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Psychology in Russia: State of the Art
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Psychology in Russia: State of the Art

2074-6857

Published by: Russian Psychological Society

https://psychology.elpub.ru/jour

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 1068 11 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 17
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.471
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Psychology in Russia?

Psychology in Russia is mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Cognition and Personality. The main emphasis of Psychology in Russia is the research on Social psychology, emphasizing the topic of Feeling. Personality psychology is a key component of Personality research discussed in the journal.

  • Social psychology (32.95%)
  • Developmental psychology (13.74%)
  • Cognitive psychology (11.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Methodology of Syndrome Analysis within the Paradigm of "Qualitative Research in Clinical Psychology" (24 citations)
  • The cingulate cortex and human memory processes (24 citations)
  • Spiritual Well-Being (23 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Psychology in Russia:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Social psychology, Cognition, Dialectic, Object (philosophy) and Sign (semiotics). While Social psychology is the focus of the journal publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Scale (social sciences), Coping (psychology), Mental health, Incremental validity and Personal development. The journal publications address concerns in Cognition which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Motor activity, Consciousness and Virtual reality.

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

  • World War II
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Clinical psychology, Sample (statistics), Social psychology, Cognitive science and Burnout. Some problems in Clinical psychology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Pediatric oncology, Pathological and Group (mathematics). Issues in Sample (statistics) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Reliability (statistics), Spatial ability, The arts and Applied psychology.

The concepts on Social psychology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Value (mathematics), Alcohol addiction and Resource (project management). Many of the studies tackled connect Cognitive science with a similar field of study like Sensory system. Psychology in Russia aims to bridge the gap between the study of In patient and disciplines such as Dissociation (chemistry), Schizotypal personality disorder, Visual perception, Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder and Personality disorders.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Psychometric Properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in a Sample of Medical Students in Kazakhstan (1 citations)
  • Resource Factors Allowing People with Alcohol-addicted Parents to Overcome Their Negative Emotions: A Latent Variable Model and Content Analysis (0 citations)
  • Free Will as a Paradox: Empirical Evaluation of the Construct of Everyday Consciousness (0 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 Psychology in Russia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yury P. Zinchenko (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sergey Malykh (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elena I. Pervichko (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexsander M. Chernorizov (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Galina Ya. Menshikova (8 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 Psychology in Russia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Research University – Higher School of Economics (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Moscow State University (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tomsk State University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yandex (2 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, 88.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 50.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • An Adaptationist Framework to Examine Intergroup Contact

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • A Little Lie Never Hurt Anyone: Attitudes toward Various Types of Lies over the Lifespan

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Measuring Spatial Ability for Talent Identification, Educational Assessment, and Support: Evidence from Adolescents with High Achievement in Science, Arts, and Sports.

    Anna V. Budakova;Maxim V. Likhanov;Teemu Toivainen;Alexey V. Zhurbitskiy

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • The Relationship Between Human Values and Acceptability of Corruption in Russia and Greece

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • A Russian Version of the Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression Scale: Validation with a Female Online Sample

    Olga Khokhlova;Gerd Bohner

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Psychological and Electrophysiological Correlates of Word Learning Success

    Nadezhda A. Mkrtychian;Svetlana N. Kostromina;Daria S. Gnedykh;Diana M. Tsvetova

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • An Ethics of Inclusion: Recommendations for LGBTQI Research, Practice, and Training

    Mallaigh McGinley;Sharon G. Horne

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Using the model statement technique as a lie detection tool: a cross-cultural comparison

    Aldert Vrij;Sharon Leal;Samantha Mann;Alla Shaboltas

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • China’s Mental Health Interventions During the COVID-19 Outbreak

    Zhengkui Liu;Yuanyuan An;Kankan Wu

    (2020)
    3 Citations

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