Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Top Research Topics at Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Internal medicine, Schizophrenia and Depression (differential diagnoses). Psychiatry research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Young adult and Suicide prevention. While work presented in Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging provided substantial information on Clinical psychology, it also covered topics in Injury prevention, Cognition, Personality and Anxiety.

The studies on Cognition discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Developmental psychology and Cognitive psychology. Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging centers on topics in Anxiety, with a focus on Anxiety disorder. The journal explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Anesthesia, Endocrinology and Cardiology.

The journal focuses on Schizophrenia but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychosis, Neuroscience and Audiology. The Neuroscience study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Magnetic resonance imaging. Major depressive disorder is a primary topic of Depression (differential diagnoses) research in Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging.

• Psychiatry (33.69%)
• Clinical psychology (28.49%)
• Internal medicine (20.15%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. (16586 citations)
• The NimStim set of facial expressions: Judgments from untrained research participants (2414 citations)
• The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale: Measures of internal consistency (2402 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Internal medicine, Schizophrenia and Psychosis. The journal papers with studies in Psychiatry featured incorporate elements of Psychometrics and Audiology. The most cited papers tackle studies in Cognition and the interrelated subject of Cognitive psychology to gain insights into Schizophrenia.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging mainly deals with areas of study such as Clinical psychology, Depression (differential diagnoses), Psychiatry, Mental health and Schizophrenia. In Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging, Young adult, Cognition and Psychological intervention are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Clinical psychology research. The Depression (differential diagnoses) study featured in it draws connections with the study of Anxiety.

Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging facilitates discussions on Psychiatry that incorporate concepts from other fields like Suicide prevention and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While Mental health is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Pandemic and Loneliness. The work on Schizophrenia tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Internal medicine, Psychosis and Audiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychological distress among populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (98 citations)
• Increased mood disorder symptoms, perceived stress, and alcohol use among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. (37 citations)
• 'The dual pandemic' of suicide and COVID-19: A biopsychosocial narrative of risks and prevention. (27 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 Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging (based on the number of publications) are:

• Herbert Y. Meltzer (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David J. Kupfer (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Raymond C.K. Chan (63 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Paul H. Lysaker (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Matcheri S. Keshavan (60 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Psychiatry Research-neuroimaging (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (440 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 15 less than at the previous edition,
• Veterans Health Administration (397 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Yale University (315 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pittsburgh (300 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (292 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 3.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.61% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.46% of all publications and 64.09% 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 Psychiatry Research and Neuroimaging

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