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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 439 141 99 15
Medicine 1667 78 73 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 247
Documents by Best Scientists*: 150
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.087
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research?

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research was organized to reinforce research efforts on Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Mental health, Depression (differential diagnoses) and Anxiety. Topics in Psychiatry explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Epidemiology and Scale (social sciences). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research focuses on Clinical psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Confirmatory factor analysis, Reliability (statistics) and Medical diagnosis.

While International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research focused on Mental health, it was also able to explore topics like Psychological intervention and Gerontology. The journal centers on topics in Anxiety, with a focus on Anxiety disorder. The main emphasis of International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research is the research on CIDI, emphasizing the topic of World Health Organisation Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

The journal connects research in Psychometrics with the related topic of Item response theory. Generalized anxiety disorder study tackled is connected to the field of Panic disorder.

  • Psychiatry (41.52%)
  • Clinical psychology (39.56%)
  • Mental health (18.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative Version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). (3548 citations)
  • The World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview short-form (CIDI-SF) (1698 citations)
  • Twelve‐month and lifetime prevalence and lifetime morbid risk of anxiety and mood disorders in the United States. (1390 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Mental health, Anxiety and National Comorbidity Survey. In addition to Psychiatry research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Young adult, Epidemiology and Scale (social sciences). While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Clinical psychology, it also covers topics in Generalized anxiety disorder, Panic disorder and Test validity.

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

  • Statistics
  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Clinical psychology, Mental health, Depression (differential diagnoses), Psychiatry and Test (assessment) are the focal point of discussions in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. Schizophrenia, Rating scale, Confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha and Structural equation modeling are some topics wherein Clinical psychology research discussed in it have an impact. The Mental health works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Family medicine and Public health.

The journal explores topics in Depression (differential diagnoses) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Psychological intervention, Intervention (counseling), Randomized controlled trial, Cognition and Physical therapy. The journal aims to bridge the gap between the study of Psychiatry and Coercion. Some problems in Test (assessment) that were presented in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research overlapped with concepts under High doses, Population sample and Intensive care medicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Monitoring the psychological, social, and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the population: Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium (C19PRC) study. (29 citations)
  • Depression prevalence based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale compared to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM DIsorders classification: Systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis (4 citations)
  • Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium study-wave 3. (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 International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ronald C. Kessler (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hans-Ulrich Wittchen (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nancy A. Sampson (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alan M. Zaslavsky (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Höfler (19 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 International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dresden University of Technology (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • King's College London (33 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Columbia University (29 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, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 47.22% 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 Opportunities in the Field of Psychiatric Research

Pursuing a career in psychiatric research opens up a range of opportunities for individuals interested in understanding the intricate link between mind and behavior. This field offers several positions such as a research assistant, lab coordinator, data analyst, clinical psychologist, and many more. Each of these roles contributes significantly to expanding the knowledge in the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology.

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Engaging in psychiatric research signifies contributing to a broader understanding of human behavior, leading to effective treatments and interventions. Whether it's conducting lab-based research, contributing to data analysis, or applying psychological theories within the criminal justice system, there's no end to the opportunities that this field can offer.

Top Publications

  • Monitoring the psychological, social, and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the population: Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium (C19PRC) study.

    Orla McBride;Jamie Murphy;Mark Shevlin;Jilly Gibson-Miller

    (2021)
    129 Citations
  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

    Yasmin A Altwaijri;Abdullah S Al-Subaie;Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb;Lisa Bilal

    (2020)
    119 Citations
  • Twelve‐month prevalence and severity of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

    Yasmin A. Altwaijri;Abdulhameed Al‐Habeeb;Abdullah S. Al‐Subaie;Lisa Bilal

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Depression prevalence based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale compared to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM DIsorders classification: Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

    Anita Lyubenova;Dipika Neupane;Brooke Levis;Brooke Levis;Yin Wu

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Twelve-month treatment of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey.

    Abdulhameed Al‐Habeeb;Yasmin A. Altwaijri;Abdullah S. Al‐Subaie;Lisa Bilal

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • COVID‐19 and mental health among at‐risk university students: A prospective study into risk and protective factors

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Theranostic markers for personalized therapy of spider phobia: Methods of a bicentric external cross-validation machine learning approach.

    Hanna Schwarzmeier;Elisabeth Johanna Leehr;Joscha Böhnlein;Fabian Reinhard Seeger

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • The Behavior and Mind Health (BeMIND) study: Methods, design and baseline sample characteristics of a cohort study among adolescents and young adults.

    Katja Beesdo‐Baum;Catharina Voss;John Venz;Jana Hoyer

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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