Current Opinion in Psychology

Top Research Topics at Current opinion in psychology?

Current opinion in psychology is mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Clinical psychology and Cognition. In addition to Social psychology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Context (language use) and Perception. Cognitive psychology study tackled is connected to the field of Perspective (graphical).

It focuses on Clinical psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychological intervention, Mental health, Intervention (counseling) and MEDLINE. The journal connects the study in Psychological intervention with the closely related area of Mindfulness. The MEDLINE study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Psychiatry.

• Social psychology (33.94%)
• Developmental psychology (16.02%)
• Cognitive psychology (15.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Risk perceptions and health behavior (247 citations)
• Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia: A Transdiagnostic Biomarker of Emotion Dysregulation and Psychopathology (236 citations)
• Interoception and emotion. (199 citations)

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

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Cognitive psychology and Psychological intervention. The published articles address concerns in Social psychology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Social learning, Perception and Action (philosophy). The most cited articles explore issues in Developmental psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Context (language use), Stressor and Cognition.

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

• Social psychology
• Cognition
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Social psychology, Prosocial behavior, Perception, Cognitive psychology and Interpersonal communication. The subject of Perspective (graphical), which is connected to the field of Social cognition, serves as the foundation of the Social psychology research featured in it. It goes beyond the discussion of Prosocial behavior as it connects it with closely related disciplines like

• Altruism which is related to area like Diversity (politics),
• Punishment (psychology) that connect with fields like Gossip..

The studies in Cognitive psychology featured incorporate elements of Situational ethics, Cognition and Affect (psychology). Current opinion in psychology addresses concerns in Loneliness which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Psychological intervention, Mental health and Feeling. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Mental health, it also covered topics in Anxiety, Substance use and Social isolation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Dealing with loss in the face of disasters and crises: Integrating interpersonal theories of couple adaptation and functioning. (6 citations)
• Prosocial behavior and altruism: A review of concepts and definitions. (4 citations)
• Implications of social isolation, separation, and loss during the COVID-19 pandemic for couples' relationships. (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 Current opinion in psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jeffry A. Simpson (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Gery C. Karantzas (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Brad J. Bushman (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gerben A. van Kleef (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Derek D. Rucker (7 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current opinion in psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (39 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Northwestern University (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Amsterdam (27 papers) published 6 papers 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 2022 edition, 1.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.17% of all publications and 25.97% 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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