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Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice
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Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice

2326-5523

Published by: American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/cns

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 447 6 6 3
Psychology 553 71 87 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 78
Documents by Best Scientists*: 92
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 24
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.628
Impact Factor: 1.5

Top Publications

  • Self-recognition in animals: Where do we stand 50 years later? Lessons from cleaner wrasse and other species.

    Gordon G. Gallup Jr.;James R. Anderson

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Mind wandering, motivation, and task performance over time: Evidence that motivation insulates people from the negative effects of mind wandering.

    Nicholaus P. Brosowsky;Joseph DeGutis;Mike Esterman;Daniel Smilek

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • How to use and report Bayesian hypothesis tests

    Zoltan Dienes

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Dissociation as a multidimensional transdiagnostic symptom.

    Stephanie Ellickson-Larew;Sara M. Stasik-O'Brien;Kasey Stanton;David Watson

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Phenomenological control as cold control

    Zoltan Dienes;Pete Lush;Bence Palfi;Warrick Roseboom

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Empirical research on fantasy proneness and its correlates 2000–2018: A meta-analysis.

    Harald Merckelbach;Henry Otgaar;Steven Jay Lynn

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • An exploratory analysis of individual differences in mind wandering content and consistency.

    Matthew S. Welhaf;Bridget A. Smeekens;Nicholas C. Gazzia;Joshua B. Perkins

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Mindfulness training encourages self-transcendent states via decentering.

    Adam W. Hanley;Dusana Dorjee;Eric L. Garland

    (2020)
    22 Citations

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