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Pastoral Care in Education
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Pastoral Care in Education

0264-3944

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rped20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 1140 11 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.512
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pastoral Care in Education?

The discussions in Pastoral Care in Education mainly cover the fields of Pedagogy, Pastoral care, Medical education, Social psychology and Nursing. The journal is mostly focused on Pedagogy, specifically Curriculum. The main emphasis of Pastoral Care in Education is the subject of Pastoral care, focusing on Clinical pastoral education.

  • Pedagogy (33.06%)
  • Pastoral care (21.33%)
  • Medical education (11.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Links Between School Absenteeism and Child Poverty (94 citations)
  • ‘Part of Who we are as a School Should Include Responsibility for Well-Being’: Links between the School Environment, Mental Health and Behaviour (77 citations)
  • Review and Update (72 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pastoral Care in Education:

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Pedagogy, Social psychology, Public relations, Pastoral care and Applied psychology. Issues in Pedagogy were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mathematics education, Mental health and Perception. The Clinical pastoral education studies presented in the published articles fall under the field of Pastoral care, but they also have connections to other fields such as Northern ireland.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Pastoral Care in Education was organized to reinforce research efforts on Mental health, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Well-being and Pandemic. Topics in Mental health were tackled in line with various other fields like Nursing, School based intervention, Educational psychologist and Medical education. The concepts on Well-being presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Peer relationships, Social psychology, Interpersonal relationship, Mathematics education and Professional development.

The Gender studies research presented in Pastoral Care in Education explores the relationship between Ethnic group and the closely related topic of Context (language use). Research on Emotional literacy presented in Pastoral Care in Education concerns the broader topic of Pedagogy. The journal facilitates discussions on Pedagogy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Higher education and The arts.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The school community contributes to how children cope effectively with a disaster (3 citations)
  • Shot of love: the art of care in schools post disaster (1 citations)
  • A labour of love? The invisible work of caring teachers during Covid-19 (1 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 Pastoral Care in Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ron Best (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Giles Barrow (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Helen Cowie (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Noel Purdy (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Ribbins (11 papers) published 1 paper 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 Pastoral Care in Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Nottingham (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Roehampton (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Surrey (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Birmingham (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (20 papers) published 3 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, 10.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.59% of all publications and 26.47% 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.

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Top Publications

  • School bullying: moving beyond a single school response to a whole education approach

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Using the quality circle approach to empower disadvantaged youth in addressing cyberbullying: an exploration across five European countries

    Jayne Hamilton;Noel Purdy;Roy A. Willems;Peter K. Smith

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Schooling as a contribution or threat to wellbeing? A study of Norwegian teachers’ perceptions of their role in fostering student wellbeing

    Solrun Samnøy;Miranda Thurston;Bente Wold;Eirik Sørnes Jenssen

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Meaning in life, connectedness, and life skills development in junior secondary school students: teachers’ perspectives in Hong Kong

    Mantak Yuen;Queenie A. Y. Lee;Yiu Bun Chung

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Parents’ perceptions of the KiVa anti-bullying program

    Anna Young;Vanessa A. Green;Tessa Jacobsen-Grocott

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Primary-school aged children’s understanding and experiences of loneliness: a qualitative enquiry

    Aimée Robyn Cole;Caroline Bond;Pamela Qualter

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • A qualitative study of Swedish pupils’ perspectives on supportive school climates and help-seeking

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Service learning online: evaluation of a programme delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • A thematic analysis of self-reported teacher perceptions and management of atypical student behaviours and their relation to the student self-concept

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Mothers’ and fathers’ definitions of bullying and the strategies they would recommend to their children in response to bullying

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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