Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Top Research Topics at Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity?

The scientific interests tackled in Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity are Clinical psychology, Social psychology, Transgender, Sexual orientation and Sexual minority. Some problems in Clinical psychology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Mental health, Minority stress and Anxiety. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Mental health as it also encompasses Distress.

Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity focused on Minority stress research but expanded to cover Well-being. The journal holds forums on Social psychology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Peer review and Lesbian. Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity investigates Lesbian research which frequently intersects with Queer.

Homosexuality, Psychotherapist, Social support and Gender identity are some topics wherein Transgender research discussed in Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity have an impact. It explores topics in Sexual orientation which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Developmental psychology, Human sexuality, Heterosexuality and Male Homosexuality. The concepts on Sexual minority presented in Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity can also apply to other research fields, including Psychological intervention, Heterosexism and Sexual identity.

• Clinical psychology (33.68%)
• Social psychology (33.05%)
• Transgender (29.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Prejudice, Social Stress, and Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations: Conceptual Issues and Research Evidence (692 citations)
• Resilience in the Study of Minority Stress and Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities (301 citations)
• Development of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure. (283 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Clinical psychology, Transgender, Social psychology, Sexual orientation and Lesbian. The studies on Clinical psychology discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Mental health, Sexual minority, Minority stress and Anxiety. The published articles explore topics in Social psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Peer review and Psychometrics.

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 Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Brian A. Feinstein (15 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Christina Dyar (11 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Dawn M. Szymanski (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ellen D. B. Riggle (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Tania Israel (8 papers) published 1 paper 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 Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Northwestern University (17 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Tennessee (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Kentucky (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 59.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.43% of all publications and 34.29% 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 and Requirements

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