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Dreaming
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Dreaming

1053-0797

Published by: American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/drm

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 962 17 38 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 44
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.506
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Dreaming?

Dreaming primarily tackles Dream, Psychoanalysis, Social psychology, Developmental psychology and Dream analysis. In Dreaming, Cognitive psychology, Cognition and Content (Freudian dream analysis) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Dream research. Attendees of the journal participated in discussions that delve into both Cognitive psychology and Lucid dream.

Dreaming links adjacent topics like Cognition with Cognitive science. Most of the Content (Freudian dream analysis) studies addressed also intersect with Content analysis. The work on Psychoanalysis addressed in it expands to the thematically related Interpretation (philosophy).

The Developmental psychology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Dream recall. Studies on Psychotherapist discussed in Dreaming link to the field of Clinical psychology. The journal blends together research topics in Health psychology and Neuropsychology.

  • Dream (43.40%)
  • Psychoanalysis (23.26%)
  • Social psychology (19.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Outline for a theory on the nature and functions of dreaming. (145 citations)
  • Questionnaires and Diaries as Research Instruments in Dream Research: Methodological Issues (121 citations)
  • The Typical Dreams of Canadian University Students (117 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Dreaming:

The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Dream, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Dream recall and Social psychology. The published papers was used to explore different topics like Dream and Health psychology. In addition to Social psychology research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Emotional trauma and Psychoanalysis.

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

  • Cognition
  • Social psychology
  • Psychotherapist

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Clinical psychology, Psychoanalysis, Dream, Psychotherapist and Gender studies. Alexithymia research are fields of study within Clinical psychology but they also intertwine with concepts in Research findings. The featured works in Content (Freudian dream analysis), which all belong in the domain if Psychoanalysis, also overlaps with concepts under African origin.

The studies in Dream featured incorporate elements of Social psychology, Psychiatry, Empathy, Mental health and Self-disclosure. The journal explores issues in Psychotherapist which can be linked to other research areas like Posttraumatic stress and REM sleep behavior disorder, Dream enactment. It holds forums on Gender studies that merges themes from other disciplines such as Transition (fiction) and Nightmare.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Dream sharing and positive mental health in Iranian culture. (0 citations)
  • Evidence for preferentially dreaming of waking-life experiences that are relevant to one’s life story. (0 citations)
  • Nightmares and COVID-19: A possible increase in suicide attempts. (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 Dreaming (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Schredl (50 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Calvin Kai-Ching Yu (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • G. William Domhoff (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clara E. Hill (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kelly Bulkeley (18 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 Dreaming (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hong Kong Shue Yan University (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tufts University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heidelberg University (14 papers) published 1 paper 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, 78.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 80.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 20.00% 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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Top Publications

  • Dreaming and the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey in a U.S. sample.

    Michael Schredl;Kelly Bulkeley

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Differences between lucid and nonlucid dream reports: A within-subjects design.

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • The effectiveness of lucid dreaming practice on waking task performance: A scoping review of evidence and meta-analysis.

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Analysis of dream contents of patients with anxiety disorders and their comparison with dreams of healthy participants.

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Are we dreaming or are we awake? A quali–quantitative analysis of dream narratives and dreaming process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Giorgia Margherita;Anna Gargiulo;Daniela Lemmo;Chiara Fante

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Inducing lucid dreams: The wake-up-back-to-bed technique in the home setting.

    Michael Schredl;Sophie Dyck;Anja Kühnel

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress: Relationship to the big five personality factors and sensory-processing sensitivity.

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Dream recall frequency and sensory-processing sensitivity.

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • A quantitative text analysis approach to describing posttrauma nightmares in a treatment-seeking population.

    Caitlin Paquet;Chelsea M. Cogan;Joanne L. Davis

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Conscious use of dreams in waking life (Nontherapy setting) for decision-making, problem-solving, attitude formation, and behavioral change

    Michael Rohde Olsen;Michael Schredl;Ingegerd Carlsson

    (2020)
    5 Citations

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