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Psychotherapy Research
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Psychotherapy Research

1050-3307

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tpsr20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 154 231 293 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 262
Documents by Best Scientists*: 311
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 92
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.574
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Psychotherapy Research?

The discussions in Psychotherapy Research mainly cover the fields of Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology, Alliance, Depression (differential diagnoses) and Psychiatry. The studies in Psychotherapist featured incorporate elements of Interpersonal communication, Psychological intervention, Treatment outcome, Randomized controlled trial and Cognition. Cognitive therapy is the primary subject of Cognition works presented in Psychotherapy Research.

Topics in Clinical psychology explored in Psychotherapy Research were investigated in conjunction with research in Psychodynamics, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Anxiety and Interpersonal relationship. Studies on Alliance discussed in the journal link to the field of Social psychology.

  • Psychotherapist (96.18%)
  • Clinical psychology (41.33%)
  • Alliance (12.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Development and validation of a revised short version of the working alliance inventory (679 citations)
  • Meta‐Analysis of Therapist Effects in Psychotherapy Outcome Studies (375 citations)
  • Understanding how and why psychotherapy leads to change. (368 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Psychotherapy Research:

The journal papers primarily tackle Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology, Alliance, Treatment outcome and Interpersonal communication. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Psychotherapist by exploring it in line with topics in Psychological intervention which intersect with Intervention (counseling) subjects. Issues in Clinical psychology were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cognitive behavioral therapy, Cognitive therapy and Depression (differential diagnoses).

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

  • Psychotherapist
  • Internal medicine
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Psychotherapy Research focuses on Psychotherapist, Clinical psychology, Depression (differential diagnoses), Anxiety and Alliance. The majority of Psychotherapist studies are focused on the issues of Mental health. Clinical psychology research presented in Psychotherapy Research encompasses a variety of subjects, including Association (psychology), Mentalization and Dropout (neural networks).

The journal explores topics in Depression (differential diagnoses) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Physical therapy, Psychotherapy process, Psychological therapy and Internal medicine. While Psychotherapy Research focused on Anxiety, it was also able to explore topics like Brief psychotherapy, Empathy and Mood. Cognition research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Psychodynamic psychotherapy and Artificial intelligence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A scoping review of machine learning in psychotherapy research (13 citations)
  • Personalized treatment selection in routine care: Integrating machine learning and statistical algorithms to recommend cognitive behavioral or psychodynamic therapy. (11 citations)
  • Cross-trial prediction in psychotherapy: External validation of the Personalized Advantage Index using machine learning in two Dutch randomized trials comparing CBT versus IPT for depression. (8 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 Psychotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William B. Stiles (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Jacques P. Barber (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Clara E. Hill (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wolfgang Lutz (26 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Miguel M. Gonçalves (23 papers) published 1 paper 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 Psychotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pennsylvania (53 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • York University (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oslo (48 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Brigham Young University (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Maryland, College Park (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 1.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.55% of all publications and 43.55% 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 Salary in the Field of Psychotherapy Research

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Top Publications

  • The effects of fifteen evidence-supported therapies for adult depression: A meta-analytic review.

    Pim Cuijpers;Eirini Karyotaki;Leonore de Wit;David D. Ebert;David D. Ebert

    (2020)
    274 Citations
  • The dose-response effect in routinely delivered psychological therapies: A systematic review.

    Louisa Robinson;Jaime Delgadillo;Stephen Kellett

    (2020)
    227 Citations
  • Physiological synchrony in psychotherapy sessions.

    Wolfgang Tschacher;Deborah Meier

    (2020)
    149 Citations
  • "It is never okay to talk about suicide": Patients' reasons for concealing suicidal ideation in psychotherapy.

    Matt Blanchard;Barry A Farber

    (2020)
    135 Citations
  • Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) and Feedback: Research Review and Recommendations

    Unknown

    (2023)
    131 Citations
  • Associations between movement synchrony and outcome in patients with social anxiety disorder: Evidence for treatment specific effects

    Uwe Altmann;Désirée Schoenherr;Jane Paulick;Anne-Katharina Deisenhofer

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • A demonstration of a multi-method variable selection approach for treatment selection: Recommending cognitive–behavioral versus psychodynamic therapy for mild to moderate adult depression

    Zachary D Cohen;Thomas T Kim;Henricus L Van;Jack J M Dekker

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Predictors of social identification in group therapy.

    Tegan Cruwys;Niklas K Steffens;S. Alexander Haslam;Catherine Haslam

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Personalized treatment selection in routine care: Integrating machine learning and statistical algorithms to recommend cognitive behavioral or psychodynamic therapy.

    Brian Schwartz;Zachary D Cohen;Julian A Rubel;Dirk Zimmermann

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Efficacy of group psychotherapy for anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Sarah Barkowski;Dominique Schwartze;Bernhard Strauss;Gary M Burlingame

    (2020)
    64 Citations

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