Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Top Research Topics at Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community?

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community investigates studies in Social psychology, Clinical psychology, Public relations, Intervention (counseling) and Community psychology. The concepts on Clinical psychology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Mental health, Psychiatry, Developmental psychology, Injury prevention and Suicide prevention. Substance abuse is a primary topic of Psychiatry research in it.

The studies in Public relations featured incorporate elements of Public health, Health promotion, Empowerment and Participatory action research. The study on Intervention (counseling) presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Psychological intervention. The journal focuses on Community psychology as well as the interrelated topic of Pedagogy.

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community explores research in Pedagogy and the adjacent study of Medical education.

• Social psychology (14.50%)
• Clinical psychology (13.27%)
• Public relations (12.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Why Program Implementation is Important (202 citations)
• Parent involvement and student academic performance: a multiple mediational analysis (173 citations)
• Parental Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Predictors of Parenting Practices and Children's Socioemotional Adjustment in Mexican Immigrant Families (137 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community:

The published papers investigate studies in Clinical psychology, Intervention (counseling), Psychiatry, Developmental psychology and Suicide prevention. The most cited publications focus on Developmental psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Social support, Social psychology, Self-efficacy, Perception and Social change. The most cited publications focus on Suicide prevention but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Injury prevention, Program evaluation and Human factors and ergonomics.

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

• Law
• World War II
• Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community explores disciplines such as Intervention (counseling), Mental health, Gerontology, Public relations and Immigration. The research on Intervention (counseling) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Developmental psychology, Suicide prevention, Psychological intervention and Human factors and ergonomics. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mental health, apply to Clinical psychology as well.

The featured works in Substance use, which all belong in the domain if Clinical psychology, also overlaps with concepts under Perceived Stress Scale. The studies on Gerontology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Needs assessment and Health care, Community health, Health promotion. The research on Immigration featured in Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community combines topics in other fields like Social psychology and Refugee.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Assessing health-related stereotype threats and mental healthcare experiences among a LGBT sample. (4 citations)
• Immigration, coping, and well-being: Implications for communities' roles in promoting the well-being of immigrants and refugees. (4 citations)
• Perceived stress, substance use, and mental health issues among college students in the Midwest. (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community (based on the number of publications) are:

• Leonard A. Jason (38 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
• Joseph R. Ferrari (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Rhonda K. Lewis (14 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
• Christopher B. Keys (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Margaret I. Davis (11 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Prevention & Intervention in The Community (based on the number of publications) are:

• DePaul University (93 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition,
• University of Illinois at Chicago (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wichita State University (20 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
• University of Kansas (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Cincinnati (16 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, 6.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 53.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 28.99% 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 and Pathways in Prevention and Intervention

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