Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Top Research Topics at Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Mental health and Depression (differential diagnoses). The in-depth study on Psychiatry also explores topics in the intersecting field of El Niño. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Clinical psychology, it also covered topics in Injury prevention and Suicide prevention.

Autism is the primary subject of Developmental psychology works presented in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The journal focuses on Mental health research which is adjacent to topics in Public health. The study on Anxiety featured in it expounds on the topic of Anxiety disorder in particular.

• Psychiatry (36.35%)
• Clinical psychology (19.27%)
• Developmental psychology (11.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data (7393 citations)
• Psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire. (4345 citations)
• Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) (3620 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, El Niño, Developmental psychology and Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, Comorbidity, Depression (differential diagnoses), Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Psychopathology are all topics related to Psychiatry research discussed in the journal publications. While Clinical psychology is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Randomized controlled trial, Cognitive therapy, Injury prevention, Suicide prevention and Mental health.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry covers a variety of subjects, including Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Mental health, Autism spectrum disorder and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry tackles issues in Psychiatry, particularly in the topics of Child and adolescent and Depression (differential diagnoses). The study on Clinical psychology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Anxiety.

The studies in Mental health featured incorporate elements of Psychological intervention and Child and adolescent psychiatry. The study on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Pandemic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on College Student Mental Health and Wellness (37 citations)
• Sleep, Growth, and Puberty After 2 Years of Prolonged-Release Melatonin in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. (24 citations)
• Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample. (17 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 the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Joseph Biederman (197 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition,
• Andrés Martin (161 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Stephen V. Faraone (133 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Boris Birmaher (128 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Timothy E. Wilens (128 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (451 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Yale University (391 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pittsburgh (374 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (352 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (253 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous 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, 79.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.26% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.48% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.12% of all publications and 31.14% 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.