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Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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Journal of Behavioral Medicine

0160-7715

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10865

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 204 217 245 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 363
Documents by Best Scientists*: 314
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.033
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Behavioral Medicine?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Health psychology, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Psychiatry and Physical therapy. The research on Health psychology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Psychological intervention, Gerontology, Coping (psychology), Mental health and Social support. It focused on Psychological intervention research but expanded to cover Intervention (counseling).

The studies on Gerontology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Demography and Public health. The concepts on Clinical psychology presented in Journal of Behavioral Medicine can also apply to other research fields, including Psychosocial, Cognition, Young adult and Anxiety. Journal of Behavioral Medicine focuses on Developmental psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Social relation, Social psychology, Personality and Social environment.

Most of the Psychiatry studies addressed also intersect with Disease. Journal of Behavioral Medicine emphasizes research on Physical therapy, which includes concerns such as Chronic pain. Discussions in Journal of Behavioral Medicine are anchored in the subject of Depression (differential diagnoses) and the similar topic of Internal medicine.

  • Health psychology (68.17%)
  • Clinical psychology (30.30%)
  • Developmental psychology (23.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparison of two modes of stress measurement: Daily hassles and uplifts versus major life events (2636 citations)
  • Discrimination and racial disparities in health: evidence and needed research (2040 citations)
  • The role of coping responses and social resources in attenuating the stress of life events (1724 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Behavioral Medicine:

The most cited publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Health psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Coping (psychology) and Psychiatry. The most cited publications hold forums on Health psychology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Social support, Social psychology, Gerontology, Psychosocial and Disease. The published papers explore issues in Clinical psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Psychological intervention, Test validity, Chronic pain and Anxiety.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Behavioral Medicine is mainly concerned with subjects like Health psychology, Clinical psychology, Psychological intervention, Intervention (counseling) and Randomized controlled trial. The Health psychology works featured in it incorporate elements from Gerontology, Demography, Chronic pain, Mental health and Social support. Psychosocial, Cancer, Breast cancer and Anxiety are some topics wherein Clinical psychology research discussed in the journal have an impact.

Aside from discussions in Anxiety, Journal of Behavioral Medicine also deals with the subject of Depression (differential diagnoses) which intersects with Socioeconomic status disciplines. Intervention (counseling) research presented in Journal of Behavioral Medicine encompasses a variety of subjects, including Sample size determination and Mediation (statistics). Concepts in Physical therapy, as well as related topics in Social cognitive theory and Adverse effect, are covered in the Randomized controlled trial research presented in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Temporal changes in psychobehavioural responses during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. (17 citations)
  • The bidirectional relationship between sense of purpose in life and physical activity: a longitudinal study. (5 citations)
  • Worry and rumination in breast cancer patients: perseveration worsens self-rated health. (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 Journal of Behavioral Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Timothy W. Smith (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward McAuley (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William M. P. Klein (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bert N. Uchino (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen Bruehl (14 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 Journal of Behavioral Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Michigan (63 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (58 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (55 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Connecticut (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (51 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.47% of all publications and 32.65% 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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Top Publications

  • The relationship between minority stress and biological outcomes: A systematic review

    Annesa Flentje;Nicholas C Heck;James Michael Brennan;Ilan H Meyer

    (2020)
    337 Citations
  • Social and behavioral health responses to COVID-19: lessons learned from four decades of an HIV pandemic.

    Lisa A. Eaton;Seth C. Kalichman

    (2020)
    143 Citations
  • Conceptualization, measurement, and effects of pregnancy-specific stress: review of research using the original and revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire.

    Sirena M Ibrahim;Marci Lobel

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in the two largest economies in the world: a comparison between the United States and China.

    Cuiyan Wang;Connor Tripp;Samuel F. Sears;Linkang Xu

    (2021)
    85 Citations
  • Exploring the interconnectedness of fatigue, depression, anxiety and potential risk and protective factors in cancer patients: a network approach.

    Melanie P. J. Schellekens;Marije D. J. Wolvers;Maya J. Schroevers;Tom I. Bootsma

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Testing a model of fear of cancer recurrence or progression: the central role of intrusions, death anxiety and threat appraisal

    L Curran;L Sharpe;C MacCann;P Butow

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Assessing gender identity differences in cardiovascular disease in US adults: an analysis of data from the 2014-2017 BRFSS.

    Billy A Caceres;Kasey B Jackman;Donald Edmondson;Walter O Bockting

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes towards mandates in a nationally representative U.S. sample

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Pilot randomized controlled trial of exercise training for older veterans with PTSD.

    Katherine S Hall;Katherine S Hall;Miriam C Morey;Miriam C Morey;Hayden B Bosworth;Hayden B Bosworth;Jean C Beckham;Jean C Beckham

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Religious beliefs and well-being and distress in congestive heart failure patients.

    Lauren M Carney;Crystal L Park;Ian A Gutierrez;Ian A Gutierrez

    (2020)
    49 Citations

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