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Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
H-index 13

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

0022-0116

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10879

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 541 46 67 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 73
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.645
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Psychotherapist, Public health, Clinical psychology, Social psychology (sociology) and Psychiatry. The work on Psychotherapist presented in the journal focuses on Mental health in particular. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy features Public health research that overlaps with concepts in Psychoanalysis.

The journal explores issues in Clinical psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Interpersonal communication and Cognitive behavioral therapy, Depression (differential diagnoses), Anxiety.

  • Psychotherapist (95.38%)
  • Public health (46.71%)
  • Clinical psychology (21.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Rational-emotive therapy (314 citations)
  • Internet Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations (172 citations)
  • Disruption of affectional bonds and its effects on behavior. (169 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Psychotherapist, Public health, Clinical psychology, Cognition and Psychiatry. Mental health is a focus of the presented Psychotherapist works in the most cited publications and they dives deep in Mental health. The journal articles focus on Public health but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Cognitive therapy which is concerned with Personality.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Psychotherapist
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Psychotherapist, Public health, Psychological intervention, Clinical psychology and Mental health. Many of the research works in Psychotherapist, specifically Clinical supervision, closely connected to disciplines like Perspective (graphical). The work on Public health tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Mental illness, Randomized controlled trial, Curriculum and Protocol (science).

Life satisfaction, Interpersonal communication, Positive psychology, Posttraumatic growth and Physical therapy are some topics wherein Psychological intervention research discussed in Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy have an impact. Some problems in Clinical psychology that were presented in Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy overlapped with concepts under Reliability (statistics), Cronbach's alpha, Suicide Risk and Flexibility (personality). In it, Mindfulness, Perception and Set (psychology) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mental health research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Motivational Monitoring: How to Identify Ruptures and Impasses and Enhance Interpersonal Attunement (3 citations)
  • From Pandemic to Progression: An Educational Framework for the Implementation of Virtual Mental Healthcare for Children and Youth as a Response to COVID-19. (2 citations)
  • People Engaging Each Other: A dual-perspective Study of Interpersonal Processes in Useful Therapy (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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James C. Overholser (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Erwin Randolph Parson (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard C. Robertiello (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert C. Lane (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Giancarlo Dimaggio (13 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 Contemporary Psychotherapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Case Western Reserve University (90 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Veterans Health Administration (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nova Southeastern University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Ottawa (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, 7.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.76% of all publications and 60.78% 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 and Educational Pathways in Psychology

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Top Publications

  • Psychological Intervention and COVID-19: What We Know So Far and What We Can Do.

    Felix Inchausti;Angus MacBeth;Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon;Giancarlo Dimaggio

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • The Nature and Treatment of Pandemic-Related Psychological Distress.

    William C. Sanderson;Vinushini Arunagiri;Allison P. Funk;Karen L. Ginsburg

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Writing Technique Across Psychotherapies—From Traditional Expressive Writing to New Positive Psychology Interventions: A Narrative Review

    Chiara Ruini;Cristina C Mortara

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Mentalization and Psychosis: A Rationale for the Use of Mentalization Theory to Understand and Treat Non-affective Psychotic Disorder

    J. G. Weijers;C. ten Kate;M. Debbané;A. W. Bateman

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Misophonia, Maladaptive Schemas and Personality Disorders: A Report of Three Cases

    Eleonora Natalini;Giancarlo Dimaggio;Theodoros Varakliotis;Alessandra Fioretti

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Formulation

    Ladislav Timulak;Darragh Keogh

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • A Qualitative Meta-analytic Review of the Therapist Responsiveness Literature: Guidelines for Practice and Training

    Max B. Wu;Heidi M. Levitt

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Psychotherapy Trainee Humility and Its Impact: Conceptual and Practical Considerations

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Lens on International Clinical Supervision: Lessons Learned from a Cross-National Comparison of Supervision

    Carol Falender;Carol Falender;Rodney Goodyear;Rodney Goodyear;Changming Duan;Fatima Al-Darmaki

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Women with Breast Cancer

    Allison Connolly-Zubot;Ladislav Timulak;Natalie Hession;Niamh Coleman

    (2020)
    16 Citations

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