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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

1834-4909

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-pacific-rim-psychology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 688 34 39 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 47
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.798
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology?

The topics of Social psychology, Project commissioning, Publishing, Social science and Public relations are the focal point of discussions in Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology. While work presented in Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology provided substantial information on Social psychology, it also covered topics in Context (language use), Racism, Acculturation and Perception. In addition to Project commissioning research, the journal aims to explore topics under Mental health, Gender studies and Refugee.

While Publishing is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Ethnic group and Media studies. Aside from research in Social science, it also discusses Pacific Rim studies.

  • Social psychology (34.54%)
  • Project commissioning (22.89%)
  • Publishing (17.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Culture and Psychopathology: Foundations, Issues, Directions (57 citations)
  • Sudanese refugees in Australia: The impact of acculturation stress (54 citations)
  • Action Research Using a Chinese Career Model Based on the Wisdom of Classic of Changes and its Applications (43 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology:

The published papers investigate studies in Project commissioning, Acculturation, Social psychology, Publishing and Refugee. The works on Project commissioning tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Cognition, Applied psychology, Advertising, Social science and Socioeconomics. The journal publications emphasize research on Social psychology, which includes concerns such as Feeling.

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

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Social psychology, Mathematics education, Collective memory, Pandemic and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. The research on Social psychology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of National identification, Perception and Replication (statistics). Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology deals with National identification in conjunction with Ingroups and outgroups and similar fields in China.

It facilitates discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Self-efficacy, Storytelling and Digital storytelling. While the journal focused on Collective memory, it was also able to explore topics like Boom and Nationalism. The concepts on Pandemic presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Coronavirus and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evaluation of a Practice System Supporting Distributed Practice for Novice Programming Students (2 citations)
  • Numerosity representation in a deep convolutional neural network (2 citations)
  • Conceptualizing dimensions and a model for digital pedagogy (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 Pacific Rim Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James H. Liu (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Anne Pedersen (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cristina Jayme Montiel (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Douglas Paton (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Allan B. I. Bernardo (6 papers) published 1 paper 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 Pacific Rim Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beijing Normal University (26 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Massey University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ateneo de Manila University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Macau (9 papers) published 1 paper 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, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 45.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.57% of all publications and 34.29% 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 of Pacific Rim Psychology

Having an understanding of Pacific Rim Psychology can open up various career avenues, one such career is that of a criminal psychologist. The role of a criminal psychologist is highly critical, challenging, and rewarding, requiring understanding of behavioral patterns, motives, and methods that criminals employ. It's an ideal career choice for those who are drawn to the challenge of unraveling a criminal's mind and the underlying factors within their social and personal environment that contribute to their criminal behavior.

One of the popular destinations for this specialization is Oklahoma. Their higher learning institutions offer comprehensive courses in psychology with a special focus on criminal psychology. Oklahoma's cohesive justice and psychological community also provide extensive hands-on experience for students in this field.

If you are interested in pursuing a career in this line of work, you might consider reading our guide on how to become a criminal psychologist in Oklahoma. This piece offers a step by step guide and provides insights into the nature of work, prerequisites for becoming a criminal psychologist, along with potential earnings and long term prospects in the field.

Top Publications

  • Rational thinking style, rejection of coronavirus (COVID-19) conspiracy theories/theorists, and compliance with mandated requirements: Direct and indirect relationships in a nationally representative sample of adults from the United Kingdom

    Viren Swami;Viren Swami;David Barron

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Nostalgia across cultures

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • COVID-19 conspiracy theories and compliance with governmental restrictions: The mediating roles of anger, anxiety, and hope

    Linus Peitz;Fanny Lalot;Karen Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • A review of mindful parenting

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • System Threat during a Pandemic: How Conspiracy Theories Help to Justify the System

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • An Integrated Ecological Approach to Mapping Variations in Collectivism Within China: Introducing the Triple-Line Framework

    Xiaopeng Ren;Xiaohui Cang;Andrew G. Ryder;Andrew G. Ryder

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Student and Teacher Characteristics on Student Math Achievement

    Sukkyung You;Eui Kyung Kim;Sun Ah Lim;Myley Dang

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Psychological Capital, Positive Affect, and Organizational Outcomes: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study

    Shu Da;Ze Zhu;Hongyu Cen;Xianmin Gong

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Growth mindset predicts teachers’ life satisfaction when they are challenged to innovate their teaching

    (2023)
    13 Citations
  • COVID-19-related conspiracy theories in China: The role of secure versus defensive in-group positivity and responsibility attributions

    Xue Wang;Shi-Jiang Zuo;Hoi-Wing Chan;Connie Pui-Yee Chiu

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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