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European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 226 189 175 23

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Number of Best Scientists*: 213
Documents by Best Scientists*: 193
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 81
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.407
Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Psychological Assessment?

The primary areas of discussion in European Journal of Psychological Assessment are Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Test validity and Confirmatory factor analysis. The journal explores issues in Social psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Cognitive psychology, Sample (statistics), Applied psychology and Measurement invariance. The study on Applied psychology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Psychological testing.

In addition to Developmental psychology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Test (assessment), Factor structure, Scale (social sciences) and Cognition. The in-depth study on Scale (social sciences) also explores topics in the intersecting field of Reliability (statistics). While European Journal of Psychological Assessment focused on Clinical psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Internal consistency and Psychiatry, Depression (differential diagnoses), Anxiety.

The studies on Test validity discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Construct validity, Discriminant validity, Psychometrics and Rating scale. Research on Confirmatory factor analysis addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Exploratory factor analysis. European Journal of Psychological Assessment concentrated on Personality research, specifically Personality Assessment Inventory and Big Five personality traits.

  • Social psychology (28.32%)
  • Developmental psychology (28.05%)
  • Clinical psychology (23.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Is General Self-Efficacy a Universal Construct?1 (1085 citations)
  • The convergent validity of two burnout instruments: A multitrait-multimethod analysis. (557 citations)
  • Guidelines for adapting educational and psychological tests: A progress report. (544 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Psychological Assessment:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Social psychology, Test validity, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology and Confirmatory factor analysis. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Social psychology, it also covers topics in Cognitive psychology and Validity. Issues in Test validity were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Construct validity, Sample (statistics), Psychometrics and Rating scale.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Statistics
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Clinical psychology, Applied psychology, Cognitive psychology, Social psychology and Personality. European Journal of Psychological Assessment explores topics in Clinical psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Test validity, Differential item functioning and Convergent validity. While Test validity is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Phenomenon and Well-being.

It covers research in Social psychology, particularly Identity (social science) and how they are related with concepts in Measure (physics). The Personality works featured in European Journal of Psychological Assessment incorporate elements from Social desirability and Self. Some problems in Measurement invariance that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Psychometrics and Validity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Screening for Dark Personalities: The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) (14 citations)
  • The Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS) (5 citations)
  • From bi-dimensionality to uni-dimensionality in self-report questionnaires: Applying the random intercept factor analysis model to six psychological tests. (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 Psychological Assessment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Samuel Greiff (34 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Matthias Ziegler (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Karl Schweizer (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manfred Schmitt (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gian Vittorio Caprara (12 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 European Journal of Psychological Assessment (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Luxembourg (42 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (30 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Utrecht University (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 13.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.68% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.74% of all publications and 45.16% 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 Outlook for Psychologists in Criminal Justice

For those whose interest lies at the intersection of psychology and law, a career in criminal psychology could be an exciting profession to explore. Criminal psychologists, also known as forensic psychologists, take on roles in the criminal justice system to offer insight into the motivations and behaviors of criminals. The European Journal of Psychological Assessment does not cover this branch directly, however, understanding the larger world of psychology paves the way for specialization in criminal psychology.

Although the journey to this profession involves a rigorous educational path, the career outlook is promising. With the knowledge gained from studying assessment theories such as Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Test validity, and Confirmatory factor analysis, individuals are equipped to take on roles in profiling, counseling, policy advising, and case consulting.

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Top Publications

  • Screening for Dark Personalities: The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4)

    Delroy L Paulhus;Erin E. Buckels;Paul D. Trapnell;Daniel Nelson Jones

    (2021)
    278 Citations
  • Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey

    (2024)
    209 Citations
  • Validation of the Short and Extra-Short Forms of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) and Their German Adaptations

    Beatrice Rammstedt;Daniel Danner;Christopher J. Soto;Oliver P. John

    (2020)
    176 Citations
  • Measuring the 7Cs of Vaccination Readiness

    Mattis Geiger;Franziska Rees;Lau Lilleholt;Ana P. Santana

    (2021)
    172 Citations
  • Intuitive eating: A novel eating style? Evidence from a Spanish sample.

    Juan Ramón Barrada;Blanca Cativiela;Tatjana van Strien;Tatjana van Strien;Ausiàs Cebolla;Ausiàs Cebolla

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Bottom up Construction of a Personality Taxonomy

    David M. Condon;Dustin Wood;Rene Mottus;Tom Booth

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • The Effects of Questionnaire Length and Behavioral Consequences on Careless Responding

    Anthony M. Gibson;Nathan A. Bowling

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • A Psychometric Evaluation of the Short Grit Scale: A Closer Look at its Factor Structure and Scale Functioning

    Oscar Gonzalez;Jessica R. Canning;Heather Smyth;David P. MacKinnon

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • The Nomological Network of the Short Dark Tetrad Scale (SD4)

    Christian Blötner;Matthias Ziegler;Caroline Wehner;Mitja D. Back

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • A Meta-Analysis of Test Scores in Proctored and Unproctored Ability Assessments

    Diana Steger;Diana Steger;Ulrich Schroeders;Timo Gnambs;Timo Gnambs

    (2020)
    41 Citations

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