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Research in Gerontological Nursing
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Research in Gerontological Nursing

1940-4921

Published by: Healio

https://journals.healio.com/journal/rgn

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1145 8 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 26
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.547
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Research in Gerontological Nursing?

Research in Gerontological Nursing focuses on Gerontology, Nursing, MEDLINE, Gerontological nursing and Dementia. Gerontology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Psychological intervention, Health care, Intervention (counseling), Disease and Depression (differential diagnoses). The research on Intervention (counseling) featured in Research in Gerontological Nursing combines topics in other fields like Physical therapy and Randomized controlled trial.

Many of the studies tackled connect Nursing with a similar field of study like Family medicine. It links adjacent topics like MEDLINE with Long-term care. Concepts in Nursing research, as well as related topics in Research design, are covered in the Gerontological nursing research presented in it.

Research in Gerontological Nursing holds forums on Dementia that merges themes from other disciplines such as Family caregivers, Psychiatry and Clinical psychology. The study on Clinical psychology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Cognition. Ambulatory care nursing is a major topic of Primary nursing research presented in it.

  • Gerontology (28.07%)
  • Nursing (26.82%)
  • MEDLINE (23.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sociodemographic and health -related risks for loneliness and outcome differences by loneliness status in a sample of older U.S. adults (114 citations)
  • Diagnostic Labels, Stigma, and Participation in Research Related to Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (96 citations)
  • Staffing characteristics, turnover rates, and quality of resident care in nursing facilities. (84 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Research in Gerontological Nursing:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Nursing, Dementia, MEDLINE, Psychological intervention and Health care. While the most cited publications mainly focused on Dementia studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Psychiatry and related Clinical psychology, Family caregivers and Social support,
  • Quality of life (healthcare) that connect with fields like Gerontology, Engineering ethics and Praxis.. Aside from investigating topics in CINAHL under MEDLINE, the journal publications also explore concepts in Important research.

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

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • Health care

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Gerontological nursing, Gerontology, Health care, Psychological intervention and Dementia. The presentations focused mostly on Gerontological nursing in an attempt to further explore topics in Nursing. The work on Nursing tackled in it brings together disciplines like Certification and Organizational learning.

The journal explores topics in Gerontology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Disease and Social engagement. Some problems in Health care that were presented in Research in Gerontological Nursing overlapped with concepts under Autonomy, Staffing, Popularity and Public relations. Anxiety, Sleep in non-human animals, Night sleep, Chronic pain and Social support are some topics wherein Psychological intervention research discussed in Research in Gerontological Nursing have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Organizational Learning and Motivation in Certified Nurse Aides: A Qualitative Study. (1 citations)
  • Family Caregivers' Conceptions of Trust in Home Health Care Providers. (1 citations)
  • Comparison of a Frailty Risk Score and Comorbidity Indices for Hospital Readmission Using Electronic Health Record Data. (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 Research in Gerontological Nursing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christine R Kovach (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kathleen C. Buckwalter (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ann Kolanowski (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heather M. Young (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Elizabeth Beattie (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 Research in Gerontological Nursing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Iowa (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (10 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, 85.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 60.00% 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 20.00% of all publications and 20.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Examining the Clinical Utility of the Brief Interview for Mental Status

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Social Media Use and Depression in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Social Connection and Lifestyle Factors Associated With Happiness in Urban Older Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Study With a Community Sample.

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Using the Social Ecological Model to Identify Drivers of Nutrition Risk in Adult Day Settings Serving East Asian Older Adults

    Tina R. Sadarangani;Jordan J. Johnson;Stella K. Chong;Abraham Brody

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Experiences of Sleep Problems Among Older Korean Immigrants.

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Older Adults.

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • RN Staffing Shortages in Nursing Homes: Nursing Is Part of the Solution

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Perceived Hearing Impairment in a Rural Community.

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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