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Psychological Record
H-index 12

Psychological Record

0033-2933

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40732#

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 573 37 61 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 41
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.519
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Psychological Record?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Reinforcement and Audiology. Psychological Record focuses on Social psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Context (language use) and Task (project management). The research on Cognitive psychology discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Cognition.

The research on Reinforcement tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Extinction (psychology), Schedule and Statistics. Discussions in Psychological Record are anchored in the subject of Audiology and the similar topic of Stimulus (physiology). The Stimulus (physiology) study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Communication.

  • Social psychology (28.56%)
  • Developmental psychology (24.42%)
  • Cognitive psychology (20.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model (1495 citations)
  • Effective Analysis of Reaction Time Data. (432 citations)
  • Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Discounting Delayed and Probabilistic Rewards (343 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Psychological Record:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Reinforcement and Cognition. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Social psychology by exploring it in line with topics in Equivalence (measure theory) which intersect with Equivalence relation subjects. While the primary focus in the published papers is Cognitive psychology, they also dissect topics surrounding Stimulus (physiology) and Communication as a whole.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Psychological Record is to expand the discussion of research in Cognitive psychology, Stimulus (physiology), Task (project management), Reinforcement and Social psychology. The journal facilitates discussions on Cognitive psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Test (assessment), Logical consequence, Cognition and Deixis. Some problems in Stimulus (physiology) that were presented in Psychological Record overlapped with concepts under Discriminative model, Psychological distress and Audiology.

The work on Task (project management) tackled in Psychological Record brings together disciplines like Control (linguistics), Econometrics, Relation (database), Creative behavior and Value (mathematics). Many of the research works in Reinforcement, specifically Behavioral contrast, closely connected to disciplines like Inequity aversion. Studies in Social psychology and Social distance are the key highlights in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Relational Coherence and Persistent Rule-Following: The Impact of Targeting Coherence in a ‘Non-Critical’ Component of a Relational Network (4 citations)
  • A Brief Review of Expanded-Operant Treatments for Mitigating Resurgence (3 citations)
  • Four Self-Related IRAPs: Analyzing and Interpreting Effects in Light of the DAARRE Model (3 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 Psychological Record (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dermot Barnes-Holmes (104 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yvonne Barnes-Holmes (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Erik Arntzen (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bryan Roche (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Lanny Fields (34 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 Psychological Record (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maynooth University (102 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Western Michigan University (70 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Kansas (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Nevada, Reno (49 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Dakota (48 papers) absent at the last 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, 8.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.54% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.85% of all publications and 50.77% 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.

Pursuing a Career in Psychology: The Licensure Process in New Jersey

For those interested in applying the research and topics covered in Psychological Record to a professional practice, understanding the pathway to becoming a licensed psychologist in New Jersey is crucial. The licensure process involves various steps and requires significant commitment and preparation. New Jersey has specific licensure requirements which include completion of a doctoral program, supervised professional experience, and passing the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). Moreover, all psychologists practicing in New Jersey need to participate in continued education to maintain their licensure. An essential aspect to understand about the licensure process is the time it takes to become a fully licensed psychologist. In New Jersey, this process typically takes between 10 to 12 years depending on your pace through the required educational and experience steps. For a detailed guidance, you may want to check out the full requirements, including examination details, renewal process, and stipulated pre-doctoral and post-doctoral supervised experience hours on the how long does it take to become a psychologist in New Jersey page. With this information, individuals seeking to establish a career in psychology can navigate their way to licensure efficiently. Remember, becoming a licensed psychologist in New Jersey provides the opportunity to apply the varied research one might encounter at Psychological Record in a real-world scenario, helping to shape and influence the field of psychology in a professional capacity.

Top Publications

  • Updating RFT (More Field than Frame) and its Implications for Process-based Therapy

    Dermot Barnes-Holmes;Yvonne Barnes-Holmes;Ciara McEnteggart

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • From Boulder to Stockholm in 70 Years: Single Case Experimental Designs in Clinical Research

    Johan W. S. Vlaeyen;Johan W. S. Vlaeyen;Rikard K. Wicksell;Laura E. Simons;Charlotte Gentili

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Is Acceptance and Commitment Training or Therapy (ACT) a Method that Applied Behavior Analysts Can and Should Use

    Mark R. Dixon;Steven C. Hayes;Caleb Stanley;Stu Law

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Towards a Modern-Day Teaching Machine: The Synthesis of Programmed Instruction and Online Education.

    William B Root;Ruth Anne Rehfeldt

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Beyond Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Process-Based Therapy

    Clarissa W. Ong;Michael E. Levin;Michael P. Twohig

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • The Study of Perspective-Taking: Contributions from Mainstream Psychology and Behavior Analysis

    Deirdre Kavanagh;Yvonne Barnes-Holmes;Dermot Barnes-Holmes

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Yield as an Essential Measure of Equivalence Class Formation, Other Measures, and New Determinants

    Lanny Fields;Erik Arntzen;Erica Doran

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The Selector in Behavior Selection

    R. Douglas Greer

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The status of rule-governed behavior as pliance tracking and augmenting within relational frame theory: Middle-level rather than technical terms

    Colin Harte;Dermot Barnes-Holmes

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Effectiveness of Different Training and Testing Parameters on the Formation and Maintenance of Equivalence Classes: Investigating Prejudiced Racial Attitudes

    Táhcita M. Mizael;João H. de Almeida;Bryan Roche;Julio C. de Rose

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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