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Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
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Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

1932-4502

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12124

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 973 15 19 6
Social Sciences and Humanities 1130 8 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 26
Documents by Best Scientists*: 30
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.47
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Epistemology, Social psychology, Perspective (graphical), Semiotics and Context (language use). Most of the works presented in it deals with Epistemology but it intersects with the subject of Behavioural sciences. The research on Social psychology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cognitive psychology and Narrative.

  • Epistemology (59.15%)
  • Social psychology (15.23%)
  • Perspective (graphical) (9.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Social development: a psychobiological perspective. (343 citations)
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Beyond the Debate (318 citations)
  • Culture of Science: Strange History of the Methodological Thinking in Psychology (105 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science:

The journal articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Epistemology, Perspective (graphical), Social psychology, Cognitive science and Semiotics. The published papers explore issues in Epistemology which can be linked to other research areas like Cognition, Behavioural sciences and Metaphor. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Social psychology, it also covers topics in Cognitive psychology, Gender studies and Narrative.

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

  • Epistemology
  • Law
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science are Epistemology, Meaning (existential), Cultural psychology, Social psychology and Developmental psychology. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science blends together research topics in Epistemology and Perspective (graphical). Topics in Meaning (existential) explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Dialogical self, Sociocultural evolution, The Imaginary and Self.

It explores topics in Cultural psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Collectivism, Mediation, Meaning-making, Cognitive science and Dilemma. In the journal, Context (language use), Qualitative research and Narrative are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Social psychology research. The journal discusses concepts in Autism under Developmental psychology and how they intertwine with disciplines like Parent–offspring conflict.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Role of Affective Sensemaking in the Constitution of Experience. The Affective Pertinentization Model (APER) (6 citations)
  • Psychology’s status as a science: peculiarities and intrinsic challenges. Moving beyond its current deadlock towards conceptual integration (4 citations)
  • Big and Small Stories from India in the COVID19 Plot: Directions for a 'Post Coronial' Psychology. (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 Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tania Zittoun (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aaro Toomela (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luca Tateo (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Alex Gillespie (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jaan Valsiner (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Aalborg University (51 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Clark University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tallinn University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (11 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, 11.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.07% of all publications and 63.86% 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 Prospects in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

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Top Publications

  • Decision Making: a Theoretical Review.

    Matteo Morelli;Maria Casagrande;Giuseppe Forte

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Aging Successfully: Possible in Principle? Possible for all? Desirable for all?

    Hans-Werner Wahl

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Playworlds and executive functions in children: theorising with the cultural-historical analytical lenses

    Marilyn Fleer;Nikolai Veresov;Susan Walker

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • An Epistemological Strategy for Initiating Scientific Revolution against WEIRD Psychology

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Mindful Age and Technology: a Qualitative Analysis of a Tablet/Smartphone App Intervention Designed for Older Adults

    Francesco Vailati Riboni;Isabel Sadowski;Benedetta Comazzi;Francesco Pagnini;Francesco Pagnini

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Reproducibility in Psychology: Theoretical Distinction of Different Types of Replications.

    Aleksandar Baucal;Alex Gillespie;Ksenija Krstić;Tania Zittoun

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Home is Where the Heart is: Identity and Belonging Among Older Chinese Immigrants in Australia.

    Shuang Liu;Cindy Gallois

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • From Clay Feet to New Psychology: Starting the Move.

    Jaan Valsiner

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Motivational Congruence Theory: Beyond the Dualistic Approach to Human Motivation.

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Statistical Evaluation of Person-Oriented Mediation Using Configural Frequency Analysis

    Heather L. Smyth;David P. MacKinnon

    (2021)
    7 Citations

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