Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Top Research Topics at Counselling and Psychotherapy Research?

Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology, Qualitative research, Social psychology and Medical education are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research facilitates discussions in Therapeutic relationship as part of the larger field of Psychotherapist, however, it also tackles fields such as Perspective (graphical). Topics in Clinical psychology were tackled in line with various other fields like Psychological intervention, Intervention (counseling), Psychiatry, Mental health and Depression (differential diagnoses).

The study on Depression (differential diagnoses) presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Anxiety. The journal facilitates discussions on Qualitative research that incorporate concepts from other fields like Feeling and Perception. The journal connects the study in Medical education with the closely related area of Nursing.

• Psychotherapist (37.55%)
• Clinical psychology (19.25%)
• Qualitative research (14.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The impact of clinical supervision on counsellors and therapists, their practice and their clients: a systematic review of the literature (199 citations)
• Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection (147 citations)
• Theory-building case studies of counselling and psychotherapy (140 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Counselling and Psychotherapy Research:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Psychotherapist, Qualitative research, Clinical psychology, Social psychology and Nursing. The journal publications investigate Psychotherapist research which frequently intersects with Narrative. The most cited publications explore topics in Clinical psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Psychological intervention, Mental health, Intervention (counseling) and Test validity.

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

• World War II
• Psychotherapist
• Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research is organized to address concerns in the fields of Psychotherapist, Mental health, Medical education, Clinical psychology and Thematic analysis. The research on Psychotherapist tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Evidence-based practice, Narrative and Depression (differential diagnoses). The studies on Mental health discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Service (business) and Well-being.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Medical education, apply to Psychological intervention as well. It links adjacent topics like Clinical psychology with Anxiety. The research on Thematic analysis featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Context (language use) and Social psychology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches (34 citations)
• Research in counselling and psychotherapy Post-COVID-19. (5 citations)
• Student Perspectives on improving mental health support Services at university (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• John McLeod (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mick Cooper (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Andrew Reeves (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Terry Hanley (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Michael Barkham (13 papers) published 2 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Manchester (36 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
• Abertay University (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Strathclyde (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Leicester (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Leeds (24 papers) published 2 papers 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, 5.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.81% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.85% of all publications and 60.74% 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 Opportunities in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

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