Journal of Sexual Aggression

Top Research Topics at Journal of Sexual Aggression?

Journal of Sexual Aggression investigates studies in Human factors and ergonomics, Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Sex offense and Sexual abuse. While Human factors and ergonomics is the focus of the conference, it also discussed overlapping research pursuits in other fields like Clinical psychology, Social psychology, Cognition and Applied psychology. Journal of Sexual Aggression facilitates discussions on Clinical psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Psychotherapist and Mental health.

Blame is a key component of Social psychology research discussed in the journal. In addition to Suicide prevention, the journal tackled discussion on research areas like Occupational safety and health, Psychiatry, Criminology, Context (language use) and Prison. The journal emphasizes research on Criminology, which includes concerns such as Sexual violence.

Studies on Sex offense discussed in it link to the field of Pedophilia. Victimology and Child sexual abuse studies in the realm of Sexual abuse interact with fields like Human sexuality. The work on Developmental psychology addressed in Journal of Sexual Aggression expands to the thematically related Empathy.

• Human factors and ergonomics (44.11%)
• Suicide prevention (42.14%)
• Injury prevention (36.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Sexual grooming of children: Review of literature and theoretical considerations (213 citations)
• Therapist characteristics in the treatment of sexual offenders: Tentative data on their relationship with indices of behaviour change (141 citations)
• Good lives, aetiology and the rehabilitation of sex offenders: A bridging theory (130 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Sexual Aggression:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Sex offense, Human factors and ergonomics, Sexual abuse, Suicide prevention and Social psychology. Pedophilia and Child abuse are some topics wherein Sex offense research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The Human factors and ergonomics study tackled in the published articles is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Injury prevention.

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

• Social psychology
• Cognition
• Mental illness

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Journal of Sexual Aggression is to combine knowledge in the areas of Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Criminology, Sexual violence and Psychiatry. The presented studies in Recidivism fall within the purview of Clinical psychology but it also intertwines with topics in Victimisation and Homicide. The study on Developmental psychology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Choice reaction time.

The research topics discussed in the journal include Criminology as well as Sexual abuse. Sexual violence research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Emotional stimuli, Democracy, Peacetime and Psychopathy. Intervention (counseling), Psychoeducation and Stigma (botany) are all disciplines of Psychiatry that connect with topics in Sex offending and Ethnography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The consistency of sexual homicide characteristics and typologies across countries: a comparison of Canadian and Scottish sexual homicides (5 citations)
• Teachers’ responses to harmful sexual behaviour in primary school – findings from a digital survey among primary school teachers (2 citations)
• Male peer support and sexual assault: the relation between high-Profile, high school sports participation and sexually predatory behaviour (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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Anthony R. Beech (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tony Ward (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Simon Hackett (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Theresa A. Gannon (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ian Lambie (10 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 Sexual Aggression (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Birmingham (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Victoria University of Wellington (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Kent (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Liverpool (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Coventry University (14 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.44% of all publications and 52.78% 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.

Best Psychology Institutions Contributing to Journal of Sexual Aggression

In addition to the rich variety of research conducted, it's worth noting that various institutions known for their psychology program contribute to the research in the Journal of Sexual Aggression. One such example is the renowned psychology department of the University of Vermont, which has been actively engaging in research on social aggression, injury prevention, and suicide prevention, amongst many other topics.

The University of Vermont's psychology program has been considered one of the best psychology schools in Vermont with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary research that pairs psychology with fields like neuroscience and medicine. Their contributions to the Journal of Sexual Aggression certainly underscore the strength of their program and their commitment to addressing critical social issues through rigorous research and discourse.

The faculty members and research teams from these leading institutions help to elevate the content of the Journal of Sexual Aggression and further its mission to foster discussions and push boundaries in the realm of sexual aggression studies.