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Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
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Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 342 60 130 19

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Number of Best Scientists*: 80
Documents by Best Scientists*: 152
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.936
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior?

The main points discussed in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior deals with Reinforcement, Statistics, Stimulus (physiology), Audiology and Social psychology. While Reinforcement is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Developmental psychology, Discrimination learning, Cognitive psychology, Schedule and Artificial intelligence. The concepts on Developmental psychology presented in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior can also apply to other research fields, including Conditioning and Operant conditioning.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Discrimination learning and Color vision. Topics in Schedule explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Variable interval, Simulation and Operations research. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Statistics, it also covered topics in Pecking order and Duration (music).

Topics in Stimulus (physiology) were tackled in line with various other fields like Visual perception, Speech recognition and Communication. Most of the Audiology studies addressed also intersect with Lever. The research on Social psychology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Preference.

  • Reinforcement (48.31%)
  • Statistics (22.18%)
  • Stimulus (physiology) (20.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On the law of effect (2318 citations)
  • Relative and absolute strength of response as a function of frequency of reinforcement (1953 citations)
  • AUTO-SHAPING OF THE PIGEON'S KEY-PECK† (1407 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Reinforcement, Statistics, Social psychology, Stimulus (physiology) and Developmental psychology. The studies on Reinforcement discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Discrimination learning, Cognitive psychology, Audiology, Schedule and Artificial intelligence. The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Statistics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Duration (music), Pecking order and Rate of reinforcement.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Statistics
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is organized to address concerns in the fields of Reinforcement, Cognitive psychology, Stimulus (physiology), Audiology and Stimulus control. It addresses concerns in Reinforcement which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Extinction, Schedule, Blackout, Statistics and Extinction (psychology). The works on Statistics deal in particular with Matching law.

The work on Cognitive psychology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Context (language use), Equivalence (measure theory), Contingency, Stimulus equivalence and Equivalence relation. Matching to sample is a major topic of Stimulus (physiology) research. The study on Audiology presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Visual perception.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Social preference in rats. (3 citations)
  • A zero-bounded model of operant demand. (2 citations)
  • Exploring a Training IRAP as a single participant context for analyzing reversed derived relations and persistent rule‐following (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 the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Davison (108 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kennon A. Lattal (85 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Edmund Fantino (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William M. Baum (55 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • A. Charles Catania (48 papers) published 2 papers 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 the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (192 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Auckland (164 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • West Virginia University (133 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (124 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (107 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 1.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.29% of all publications and 47.95% 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.

Careers in Experimental Analysis of Behavior

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Working in the field of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, you get to contribute to exploration of important topics such as Reinforcement, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, and Artificial intelligence, among others. Bear in mind that the depth of your understanding of such intricate concepts would determine your edge in the professional world.

Embarking on a career in this field not only opens the door for robust research opportunities but also contributes significantly to the understanding of human behavior. This, in turn, aids in various fields ranging from law enforcement, to education, to policy making, signifying the far-reaching value of a career in Criminal Psychology.

Top Publications

  • Single-case experimental designs: Characteristics, changes, and challenges

    Alan E Kazdin

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • Resurgence as Choice in Context: Treatment duration and on/off alternative reinforcement

    Timothy A Shahan;Kaitlyn O Browning;Rusty W Nall

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • The dynamics of behavior: Review of Sutton and Barto: Reinforcement Learning : An Introduction (2 nd ed.)

    J. E. R. Staddon

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Interpretation(s) of elasticity in operant demand.

    Shawn P. Gilroy;Brent A. Kaplan;Derek D. Reed

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Relational frame theory 20 years on: The Odysseus voyage and beyond

    (2022)
    45 Citations
  • Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule.

    Wayne W. Fisher;Ashley M. Fuhrman;Brian D. Greer;Daniel R. Mitteer

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Destructive behavior increases as a function of reductions in alternative reinforcement during schedule thinning: A retrospective quantitative analysis.

    Timothy A. Shahan;Brian D. Greer

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • A Reinforcer Pathology perspective on relapse.

    Warren K. Bickel;Liqa N. Athamneh

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Resurgence and downshifts in alternative reinforcement rate.

    Timothy A Shahan;Kaitlyn O Browning;Anthony N Nist;Gabrielle M Sutton

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Verbal behavior development theory and relational frame theory: Reflecting on similarities and differences.

    (2023)
    28 Citations

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