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Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 326 121 206 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 143
Documents by Best Scientists*: 219
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.829
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders?

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders mainly deals with areas of study such as Clinical psychology, Obsessive compulsive, Psychiatry, Anxiety and Cognition. More specifically, the research on Clinical psychology in Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders is related to Hoarding. The Hoarding works, particularly on Hoarding disorder are tackled in Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Obsessive compulsive research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Meta-analysis and Treatment outcome. The research on Psychiatry discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Distress. While it focused on Anxiety, it was also able to explore topics like Body dysmorphic disorder and Disgust.

Cognition research featured in Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Developmental psychology and Psychological intervention.

  • Clinical psychology (57.03%)
  • Obsessive compulsive (34.97%)
  • Psychiatry (30.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Part 1—You can run but you can't hide: Intrusive thoughts on six continents (88 citations)
  • Remote treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial (73 citations)
  • Fear of self and obsessionality: Development and validation of the Fear of Self Questionnaire (69 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders:

The published articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Obsessive compulsive, Anxiety and Cognition. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Psychiatry, they also dissect topics surrounding Feeling and Reassurance seeking, Compulsive washing and Human physical appearance as a whole. While the journal publications focused on Clinical psychology, they were also able to explore topics like Psychotherapist, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Randomized controlled trial and Discriminant validity.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Cognition
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Clinical psychology, Obsessive compulsive, Anxiety, Cognition and Hoarding. In addition to Clinical psychology research, it aims to explore topics under Healthy control and Affect (psychology). While Obsessive compulsive is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Cognitive psychology, Randomized controlled trial, Moderation, Meta-analysis and Physical therapy.

Issues in Anxiety were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Depression (differential diagnoses), Convergent validity, Reliability (statistics), Body dysmorphic disorder and Disgust. The work on Cognition tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Sexual orientation and Mean age. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders discusses concepts in Hoarding disorder under Hoarding and how they intertwine with disciplines like Full sample.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Intolerance of uncertainty as a factor linking obsessive-compulsive symptoms, health anxiety and concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States (21 citations)
  • The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on specific symptom dimensions and severity in OCD: A comparison before and during COVID-19 in the context of stress responses. (17 citations)
  • The Persian COVID stress scales (Persian-CSS) and COVID-19-related stress reactions in patients with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders (14 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 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jonathan S. Abramowitz (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • David F. Tolin (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Moulding (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eric A. Storch (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adam S. Radomsky (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Boston University (20 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, 4.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.33% of all publications and 48.33% 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

Contributions to the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders come from a diverse group of professionals, ranging from specialists in clinical psychology and psychiatry to experts in cognition and anxiety disorders. For many of these professionals, their journey began with an educational foundation in behavioural analysis, a crucial element in understanding and treating these disorders. One of the career paths in this field is becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

A BCBA uses principles of learning and behavior to help people make meaningful change in their lives. Professionals in this field work across many settings, including schools, hospitals, and mental health centers. In the state of Kansas, for instance, a BCBA might work in a clinic setting providing individualized therapy for children on the autism spectrum, or in a private practice helping adults manage obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you're interested in this rewarding career, you can explore the steps on how to become a BCBA in Kansas.

Choose to make a difference in the lives of others through pursuing a successful career in the realm of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. With robust training and a solid educational foundation, you can contribute to this field as a clinician, researcher, or educator and help in creating a world where every individual can thrive.

Top Publications

  • The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on specific symptom dimensions and severity in OCD: A comparison before and during COVID-19 in the context of stress responses.

    Vahid Khosravani;Frederick Aardema;Seyed Mehdi Samimi Ardestani;Farangis Sharifi Bastan

    (2021)
    108 Citations
  • Intolerance of uncertainty as a factor linking obsessive-compulsive symptoms, health anxiety and concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States

    Michael G. Wheaton;Gabrielle R. Messner;Jenna B. Marks

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • The Persian COVID stress scales (Persian-CSS) and COVID-19-related stress reactions in patients with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders

    Vahid Khosravani;Gordon J.G. Asmundson;Steven Taylor;Farangis Sharifi Bastan

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Feared possible selves in cognitive-behavioral theory: An analysis of its historical and empirical context, and introduction of a working model

    Frederick Aardema;Shiu F. Wong

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Severity Benchmarks and Contemporary Clinical Norms for the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)

    Amitai Abramovitch;Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Bradley C. Riemann;Dean McKay

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Obsessive compulsive symptoms severity among children and adolescents during COVID-19 first wave in Israel .

    Maya Schwartz-Lifshitz;Dana Basel;Claudia Lang;Nimrod Hertz-Palmor

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • A systematic review of obsessive-compulsive disorder and self: self-esteem, feared self, self-ambivalence, egodystonicity, early maladaptive schemas, and self concealment

    Tess Jaeger;Richard Moulding;Yoon Hee Yang;Jonathan David

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • COVID-19, obsessive-compulsive disorder and invisible life forms that threaten the self

    Frederick Aardema

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Trichophagia and trichobezoar in trichotillomania: A narrative mini-review with clinical recommendations

    Ivar Snorrason;Emily J. Ricketts;Aliza T. Stein;Thröstur Björgvinsson;Thröstur Björgvinsson

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Emotional attachment to objects mediates the relationship between loneliness and hoarding symptoms

    Keong Yap;Keong Yap;Jan Eppingstall;Catherine Brennan;Brandon Le

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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