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Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience
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Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

1530-7026

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/13415

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 141 154 155 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 379
Documents by Best Scientists*: 323
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 115
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.139
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Cognitive psychology, Cognition, Neuroscience, Developmental psychology and Prefrontal cortex. It addresses concerns in Cognitive psychology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Perception, Electroencephalography, Stimulus (physiology), Working memory and Brain mapping. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience investigates Stimulus (physiology) research which frequently intersects with Electrophysiology.

Issues in Cognition were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Context (language use), Affect (psychology), Communication, Anxiety and Cognitive science. The journal primarily discusses Neuroscience topics, particularly Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Anterior cingulate cortex, Amygdala, Functional imaging and Brain activity and meditation. It focuses on Anterior cingulate cortex as well as the interrelated topic of Cingulate cortex.

Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience focused on Developmental psychology research but expanded to cover Event-related potential.

  • Cognitive psychology (51.98%)
  • Cognition (36.20%)
  • Neuroscience (22.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Neuroimaging studies of working memory: a meta-analysis. (1541 citations)
  • Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. (1086 citations)
  • Electrophysiological correlates of anterior cingulate function in a go/no-go task: Effects of response conflict and trial type frequency (1023 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Cognition, Cognitive psychology, Neuroscience, Developmental psychology and Prefrontal cortex. The most cited publications address concerns in Cognition which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Stimulus (physiology), Functional imaging, Perception and Electroencephalography. The most cited publications focus on Cognitive psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Arousal, Facial expression and Anxiety.

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

  • Cognition
  • Neuroscience
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience is organized to address concerns in the fields of Cognitive psychology, Cognition, Neural correlates of consciousness, Context (language use) and Neuroscience. In addition to Cognitive psychology research, Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience aims to explore topics under Control (linguistics), Event-related potential, Electroencephalography, Perception and Working memory. While work presented in Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience provided substantial information on Working memory, it also covered topics in Brain activity and meditation, Prefrontal cortex and Affect (psychology).

Topics in Cognition explored in Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience were investigated in conjunction with research in Developmental psychology, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Cognitive science and Mechanism (biology). Interpersonal communication and Arousal are some topics wherein Context (language use) research discussed in it have an impact. It features Neuroscience research that overlaps with concepts in Anger.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Learning to Overexert Cognitive Control in a Stroop Task (6 citations)
  • Meta-control of the exploration-exploitation dilemma emerges from probabilistic inference over a hierarchy of time scales. (6 citations)
  • The stability flexibility tradeoff and the dark side of detail. (5 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 Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Todd S. Braver (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jonathan D. Cohen (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • M Deanna (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Greg Hajcak (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward E. Smith (10 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 Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Leiden University (43 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Washington University in St. Louis (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ghent University (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (35 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (32 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 0.85% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.97% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.66% of all publications and 47.01% 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.

Career Prospects in Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience

When it comes to career prospects in the field of Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, the options are numerous and rewarding. One notable profession in this realm is that of a speech-language pathologist. As professionals, their work often intersects with the principles of cognitive psychology and neuroscience. They help individuals grappling with speech and language disorders, which directly ties into several concepts studied within these disciplines such as cognition, perception, and brain activity. To become successful as a speech-language pathologist, a detailed understanding of cognitive psychology, cognition, perception and neuroscience, among other related topics, is critical. This profession is particularly thriving in various geographic areas, including Missouri, offering ample career opportunities for interested individuals. For those seeking comprehensive information on the necessary prerequisites and steps to follow to become a speech therapist in the said region, you may refer to this how to become a speech therapist in Missouri article. As mental health awareness continues to grow globally, so does the need for professionals in the field of Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. Thus, making continual advancements in your education and professional development within these domains is a promising path towards a fulfilling career.

Top Publications

  • The power of negative and positive episodic memories

    (2022)
    104 Citations
  • Increasing coordination and responsivity of emotion-related brain regions with a heart rate variability biofeedback randomized trial

    (2022)
    57 Citations
  • The neurocognitive underpinnings of the Simon effect: An integrative review of current research.

    Jesús Cespón;Bernhard Hommel;Margarethe Korsch;Daniela Galashan

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Dynamic reorganization of the frontal parietal network during cognitive control and episodic memory

    Kimberly L. Ray;J. Daniel Ragland;Angus W. MacDonald;James M. Gold

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Contextual Adaptation of Cognitive Flexibility is driven by Task- and Item-Level Learning.

    Audrey Siqi-Liu;Tobias Egner

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Keep your interoceptive streams under control: An active inference perspective on anorexia nervosa

    Laura Barca;Giovanni Pezzulo

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • The posterior cerebellum supports the explicit sequence learning linked to trait attribution

    Min Pu;Elien Heleven;Jeroen Delplanque;Noémie Gibert

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Learning to Overexert Cognitive Control in a Stroop Task

    Laura Bustamante;Falk Lieder;Sebastian Musslick;Amitai Shenhav

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Neural and behavioral traces of error awareness

    Hans Kirschner;Jil Humann;Jan Derrfuss;Claudia Danielmeier

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Seeking the “Beauty Center” in the Brain: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies of Beautiful Human Faces and Visual Art

    Hu Chuan-Peng;Yi Huang;Yi Huang;Simon B. Eickhoff;Kaiping Peng

    (2020)
    30 Citations

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