Anthrozoos:

The published articles cover a variety of subjects, including Animal-assisted therapy, Animal welfare, HUBzero, Clinical psychology and Pet therapy. The published articles facilitate discussions on Animal-assisted therapy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Developmental psychology, Psychiatry, Demography and Social relation. Aside from investigating topics in Anthrozoology under Animal welfare, the published papers also explore concepts in Companion animal.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Animal welfare, Clinical psychology and Socioeconomics. While work presented in Anthrozoos provided substantial information on Social psychology, it also covered topics in Ideology, Interpretation (philosophy), Troglodytes, Relation (history of concept) and Speciesism. Emotional development and Cognition are some topics wherein Developmental psychology research discussed in it have an impact.

The journal tackles studies in Perception and the interrelated subject of Evolutionary theory, Identity (social science) and Law to gain insights into Animal welfare. In the journal, Autism spectrum disorder and Anxiety are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Clinical psychology research. While Anthrozoos focused on Socioeconomics, it was also able to explore topics like Livestock, Age and gender, Farm to School and CATS.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering the Obesogenic Environment Surrounding the UK’s Leisure Horses (3 citations)
  • Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare Among Adolescents from Colombia, France, Germany, and India (3 citations)
  • The Moral Divide Between High- and Low-Status Animals: The Role of Human Supremacy Beliefs (3 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 Anthrozoos (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew N. Rowan (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lynette A. Hart (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pauleen C. Bennett (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Harold Herzog (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nancy R. Gee (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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 Anthrozoos (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tufts University (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of California, Davis (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Monash University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 5.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.43% of all publications and 65.67% 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.

Top Publications

  • The Pet-Effect in Daily Life: An Experience Sampling Study on Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Owners

    Mayke Janssens;Jannes Eshuis;Sanne Peeters;Johan Lataster

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • New Zealand Pet Owners’ Demographic Characteristics, Personality, and Health and Wellbeing: More Than Just a Fluff Piece

    Gloria Fraser;Yanshu Huang;Kealagh Robinson;Marc S. Wilson

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Quality of the Human–Animal Bond and Mental Wellbeing During a COVID-19 Lockdown

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Effects of Human–Dog Interactions on Salivary Oxytocin Concentrations and Heart Rate Variability: A Four-Condition Cross-Over Trial

    Lauren Powell;Kate M. Edwards;Scott Michael;Paul McGreevy

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • The Moral Divide Between High- and Low-Status Animals: The Role of Human Supremacy Beliefs

    Victoria C. Krings;Kristof Dhont;Alina Salmen

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Charismatic Species and Birdwatching: Advanced Birders Prefer Small, Shy, Dull, and Rare Species

    (2023)
    23 Citations
  • Belief in pigs’ capacity to suffer: An assessment of pig farmers, veterinarians, students, and citizens

    Rachel S. E. Peden;Irene Camerlink;Laura A. Boyle;Steve Loughnan

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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