International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Top Research Topics at International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Applied psychology, Cognitive psychology, Sport psychology and Athletes. The concepts on Social psychology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Coaching, Qualitative research, Construct (philosophy) and Perception. Applied psychology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Psychological intervention, Systematic review, Intervention (counseling) and Physical education.

Cognitive psychology research presented in International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Developmental psychology, Working memory, Cognition and Motor learning. It focused on works that combine different research areas such as Sport psychology and Engineering ethics. Issues in Athletes were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like PsycINFO and Clinical psychology.

• Social psychology (32.63%)
• Applied psychology (28.95%)
• Cognitive psychology (21.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology (911 citations)
• Attentional focus and motor learning: a review of 15 years (529 citations)
• Life skills development through sport: current status and future directions (486 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Social psychology, Applied psychology, Cognitive psychology, Sport psychology and Athletes. The works on Social psychology tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Perception and Well-being. The most cited papers with studies in Applied psychology featured incorporate elements of Psychological intervention, Qualitative research and Elite athletes.

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

• Social psychology
• Cognition
• Psychotherapist

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Applied psychology, Cognitive psychology, Psychological intervention, Athletes and Sport psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology explores issues in Applied psychology which can be linked to other research areas like PsycINFO and Systematic review. Cognitive psychology research in the journal involves the investigation of Cognition studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Meta review, Field (Bourdieu), Ego depletion and Physical performance.

Intervention (counseling), Developmental psychology, Physical education, Behavior change and Mindfulness are some topics wherein Psychological intervention research discussed in it have an impact. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Athletes, it also covered topics in Situational ethics, Well-being, Passion, Personality and Coping (psychology). It focuses on Sport psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Reflective practice, Fear of failure, Grit, Self-awareness and Variety (cybernetics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between flow states and performance (2 citations)
• Coaching the development and transfer of life skills: a scoping review of facilitative coaching practices in youth sports (2 citations)
• A systematic review of flow interventions in sport and exercise (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

• David Tod (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Daniel F. Gucciardi (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Nikos Ntoumanis (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Mark W. Bruner (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Jean Côté (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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

• German Sport University Cologne (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Birmingham (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Loughborough University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Curtin University (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• University of Ottawa (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, 8.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.10% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.57% of all publications and 19.05% 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.

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