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Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
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Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 167 5 13 7
Psychology 1228 8 7 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 24
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.152
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression?

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression mostly deals with topics like Terrorism, Criminology, Social psychology, Law and Suicide prevention. The featured works in Radicalization, which all belong in the domain if Terrorism, also overlaps with concepts under Human factors and ergonomics. The research on Criminology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Violent extremism, Computer security, International security, Aggression and Counter terrorism.

While Social psychology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Perception and Ideology. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression features Law research that overlaps with concepts in Context (language use). Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression aims to investigate interdisciplinary topics such as Suicide prevention and Occupational safety and health.

The research on Political violence featured in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression combines topics in other fields like Social science and Social movement.

  • Terrorism (95.44%)
  • Criminology (36.51%)
  • Social psychology (19.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pro-integration: disengagement from and life after extremism (68 citations)
  • What is countering violent extremism? Exploring CVE policy and practice in Australia (63 citations)
  • Terrorist attacks and uncertainty reduction: Media use after September 11 (50 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Terrorism, Social psychology, Public relations, Disengagement theory and Preliminary analysis. The published Terrorism research zeroes in on concepts in Violent extremism but also tackles themes under Memory studies. Mainstream, Ideology and Morality are some topics wherein Social psychology research discussed in the journal papers has an impact.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Terrorism, Criminology, Media studies, Violent extremism and Social psychology. It centers on topics in Terrorism, with a focus on Radicalization. The research on Criminology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Mental health, Racism, Suicide terrorism and Secrecy.

Media studies research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Public diplomacy, Al qaeda, Publicity and Extreme right. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression explores topics in Violent extremism which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Public policy and Injustice. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression focuses on Social psychology as well as the interrelated topic of Indonesian.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Terrorism and financial flows in Africa (6 citations)
  • The influences of social identity and perceptions of injustice on support to violent extremism (4 citations)
  • Extremists and unconventional weapons: examining the pursuit of chemical and biological agents (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 Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rachel Monaghan (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Horgan (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tali K. Walters (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Samuel Justin Sinclair (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel Antonius (5 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 Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of St Andrews (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Complutense University of Madrid (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulster University (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York University (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Georgia State University (6 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, 8.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 46.88% 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.

Educational Pathways to Enter the Field

To enter into fields related to Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, a significant proportion of professionals start with an educational background in social sciences. Several roles, like a school librarian, may help you get a ground-level understanding into topics related to behavioral sciences, criminology, and law. They often assist students in researching and provide access to credible knowledge resources. If you are interested in embarking on this career path in Tennessee, our guide on how to become a school librarian in Tennessee can be useful.

Further studies at the graduate and doctoral level are often needed for more specialized roles in terrorism studies, political violence, criminology, and suicide prevention. Several universities offer relevant courses with a focus on empirical research, principles, and techniques in these topics. Combining this educational background with internships and work experience in related settings can provide a firm foundation for contributions in research on Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.

Top Publications

  • Evaluating interventions to disengage extremist offenders: a study of the proactive integrated support model (PRISM)

    Adrian Cherney

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Understanding youth radicalisation: an analysis of Australian data

    Adrian Cherney;Emma Belton;Siti Amirah Binte Norham;Jack Milts

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • The Dark Tetrad and radicalization: personality profiles in young women

    Henri Chabrol;Jonathan Bronchain;Clara Isabel Morgades Bamba;Patrick Raynal

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Expansion and replication of the theory of vicarious help-seeking

    Michael J. Williams;John G. Horgan;William P. Evans;Jocelyn J. Bélanger

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • ‘Nondemocratic Islamists’ and support for ISIS in the Arab World

    James Piazza

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Working with radicalised individuals: insights from a secondary and tertiary prevention program

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Dominant predictors of violent versus non-violent terrorist roles among US Muslim converts

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Pressure to prove: Muslim converts’ activism and radicalism mediated by religious struggle and punishing Allah reappraisal

    Ari D. Fodeman;Daniel W. Snook;John G. Horgan

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Intolerance of non-Muslim political rights and engagement in political violence: a study of public opinion in 11 Arab countries

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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