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Gender Issues
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Gender Issues

1098-092X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12147

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 1251 6 7 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 14
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.683
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Gender Issues?

The foci of the journal are Social psychology, Gender studies, Developmental psychology, Economic growth and Labour economics. The Social psychology study featured in it draws connections with the study of Context (language use). The study on Gender studies presented in Gender Issues intersects with the topics under Ideology.

Wage is a major topic of Labour economics research.

  • Social psychology (29.19%)
  • Gender studies (26.14%)
  • Developmental psychology (14.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Loose women or lost women? The re-emergence of the myth of white slavery in contemporary discourses of trafficking in women. (359 citations)
  • Gender, household labor, and scholarly productivity among university professors (106 citations)
  • Women are Victims, Men Make Choices: The Invisibility of Men and Boys in the Global Sex Trade (86 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Gender Issues:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Social psychology, Gender studies, Developmental psychology, Labour economics and Law. The journal publications emphasize research on Social psychology, which includes concerns such as Harassment. Issues in Gender studies were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Academic year and Ideology.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Gender Issues mainly tackles studies in Gender studies, Masculinity, Developmental psychology, Transgender and Narrative. Human sexuality is a primary topic of Gender studies research in it. Some problems in Masculinity that were presented in Gender Issues overlapped with concepts under Femininity, Resistance (psychoanalysis) and Thematic analysis.

The studies in Developmental psychology featured incorporate elements of Sex segregation, Affect (psychology), Curriculum, Race (biology) and Odds. In the journal, Social power, Face (sociological concept) and Applied psychology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Transgender research. Action (philosophy) research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Social psychology, Conformity and Wage.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Gendering COVID-19: Impact of the Pandemic on Women's Burden of Unpaid Work in India. (9 citations)
  • Worse Than Objects: The Depiction of Black Women and Men and Their Sexual Relationship in Pornography (4 citations)
  • Occupying the Fringes: The Struggles of Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Rural Ghana—Evidence from the Prestea–Huni Valley Municipality (3 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 Gender Issues (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rita J. Simon (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Judith Kleinfeld (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles L. Kennedy (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mindy J. Erchull (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elizabeth Monk-Turner (5 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 Gender Issues (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American University (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Mary Washington (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Central Florida (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Arizona State University (6 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 2021 edition, 8.11% 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 2.94% 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 79.41% 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.

Top Educational Institutions to Pursue Gender Studies

Those interested in conducting further research on gender studies might consider honing their studies at an accredited institution. Understanding that Gender studies have high intersections with Social Psychology and Developmental psychology, pursuing a degree in Psychology with a focus on Gender Issues can be a solid choice. Depth of study in these areas will offer a competitive edge and a wealth of understanding on the subject matter. One option to find the right educational institution is to study in one of the top 10 best psychology schools in Pennsylvania. These schools not only provide a rigorous academic environment but also open up opportunities for research collaborations. These institutions also host leading researchers in the field of psychology, reinforcing their commitment to advancing the discipline.

Top Publications

  • An Exploration of Psychosocial Factors Associated with Female Genital Self-Image

    Miranda C. Fudge;E. Sandra Byers

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Emerging Adults and Gender Norms: Everyday Life Experiences, Media Perceptions, Attitudes, and Future Expectations

    Halie Wenhold;Kristen Harrison

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The Woman’s Nontraditional Sexuality Questionnaire-Short Form (WNSQ-SF): Development, Variance Composition, Reliability, Validity, and Measurement Invariance

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • The Multidimensionality of Adolescent Girls’ Gender Attitudes

    Kristyn Kamke;Laura Widman;Hannah Javidi

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Women’s Sexism-Related Coping Support from Male Romantic Partners

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Correction to: The Woman’s Nontraditional Sexuality Questionnaire-Short Form (WNSQ-SF): Development, Variance Composition, Reliability, Validity, and Measurement Invariance

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • The Lives of Egyptian Women Between Continuous Trauma and Everyday Resistance: A Feminist Analysis of Narratives of Five Survivors in the Context of 2011 Revolution and its Aftermath

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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