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Reading Psychology
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Reading Psychology

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/urpy20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 1056 12 11 5
Social Sciences and Humanities 1151 7 11 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.717
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Reading Psychology?

The aim of Reading Psychology is to expand the discussion of research in Reading (process), Mathematics education, Reading comprehension, Linguistics and Pedagogy. While Reading (process) is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Test (assessment), Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Vocabulary and Primary education. It connects the study in Developmental psychology with the closely related area of Social psychology.

Reading Psychology centers on topics in Vocabulary, with a focus on Vocabulary development. It explores issues in Mathematics education which can be linked to other research areas like Reading skills, Curriculum, Reading motivation and Literacy. The majority of Literacy studies are focused on the issues of Literacy education.

Reading comprehension research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Narrative, Metacognition, Fluency and Comprehension. Spelling, Word recognition, Context (language use), Recall and Phonological awareness are all aspects of Linguistics discussed in Reading Psychology.

  • Reading (process) (57.68%)
  • Mathematics education (40.75%)
  • Reading comprehension (30.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE COMPONENT MODEL OF READING: SIMPLE VIEW OF READING MADE A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX (291 citations)
  • Morphology Matters in Learning To Read: A Commentary. (256 citations)
  • Beginning Readers' Motivation for Reading in Relation to Parental Beliefs and Home Reading Experiences. (224 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Reading Psychology:

Reading (process), Reading comprehension, Mathematics education, Comprehension and Linguistics are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. While Reading (process) is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Developmental psychology, Pedagogy, Primary education and Vocabulary. The studies on Mathematics education discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Value (mathematics) and Longitudinal study.

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

  • Linguistics
  • Pedagogy
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Reading (process), Mathematics education, Reading comprehension, Cognitive psychology and Developmental psychology. The majority of Reading (process) studies in it are focused on the subject of Reciprocal teaching. Topics in Mathematics education were tackled in line with various other fields like Professional development, Literacy development, Literacy and Content (Freudian dream analysis).

Research in Knowledge level and the interrelating topic of Credibility were among the subjects of interest in the Reading comprehension studies discussed in the journal. In addition to Cognitive psychology research, Reading Psychology aims to explore topics under Audience awareness, Attribution, Prior learning, Short-term memory and Vocabulary. It focuses on Developmental psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Self-efficacy and Perception.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension: A Critical Review (2 citations)
  • Improving Children’s Reading Comprehension by Teaching Inferences (1 citations)
  • The Generalizability of Running Record Accuracy and Self-Correction Scores (1 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 Reading Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Timothy G. Morrison (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Brad Wilcox (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Timothy V. Rasinski (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard D. Robinson (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jay Blanchard (12 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 Reading Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Texas A&M University (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brigham Young University (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Northern Illinois University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Maryland, College Park (16 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.90% of all publications and 54.76% 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

  • The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension: A Critical Review

    Reid Smith;Pamela Snow;Tanya Serry;Lorraine Hammond

    (2021)
    252 Citations
  • Morphological Awareness Predicts Reading Comprehension in Adults.

    Maddie Kotzer;John R. Kirby;Lindsay Heggie

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Meta-Analysis Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on Vocabulary Knowledge and Skill

    (2023)
    14 Citations
  • Pathways to Reading Competence: Emotional Self-regulation, Literacy Contexts, and Embodied Learning Processes

    Jeffrey Liew;Florina Erbeli;Juliet M. Nyanamba;Danni Li

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Psychometric Properties of the Book Readings for An Affective Classroom Education (BRACE) Coding System

    Hideko H. Bassett;Susanne A. Denham;Mandana Mohtasham;Nila Austin

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Teachers, Parents and Peers Support in Reading Predicting Changes in Reading Motivation among Fourth to Sixth Graders: A Systematic Literature Review

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Kindergarten Children's Academic Skills: Association with Public Library Use, Shared Book Reading and Poverty.

    Mana Mann;Ellen J. Silver;Ruth E. K. Stein

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Implementation Quality of Principles of Reciprocal Teaching in Whole-Classroom Settings: A Two-Year Study with Low-Achieving Adolescents.

    M. Okkinga;A. J. S. van Gelderen;E. van Schooten;R. van Steensel;R. van Steensel

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Personalized Expert Guidance of Students’ Book Choices in Primary and Secondary Education

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Comprehending Multiple Controversial Texts about Childhood Vaccinations: Topic Beliefs and Integration Instructions

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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