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European Journal of Personality
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European Journal of Personality

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 118 193 211 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 212
Documents by Best Scientists*: 216
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.418
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Personality?

The main research concerns discussed in European Journal of Personality are Social psychology, Personality, Developmental psychology, Big Five personality traits and Cognitive psychology. Aside from Social psychology, European Journal of Personality also covered works in the field of Perspective (graphical). European Journal of Personality focused on Personality research but expanded to cover Clinical psychology.

It explores topics in Developmental psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Temperament, Neuroticism, Cognition and Perception. Conscientiousness and Hierarchical structure of the Big Five studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Big Five personality traits presented. The works on Big Five personality traits and culture deal in particular with Alternative five model of personality.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Personality psychology and the similar topic of Association (psychology).

  • Social psychology (53.26%)
  • Personality (50.87%)
  • Developmental psychology (36.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Transactional theory and research on emotions and coping (1481 citations)
  • Trait emotional intelligence: Psychometric investigation with reference to established trait taxonomies. (1132 citations)
  • Trait emotional intelligence: Behavioural validation in two studies of emotion recognition and reactivity to mood induction (794 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Personality:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Social psychology, Personality, Big Five personality traits, Developmental psychology and Big Five personality traits and culture. The Social psychology research tackled in the published articles is interrelated with Social dominance orientation which concerns subjects like Right-wing authoritarianism. The journal papers connects the study in Personality with the closely related areas of Clinical psychology.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Cognition
  • Developmental psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in European Journal of Personality are Personality, Social psychology, Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology and Big Five personality traits. European Journal of Personality features works in Personality, more specifically Conscientiousness, and explores their relation to disciplines like Perspective (graphical). While Conscientiousness is the focus of European Journal of Personality, it also provided insights into the studies of Agreeableness and Neuroticism.

Personality development, Social relation and Interpersonal communication research are fields of study within Social psychology but they also intertwine with concepts in Humility. The research on Cognitive psychology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Context (language use), Creativity and Individual difference. It focuses on Developmental psychology as well as the interrelated topic of Life events.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Psychological and Behavioural Responses to Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Role of Personality. (55 citations)
  • Men, women and STEM: Why the differences and what should be done?: (7 citations)
  • Are value–behavior relations stronger than previously thought? It depends on value importance (5 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 European Journal of Personality (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jaap J. A. Denissen (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marco Perugini (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jens B. Asendorpf (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Boele De Raad (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Filip De Fruyt (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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 European Journal of Personality (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ghent University (58 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Groningen (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (52 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tilburg University (44 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 3.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 42.53% of all publications and 29.89% 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.

Application of Research Findings

One important aspect that is not discussed in this article is the possible application of these research findings from the European Journal of Personality. Understanding how these studies can be utilized in practice is critical. For instance, insights from these studies could help improve the work of various professionals whose work involves understanding and managing human behavior such as behavior analysts. You might be a student of psychology looking to make a significant impact in people's lives through understanding and modifying their behaviors, in that case, information on how to become a behavior analyst in Massachusetts may be beneficial. The studies in the European Journal of Personality can guidance and resource material for aspiring behavior analyst. Additionally, researchers can apply these findings towards further research in respective fields. Clinical psychologists, educational psychologists, or social psychologists could, for example, take the research on the 'Big Five' personality traits and use it for developing more effective interventions or supporting their own studies. In conclusion, the European Journal of Personality doesn't just contribute to academic literature in the field of psychology, but it also provides valuable insights that can be applied to enhance various professional practices and future research. Thus, it's important to explore and understand the potential applications of the research as well.

Top Publications

  • Loneliness and the Big Five Personality Traits: A Meta–Analysis:

    Susanne Buecker;Marlies Maes;Jaap J. A. Denissen;Maike Luhmann

    (2020)
    339 Citations
  • Psychological and Behavioural Responses to Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Role of Personality.

    Damaris Aschwanden;Jason E. Strickhouser;Amanda A. Sesker;Ji Hyun Lee

    (2021)
    249 Citations
  • A Psychometric Network Perspective on the Validity and Validation of Personality Trait Questionnaires

    Alexander P. Christensen;Hudson Golino;Paul J. Silvia

    (2020)
    229 Citations
  • Descriptive, Predictive and Explanatory Personality Research: Different Goals, Different Approaches, but a Shared Need to Move beyond the Big Few Traits:

    Rene Mottus;Rene Mottus;Dustin Wood;David Condon;Mitja D. Back

    (2020)
    187 Citations
  • Psychological Comparison Processes and Self‐Concept in Relation to Five Distinct Frame‐of‐Reference Effects: Pan‐Human Cross‐Cultural Generalizability over 68 Countries

    Herbert W. Marsh;Herbert W. Marsh;Philip D. Parker;Jiesi Guo;Reinhard Pekrun;Reinhard Pekrun;Reinhard Pekrun

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Objections to the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure—and why those Objections Fail:

    Michael C. Ashton;Kibeom Lee

    (2020)
    138 Citations
  • Trajectories of Big Five Personality Traits: A Coordinated Analysis of 16 Longitudinal Samples

    Eileen K. Graham;Sara J. Weston;Denis Gerstorf;Denis Gerstorf;Tomiko B. Yoneda

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • Assessing Personality States: What to Consider when Constructing Personality State Measures

    Kai Tobias Horstmann;Matthias Ziegler

    (2020)
    124 Citations
  • Longitudinal experience-wide association studies: A framework for studying personality change

    Wiebke Bleidorn;Christopher J. Hopwood;Mitja D. Back;Jaap J.A. Denissen

    (2020)
    104 Citations

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