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Physics of Life Reviews

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 494 56 82 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 201
Documents by Best Scientists*: 239
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.384
Impact Factor: 14.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physics of Life Reviews?

The main research concerns discussed in Physics of Life Reviews are Cognitive science, Artificial intelligence, Cognitive psychology, Cognition and Statistical physics. Topics in Cognitive science explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Consciousness, Linguistics, Perception and Action (philosophy). Physics of Life Reviews focuses on Artificial intelligence research which is adjacent to topics in Natural language processing.

  • Cognitive science (22.54%)
  • Artificial intelligence (14.52%)
  • Cognitive psychology (8.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ant colony optimization: Introduction and recent trends (812 citations)
  • Models of stochastic gene expression (638 citations)
  • Evolutionary game theory: temporal and spatial effects beyond replicator dynamics (534 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physics of Life Reviews:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Artificial intelligence, Cognitive science, Cognition, Statistical physics and Context (language use). The published Artificial intelligence research zeroes in on concepts in Evolutionary algorithm but also tackles themes under Function (engineering). In addition to Cognitive science research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Linguistics, Conceptual framework, Consciousness, Schrödinger's cat and Structure (mathematical logic).

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Cognition, Computation, Cognitive science, Energy minimization and Adaptation (computer science). Physics of Life Reviews tackles studies in Wright and the interrelated subject of Applied mathematics, Critical regime, Artificial neural network and Stochastic process to gain insights into Cognition. It facilitates discussions on Cognitive science that incorporate concepts from other fields like Perception, MEDLINE, Action (philosophy), Connectionism and Natural law.

While work presented in Physics of Life Reviews provided substantial information on Energy minimization, it also covered topics in Neural system, Theoretical computer science, Artificial intelligence, Function (mathematics) and Algorithm. Topics in Artificial intelligence were tackled in line with various other fields like Scale (ratio) and Epilepsy. Adaptation (computer science) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Cognitive psychology, Statistical physics and General adaptation syndrome.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The sense of should: A biologically-based framework for modeling social pressure (22 citations)
  • The art of adapting to extreme environments: The model system Pseudoalteromonas. (18 citations)
  • The growth of cognition: Free energy minimization and the embryogenesis of cortical computation. (16 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 Physics of Life Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nicola Bellomo (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karl J. Friston (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Leonid Perlovsky (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marko Jusup (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhen Wang (9 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 Physics of Life Reviews (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Vienna (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less 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, 10.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.34% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.34% of all publications and 65.52% 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.

Career Opportunities in the Field of Physics and Life Sciences

Apart from being proficient in their academic qualifications, students and researchers who are well-versed in the topics discussed in Physics of Life Reviews often find great success in the field of forensics. It's clear that the information given in this journal can assist aspiring scientists in building the necessary skills for a career in the forensic field. This field has diverse applications including, not limited to, detecting and investigating crimes. If you are interested in following such a career path, knowledge in areas such as Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Cognition and Statistical Physics will serve you well.

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With the right combination of academic qualifications, interest, and the knowledge gained from Physics of Life Reviews, you can build a successful scientific career while making significant contributions to society at large.

Top Publications

  • Is temporo-spatial dynamics the "common currency" of brain and mind? In Quest of "Spatiotemporal Neuroscience".

    Georg Northoff;Soren Wainio-Theberge;Kathinka Evers

    (2020)
    211 Citations
  • The sense of should: A biologically-based framework for modeling social pressure

    Jordan E. Theriault;Liane Young;Lisa Feldman Barrett

    (2021)
    152 Citations
  • A systematic framework of creative metacognition.

    (2023)
    126 Citations
  • Spatiotemporal neuroscience – what is it and why we need it

    Georg Northoff;Soren Wainio-Theberge;Kathinka Evers

    (2020)
    96 Citations
  • Blind alleys and fruitful pathways in the comparative study of cultural cognition

    (2022)
    61 Citations
  • The Markov blanket trick: On the scope of the free energy principle and active inference

    Vicente Raja;Dinesh Valluri;Edward Baggs;Anthony Chemero

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Left and right temporal-parietal junctions (TPJs) as “match/mismatch” hedonic machines: A unifying account of TPJ function

    Unknown

    (2022)
    56 Citations
  • Beyond simple laboratory studies: Developing sophisticated models to study rich behavior

    (2023)
    38 Citations
  • Consonance and dissonance perception. A critical review of the historical sources, multidisciplinary findings, and main hypotheses

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Motor invariants in action execution and perception

    (2023)
    24 Citations

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