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Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
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Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

0803-9488

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ipsc20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 529 64 96 13
Medicine 2175 53 68 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 140
Documents by Best Scientists*: 169
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 69
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.757
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nordic Journal of Psychiatry?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry aims to foster the development of research in Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Depression (differential diagnoses), Schizophrenia and Mental health. The concepts on Psychiatry presented in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry can also apply to other research fields, including Injury prevention and Suicide prevention. The research on Suicide prevention tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Occupational safety and health and Human factors and ergonomics.

While Clinical psychology is the focus of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, it also provided insights into the studies of Personality disorders, Personality, Cognition and Rating scale. Beck Depression Inventory is a major topic of Depression (differential diagnoses) research.

  • Psychiatry (95.83%)
  • Clinical psychology (27.71%)
  • Depression (differential diagnoses) (15.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measuring the mental health status of the Norwegian population: a comparison of the instruments SCL-25, SCL-10, SCL-5 and MHI-5 (SF-36). (808 citations)
  • Anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A review (258 citations)
  • Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression (246 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nordic Journal of Psychiatry:

The journal publications focus on Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Depression (differential diagnoses), Schizophrenia and Anxiety. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Psychiatry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Injury prevention, Suicide prevention and MEDLINE. The most cited publications address concerns in Clinical psychology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Psychotherapist, Severity of illness and Rating scale.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry mainly cover the fields of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Depression (differential diagnoses), Bipolar disorder and Mental health. While the primary focus in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry is Psychiatry, it also dissects topics surrounding Clinical psychology and Randomized controlled trial as a whole. Most of the works presented in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry deals with Schizophrenia but it intersects with the subject of Psychosis.

It investigates Depression (differential diagnoses) research which frequently intersects with Mental illness. Bipolar disorder research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Mania. Topics in Anxiety were tackled in line with various other fields like Odds ratio and Distress.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome and related factors in patients with first-episode psychosis and schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study in Turkey. (6 citations)
  • Level of alexithymia as a measure of personality dysfunction in avoidant personality disorder. (5 citations)
  • Substance use among patients in specialized mental health services in Norway: prevalence and patient characteristics based on a national census. (4 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 Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Per Bech (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hasse Karlsson (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heimo Viinamäki (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andre Sourander (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raimo K. R. Salokangas (23 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Karolinska Institutet (122 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lund University (109 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (86 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Turku (80 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oslo (80 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 5.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.20% of all publications and 37.40% 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.

Education and Training Requirements for Clinical Psychology in Kansas

While Nordic Journal of Psychiatry studies often look at various aspects of Clinical psychology, it is essential for practitioners in this field to be adequately educated and licensed to practice. In Kansas, there are specific requirements for becoming a licensed Clinical Psychologist.

The education journey begins with obtaining a Bachelor's Degree, predominantly in psychology or a related field. From this point, the completion of a Doctorate program in Psychiatry or Clinical Psychology, which usually lasts between 4-6 years, is necessary. During or after graduating from these programs, a year-long internship is required to gain hands-on experience in the field. Then, the candidate must successfully pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).

It's also required to gain at least two years (or 4,000 hours) of supervised professional experience, half of which can be completed during the Doctorate program. After fulfilling these requirements, candidates can apply for psychology licensure in Kansas.

To learn more about these detailed processes, you can read about the psychologist education requirements in Kansas.

Top Publications

  • The road to diagnosis and treatment in girls and boys with ADHD - gender differences in the diagnostic process.

    Ulrika Klefsjö;Anne K. Kantzer;Christopher Gillberg;Eva Billstedt

    (2021)
    44 Citations
  • The association of cognitive performance and IL-6 levels in schizophrenia is influenced by age and antipsychotic treatment.

    Rafael Ribeiro-Santos;Salvina Maria de Campos-Carli;Rodrigo Ferretjans;Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Factors related to depression, distress, and self-reported changes in anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Latvia.

    Jelena Vrublevska;Anna Sibalova;Ilana Aleskere;Baiba Rezgale

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Mortality among male forensic and non-forensic psychiatric patients: matched cohort study of rates, predictors and causes-of-death.

    Lisbeth Uhrskov Sørensen;Lisbeth Uhrskov Sørensen;Susanne Bengtson;Jens Lund;Michael Ibsen

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Antipsychotic use among persons with schizophrenia in Sweden and Finland, trends and differences.

    Heidi Taipale;Heidi Taipale;Arto Puranen;Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz;Jari Tiihonen

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • The Montgomery and Åsberg Depression Rating Scale – self-assessment for use in adolescents: an evaluation of psychometric and diagnostic accuracy

    I. Ntini;Sofia Vadlin;Susanne Olofsdotter;Mia Ramklint

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Are anxiety disorders a pathway to obsessive-compulsive disorder? Different trajectories of OCD and the role of death anxiety.

    Rachel E Menzies;Matteo Zuccala;Louise Sharpe;Ilan Dar-Nimrod

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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