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Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
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Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 52 226 225 41
Neuroscience 79 162 173 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 380
Documents by Best Scientists*: 351
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 85
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.164
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current opinion in behavioral sciences?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Cognitive psychology, Cognition, Neuroscience, Cognitive science and Developmental psychology. Some problems in Cognitive psychology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Social psychology and Perception. The journal explores topics in Cognition which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Context (language use), Neuroimaging and Artificial intelligence.

Current opinion in behavioral sciences concentrates on Neuroscience topics that focus on Hippocampal formation and Hippocampus.

  • Cognitive psychology (24.32%)
  • Cognition (23.95%)
  • Neuroscience (20.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Detecting depression and mental illness on social media: an integrative review (225 citations)
  • Episodic Future Thinking: Mechanisms and Functions. (223 citations)
  • Memory integration: neural mechanisms and implications for behavior (211 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current opinion in behavioral sciences:

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Cognition, Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Neuroscience and Social psychology. The journal publications explore topics in Cognition which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Context (language use), Cognitive science, Perception and Information processing. The journal articles explore research in Cognitive psychology alongside concepts in Communication and other areas of study in Evolutionary biology.

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

  • Cognition
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Neuroscience

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Neuroscience, Clinical psychology, Sensory system, Cognitive psychology and Context (language use). Issues in Neuroscience were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sensitivity (electronics) and Endogenous opioid. Some problems in Clinical psychology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Twin study and Heritability.

Current opinion in behavioral sciences addresses concerns in Sensory system which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Action (philosophy), Tactile perception, Meaning (existential) and Hairy skin. The research topics discussed in the journal include Cognitive psychology as well as Conceptual basis. Affective aspects, Functional organization, Interoception, Tactile processing and Spinal cord are some topics wherein Context (language use) research discussed in Current opinion in behavioral sciences have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Virtual touch and the human social world (1 citations)
  • Epigenetic protection: maternal touch and DNA-methylation in early life (0 citations)
  • Neuroimaging, hormonal and genetic biomarkers for pathological aggression — success or failure? (0 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 Current opinion in behavioral sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Warren H. Meck (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Benjamin Y. Hayden (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Samuel J. Gershman (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenji Doya (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Disa A. Sauter (4 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 Current opinion in behavioral sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Cambridge (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • New York University (22 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.88% of all publications and 70.59% 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 Behavioral Sciences

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Top Publications

  • Affect and emotions as drivers of climate change perception and action: a review

    Tobias Brosch

    (2021)
    458 Citations
  • Conspiracy theories and the conspiracy mindset: implications for political ideology

    Robbie M Sutton;Karen M Douglas

    (2020)
    206 Citations
  • Influences of social norms on climate change-related behaviors

    Robert B Cialdini;Ryan P Jacobson

    (2021)
    176 Citations
  • Extensive sampling for complete models of individual brains

    Thomas Naselaris;Emily J Allen;Kendrick Kay

    (2021)
    153 Citations
  • A guide to the measurement and interpretation of fMRI test-retest reliability.

    Stephanie Noble;Dustin Scheinost;Robert Todd Constable

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • The dimensionality of neural representations for control.

    David Badre;Apoorva Bhandari;Haley Keglovits;Atsushi Kikumoto

    (2021)
    125 Citations
  • Thinking clearly about causal inferences of politically motivated reasoning: why paradigmatic study designs often undermine causal inference

    Ben M Tappin;Gordon Pennycook;David G Rand

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Resource-rational decision making

    Rahul Bhui;Lucy Lai;Samuel J Gershman;Samuel J Gershman

    (2021)
    102 Citations
  • The prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior.

    Brynn E Sherman;Kathryn N Graves;Nicholas B Turk-Browne

    (2020)
    102 Citations

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