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Revista de Psicologia Social
H-index 7

Revista de Psicologia Social

0213-4748

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rrps20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 895 18 28 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.398
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Revista De Psicologia Social?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Humanities, Perception and Psychosocial. Feeling and Identity (social science) are Social psychology topics of special interest in Revista De Psicologia Social.

  • Social psychology (27.95%)
  • Developmental psychology (5.90%)
  • Humanities (4.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sexismo ambivalente: medición y correlatos (187 citations)
  • Hacia una evaluación de las nuevas formas del prejuicio racial: las actitudes sutiles del racismo (89 citations)
  • Deradicalization or disengagement? A process in need of clarity and a counterterrorism initiative in need of evaluation (73 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Revista De Psicologia Social:

The journal publications explore disciplines such as Social psychology, Humanities, Psychosocial, Developmental psychology and Social support. The journal articles encompass presentations on Social psychology, specifically Identity (social science), Anger, Empathy, Self-esteem and Salience (language). The most cited publications explore issues in Humanities which can be linked to other research areas like Factor structure, Age differences and Individual difference.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Law
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Revista De Psicologia Social facilitates discussions on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Pandemic, Social psychology and Emotional intelligence. Revista De Psicologia Social facilitated discussions that integrated Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with the fields of Social psychology (sociology), Value (ethics), Identity fusion, Humanities and Economic inequality. While Revista De Psicologia Social focused on Social psychology (sociology), it was also able to explore topics like Nursing and Health professionals.

In addition to 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, it tackled discussion on research areas like Redistribution (cultural anthropology), Welfare economics, Objectification, Reflection (computer graphics) and Epistemology. The Social psychology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Psychosocial. The studies on Emotional intelligence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Stress (linguistics) and Clinical psychology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • COVID-19 and the metaphor of war (COVID-19 y la metáfora de la guerra) (16 citations)
  • Coping with the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: future research agenda based on emotional intelligence/ (Afrontando el estrés causado por la pandemia COVID-19: futura agenda de investigación desde la inteligencia emocional) (9 citations)
  • Social representations of COVID-19 (Representaciones sociales del COVID-19) (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 Revista De Psicologia Social (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Miguel Moya (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Darío Páez (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Guillermo B. Willis (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Esther Lopez-Zafra (11 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 Revista De Psicologia Social (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National University of Distance Education (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Autonomous University of Madrid (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of the Basque Country (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Granada (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Complutense University of Madrid (47 papers) published 1 paper 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 2020 edition, 9.09% 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 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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.

Best Institutions for Pursuing Research in Social Psychology

If you are enthralled by the research topics covered in Revista De Psicologia Social and are considering pursuing a degree or conducting research in Social Psychology, you'll require a credible and well-ranked educational institution to deliver this knowledge. Several universities and colleges offer psychology degree programs with focuses on Social Psychology.

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Besides Michigan, institutions in other parts of the world are internationally recognized for their high academic standards and research in psychology. These abilities are often reflected in their contribution to journals like Revista De Psicologia Social. Hence, choosing a reputable institution will not only give you robust knowledge in your field of study but potentially equip you to contribute to revered psychology journals in future.

Top Publications

  • How to survive COVID-19? Notes from organisational resilience (¿Cómo sobrevivir al COVID-19? Apuntes desde la resiliencia organizacional)

    Marisa Salanova

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Social representations of COVID-19 (Representaciones sociales del COVID-19)

    Darío Páez;Juan A. Pérez

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Coping with the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: future research agenda based on emotional intelligence/ (Afrontando el estrés causado por la pandemia COVID-19: futura agenda de investigación desde la inteligencia emocional)

    Natalio Extremera

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Are gender stereotypes changing over time? A cross-temporal analysis of perceptions about gender stereotypes in Spain (¿Están cambiando los estereotipos de género con el tiempo? Un análisis transtemporal de las percepciones sobre los estereotipos de género en España)

    Esther Lopez-Zafra;Rocio Garcia-Retamero

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • The association between Truth Commissions evaluation, emotional climate and institutional trust: comparison and meta-analysis of surveys in six South American countries (La relación entre la evaluación de las Comisiones de la verdad, el clima emocional y la confianza institucional: comparación y metanálisis en seis países de Sudamérica)

    Anderson Mathias;Darío Páez;Agustín Espinosa;Salvador Sandoval

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Coping styles in heterosexual and non-heterosexual students in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study (<i>Estilo de afrontamiento en estudiantes heterosexuales y no heterosexuales en Líbano: un estudio transversal</i>)

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Immigration: an invasion or an opportunity to the country. The effect of real news frames of immigration on ethnic attitudes (Inmigración: invasión u oportunidad para el país. El efecto del enfoque de noticias reales sobre la inmigración en las actitudes étnicas)

    Lucía López-Rodríguez;Alexandra Vázquez;Isabel Cuadrado;Marco Brambilla

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • The mirage of the jihad. Disenchantment as the pathway to disengagement of female jihadists. A case study about radicalization in Spanish prisons (<i>El espejismo de la yihad. El desencanto como camino para la desvinculación de las mujeres yihadistas. Un estudio de caso sobre la radicalización en las cárceles españolas</i>)

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • AMMSA-21: a revised version of the Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale in English, German, Polish and Spanish (<i>AMMSA-21: una versión revisada de la escala Aceptación de Mitos Modernos sobre la Agresión Sexual en inglés, alemán, polaco y español</i>)

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Talking about ‘victims’, ‘survivors’ and ‘battered women’: how labels affect the perception of women who have experienced intimate partner violence (‘Víctimas’, ‘supervivientes’ y ‘mujeres maltratadas’: cómo influyen las etiquetas en la percepción de las mujeres que han sufrido violencia por parte de sus parejas)

    Mónica Romero Sánchez;Marika Skowronski;Gerd Bohner;Jesús López Megías

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal