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Canadian Psychology
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Canadian Psychology

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Published by: Canadian Psychological Association

https://cpa.ca/membership/cpajournals/canadianpsychology/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 391 76 80 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 81
Documents by Best Scientists*: 83
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 73
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.102
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Canadian Psychology?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Social psychology, Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology, Psychoanalysis and Mental health. Psychotherapist study tackled is connected to the field of Cognition. While Mental health is the focus of Canadian Psychology, it also provided insights into the studies of Psychological intervention and Health care.

  • Social psychology (15.67%)
  • Psychotherapist (10.97%)
  • Clinical psychology (8.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Memory and consciousness (3453 citations)
  • Self-Determination Theory: A Macrotheory of Human Motivation, Development and Health. (2662 citations)
  • Facilitating Optimal Motivation and Psychological Well- Being Across Life's Domains (1639 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Canadian Psychology:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology and Mental health. The most cited publications explore topics in Social psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Autonomy, Self-determination theory and Well-being. The studies on Developmental psychology discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Cognition and Reading (process).

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Canadian Psychology are Mental health, PsycINFO, Psychiatry, Psychotherapist and Clinical psychology. The Mental health works featured in it incorporate elements from Nursing, Coping (psychology) and Anxiety. Substance use and Drug usage are all disciplines of Psychiatry that connect with topics in Pandemic, Suicidal ideation and Bridging (networking).

Psychotherapist research presented in Canadian Psychology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Dialectic, Relation (history of concept), Palliative care, Hallucinogen and Competence (human resources). The research on Clinical psychology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Psychological intervention and Cognition. The Cognition research presented in the journal also delves into studies in intersecting subjects like

  • Social stress and related Well-being,
  • Developmental psychology most often made with reference to Interpersonal communication..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • When Social Isolation Is Nothing New: A Longitudinal Study on Psychological Distress During COVID-19 Among University Students With and Without Preexisting Mental Health Concerns (vol 62, pg 20, 2020) (29 citations)
  • Anxiety and depression in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey (21 citations)
  • The psychological impact of COVID-19 in Canada: Effects of social isolation during the initial response (20 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 Canadian Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Keith S. Dobson (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Jean L. Pettifor (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Hunsley (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrick O'Neill (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Drapeau (17 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 Canadian Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Calgary (78 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • McGill University (65 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Ottawa (58 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (45 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (45 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, 33.93% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.32% of all publications and 13.51% 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.

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Top Publications

  • When social isolation is nothing new: A longitudinal study psychological distress during COVID-19 among university students with and without preexisting mental health concerns

    Chloe A. Hamza;Lexi Ewing;Nancy L. Heath;Abby L. Goldstein

    (2021)
    337 Citations
  • Anxiety and depression in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey

    David J. A. Dozois

    (2021)
    158 Citations
  • COVID-19 and telemental health: Benefits, challenges, and future directions

    Sheri Madigan;Nicole Racine;Jessica E. Cooke;Daphne J. Korczak

    (2021)
    104 Citations
  • Psychological measurement and the replication crisis: Four sacred cows.

    Scott O. Lilienfeld;Adele N. Strother

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Building a Collaborative Psychological Science: Lessons Learned From ManyBabies 1

    Krista Byers-Heinlein;Christina Bergmann;Catherine Davies;Michael C. Frank

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Multidimensional perfectionism turns 30: A review of known knowns and known unknowns.

    Martin M. Smith;Simon B. Sherry;Sabrina Y. J. Ge;Paul L. Hewitt

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • A meta-psychological perspective on the decade of replication failures in social psychology.

    Ulrich Schimmack

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Rumination about COVID-19 and employee well-being: The role of playful work design

    Arnold B. Bakker;Jessica van Wingerden

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Predicting physical distancing in the context of COVID-19: A test of the extended parallel process model among Canadian adults

    Alexander Lithopoulos;Sam Liu;Chun Qing Zhang;Ryan E. Rhodes

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • How algorithmic management influences worker motivation: A self-determination theory perspective.

    (2022)
    26 Citations

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