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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 584 8 8 4
Social Sciences and Humanities 601 16 19 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 46
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.658
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management?

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management focuses on Public relations, Crisis management, Emergency management, Computer security and Public administration. The studies in Public relations featured incorporate elements of Preparedness and Social media. The Crisis management works featured in it incorporate elements from Government, Context (language use) and Politics.

The study on Politics presented in Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management intersects with subjects under the field of Political economy. The Crisis communication study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Social psychology. The journal focuses on Human factors and ergonomics as well as the interrelated topic of Injury prevention.

It tackles research in various disciplines, including Injury prevention and Occupational safety and health.

  • Public relations (23.91%)
  • Crisis management (20.12%)
  • Emergency management (8.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Preparing for Critical Infrastructure Breakdowns: The Limits of Crisis Management and the Need for Resilience (450 citations)
  • High Reliability Organizations: Unlikely, Demanding and At Risk (421 citations)
  • A Work‐In‐Process Literature Review: Incorporating Social Media in Risk and Crisis Communication (380 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management:

The most cited publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Public relations, Crisis management, Knowledge management, Politics and Computer security. The most cited articles cover research in Public relations, particularly Crisis communication and how it is related with concepts in Suicide prevention. The published papers explore topics in Crisis management which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Context (language use), Environmental resource management, Public administration, Business intelligence and Process management.

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

  • Law
  • China
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Crisis management, Public relations, Resilience (network), Crisis communication and Social media. Topics in Crisis management were tackled in line with various other fields like Download, Finance, Warranty, Command and control and Process management. The presented studies in Nonprofit organization fall within the purview of Public relations but it also intertwines with topics in Perspective (graphical).

The research on Resilience (network) featured in it combines topics in other fields like Test (assessment), Traverse, Environmental ethics, Development economics and Vulnerability. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management holds forums on Crisis communication that merges themes from other disciplines such as Social psychology, Organization–public relationships, Emergency management and Human–computer interaction. Interactivity, Agency (sociology) and Internet privacy are some topics wherein Social media research discussed in Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The COVID‐19 crisis and complexity: A soft systems approach (5 citations)
  • The role of communication transparency and organizational trust in publics' perceptions, attitudes and social distancing behaviour: A case study of the COVID-19 outbreak (4 citations)
  • Staying at home or going out? Leadership response to the COVID-19 crisis in Greece and Sweden (4 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 Contingencies and Crisis Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ira Helsloot (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Arjen Boin (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Patrick Lagadec (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian Jacobs (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph Scanlon (6 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 Contingencies and Crisis Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Leiden University (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • VU University Amsterdam (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Swedish National Defence College (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Lund University (12 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, 5.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.16% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.33% of all publications and 61.22% 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.

Practical Applications in Counseling

One missing aspect of the article that could enhance its depth is the application of these research topics in professional practices, like counseling. Many of the elements discussed in the different research topics, such as crisis management and resilience, are essential skills for counselors, psychiatrists, and psychologists, especially those working in areas like emergency service or disaster response.

For example, an emergency management counselor could apply the concepts discussed on crisis communication to develop more effective strategies to help their clients overcome trauma initiated by natural disasters or other emergency situations. Equipping oneself with knowledge about varied topics can be a step forward towards becoming a well-rounded professional.

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In conclusion, keeping abreast of research in related disciplines including public relations, crisis management, and emergency management can enhance the ability of mental health professionals to deal with clients' issues. By incorporating research-informed techniques into their practice, counselors can drive improved outcomes for their clients.

Top Publications

  • Crisis management as practice in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises during the first period of COVID‐19

    Jonas Fasth;Viktor Elliot;Alexander Styhre

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • A social identity perspective on interoperability in the emergency services: Emergency responders' experiences of multiagency working during the COVID‐19 response in the UK

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Towards Resilient Rotterdam? Key conditions for a networked approach to managing urban infrastructure risks

    Andreas Huck;Andreas Huck;Jochen Monstadt;Peter P. J. Driessen;Annette Rudolph-Cleff

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • What drives crisis readiness? An assessment of managers in the United States: The effects of market turbulence, perceived likelihood of a crisis, small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises and innovative capacity

    John A. Parnell;William “Rick” Crandall

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Group processes and interoperability: A longitudinal case study analysis of the UK's civil contingency response to Covid‐19

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Survivor narratives of the Oklahoma City bombing: The story over time

    Christine M. Dang;Min Hyung Lee;Anna Marie Nguyen;Alexandra Diduck

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Enacting resilience: Adventure racing as a microcosm of resilience organizing

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • How disasters drive media channel preferences: Tracing news consumption before, during, and after Hurricane Harvey

    Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers;Andrew M. Parker;Rachana Seelam;Melissa L. Finucane

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • A systematic review of the use of mobile alerting to inform the public about emergencies and the factors that influence the public response

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Responding to COVID‐19: International nonprofits' stakeholder channels, resource pressures and governance responses

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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