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Counseling Psychologist
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Counseling Psychologist

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Published by: SAGE

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 487 64 82 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 73
Documents by Best Scientists*: 91
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 97
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.132
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Counseling Psychologist?

The Counseling Psychologist investigates areas of study like Counseling psychology, Social psychology, Applied psychology, Psychotherapist and Pedagogy. The concepts on Counseling psychology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Mental health, Higher education, Counselor education and School psychology. Consulting psychology is a focus of the presented School psychology works and it dives deep in Consulting psychology.

The studies in Social psychology featured incorporate elements of Developmental psychology and Ethnic group. The in-depth study on Applied psychology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Training (civil). The Counseling Psychologist features Psychotherapist research that overlaps with concepts in Clinical psychology.

The Counseling Psychologist tackles issues in Pedagogy, particularly in the topics of Multiculturalism and Professional development.

  • Counseling psychology (35.10%)
  • Social psychology (21.19%)
  • Applied psychology (18.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research (2013 citations)
  • Scale Development Research: A Content Analysis and Recommendations for Best Practices (1737 citations)
  • Qualitative Research Designs: Selection and Implementation (1623 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Counseling Psychologist:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Counseling psychology, Social psychology, Applied psychology, Clinical psychology and Psychotherapist. Aside from discussions in Counseling psychology, the published articles also deal with the subject of Cultural competence which intersects with Cultural pluralism disciplines. The most cited publications explore research in Homosexuality and overlapping concepts in Sexual identity to expand the discourse in Social psychology.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Education
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Multiculturalism, Developmental psychology, Mental health, Clinical psychology and Social justice. Multiculturalism research presented in The Counseling Psychologist encompasses a variety of subjects, including Applied psychology, Perception and Competence (human resources). Issues in Clinical psychology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Psychological distress and Dropout (neural networks).

In addition to Social justice, it tackled discussion on research areas like Counseling psychologists, Counseling psychology, Social psychology, Practicum and Community based. In addition to Counseling psychology research, it aims to explore topics under Executive board, Therapeutic relationship and Empirical research. The journal focused on Social psychology research but expanded to cover Restorative justice.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Process Model of Multicultural Counseling Competenceψ (2 citations)
  • Concepts of Resilience Among Trauma-Exposed Syrian Refugees: (2 citations)
  • Burmese Refugee Women in the Midwest: Narratives of Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth: (2 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 The Counseling Psychologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Clara E. Hill (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • P. Paul Heppner (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Linda Forrest (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Janet E. Helms (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles R. Ridley (23 papers) published 5 papers 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 The Counseling Psychologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Maryland, College Park (132 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Missouri (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (54 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, 23.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.30% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 34.88% of all publications and 32.56% 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 Pathways in Psychology

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Top Publications

  • Toward a Psychological Framework of Radical Healing in Communities of Color

    Bryana H. French;Jioni A. Lewis;Della V. Mosley;Hector Y. Adames

    (2020)
    495 Citations
  • “Better issues to focus on”: Transgender Microaggressions as Ethical Violations in Therapy:

    Ezra R. Morris;Louis Lindley;M. Paz Galupo

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • The White Racial Affect Scale (WRAS): A Measure of White Guilt, Shame, and Negation:

    Patrick R. Grzanka;Keri A. Frantell;Ruth E. Fassinger

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Building a Counseling Psychology of Liberation: The Path Behind Us, Under Us, and Before Us

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Expressive Writing Intervention With Cuban-American and Puerto Rican Parents of LGBTQ Individuals:

    Roberto L. Abreu;Ellen D. B. Riggle;Sharon S. Rostosky

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Why Aren’t We There Yet? The Status of Research in Women’s Career Development

    (2023)
    24 Citations
  • Impostor Feelings and Psychological Distress Among Asian Americans: Interpersonal Shame and Self-Compassion:

    Meifen Wei;Shuyi Liu;Stacy Y. Ko;Cixin Wang

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • “I Want to Be Safe…And I Also Want a Job”: Career Considerations and Decision-Making Among Transgender Graduate Students:

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Emmie Matsuno;Genny Beemyn

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Reliability and Validity of Scores on a Measure of Stigma of Loneliness

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Structural Predictors of Underemployment During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Psychology of Working Perspective

    (2022)
    17 Citations

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