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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

1103-8128

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/iocc20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 780 12 22 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.827
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Occupational therapy, Clinical psychology, Activities of daily living, Physical therapy and Rehabilitation. Occupational therapy research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Social psychology, Gerontology, Nursing, Developmental psychology and Qualitative research. The Social psychology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Grounded theory.

The study on Qualitative research presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Focus group. While the journal focused on Clinical psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Intervention (counseling), Psychiatry, Rasch model and Applied psychology. Some problems in Activities of daily living that were presented in Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy overlapped with concepts under Psychological intervention, Cognition and Everyday life.

The research on Physical therapy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Randomized controlled trial and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. Many of the studies tackled connect Rehabilitation with a similar field of study like Stroke.

  • Occupational therapy (95.49%)
  • Clinical psychology (21.33%)
  • Activities of daily living (20.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Value Dimensions, Meaning, and Complexity in Human Occupation - A Tentative Structure for Analysis (256 citations)
  • Development of the Assisting Hand Assessment: A Rasch-built Measure intended for Children with Unilateral Upper Limb Impairments (255 citations)
  • Understanding the multiple realities of everyday life: Basic assumptions in focus-group methodology (218 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy:

The journal articles investigate studies in Occupational therapy, Activities of daily living, Clinical psychology, Social psychology and Rehabilitation. Occupational therapy research presented in the journal articles falls under the umbrella topic of Physical therapy. The most cited publications tackle studies in Grounded theory and the interrelated subject of Psychotherapist to gain insights into Activities of daily living.

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

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy generally zeroes in on subjects such as Occupational therapy, Gerontology, Psychological intervention, Medical education and Clinical psychology. The research on Occupational therapy featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Rehabilitation, Nursing, Intervention (counseling), Applied psychology and Everyday life. The Rehabilitation works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Stroke and Physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Topics in Gerontology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Context (language use), Well-being, Activities of daily living and Social engagement. Activities of daily living studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Physical therapy. Mental health, Dementia, Depression (differential diagnoses) and Anxiety are some topics wherein Clinical psychology research discussed in Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Loneliness in assisted living facilities : An exploration of the group process (7 citations)
  • Perceived facilitators and barriers for participation in leisure activities in children with disabilities: Perspectives of children, parents and professionals. (5 citations)
  • Factors associated with higher occupational balance in people with anxiety and/or depression who require occupational therapy treatment (5 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 Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mona Eklund (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anders Kottorp (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Louise Nygård (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Susanne Iwarsson (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lena Borell (24 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 Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Karolinska Institutet (136 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lund University (131 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Linköping University (68 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Gothenburg (64 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Umeå University (57 papers) published 3 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, 3.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 55.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.58% of all publications and 18.75% 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

  • “I don’t want to be a patient”: Peer mentoring partnership fosters communication for autistic university students

    Craig Thompson;Craig Thompson;J. McDonald;J. McDonald;T. Kidd;T. Kidd;Torbjorn Falkmer;Torbjorn Falkmer;Torbjorn Falkmer

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Content validity and usefulness of Picture My Participation for measuring participation in children with and without intellectual disability in South Africa and Sweden.

    Patrik Arvidsson;Shakila Dada;Mats Granlund;Christine Imms

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Does the learning environment 'make the grade'? A systematic review of accommodations for children on the autism spectrum in mainstream school.

    Emma Leifler;Emma Leifler;Gabriella Carpelan;Anastasiya Zakrevska;Sven Bölte;Sven Bölte

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Relationships between motor skills and executive functions in developmental coordination disorder (DCD): A systematic review

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Activities in Daily Living: The development of a new client-centred ADL intervention for persons with stroke

    Susanne Guidetti;Gunilla Eriksson;Gunilla Eriksson;Lena von Koch;Lena von Koch;Ulla Johansson;Ulla Johansson

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Transcultural adaptation, content validity and reliability of the instrument 'Picture My Participation' for children and youth with and without intellectual disabilities in mainland China

    Linjun Shi;Linjun Shi;Mats Granlund;Yue Zhao;Ai-Wen Hwang;Ai-Wen Hwang

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Proof of concept: The TRANSITION program for young adults with autism spectrum disorder and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Ulf Jonsson;Ulf Jonsson;Christina Coco;Anna Fridell;Sara Brown

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Road vehicle transportation of children with physical and behavioral disabilities: a literature review

    Angela Downie;Angela Chamberlain;Rebecca Kuzminski;Sharmila Vaz

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Test-retest reliability of Picture My Participation in children with intellectual disability in South Africa.

    Sadna Balton;Patrik Arvidsson;Patrik Arvidsson;Mats Granlund;Karina Huus

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Process evaluation of an autism-specific workplace tool for employers

    Melissa Scott;Marita Falkmer;Rebecca Kuzminski;Torbjörn Falkmer

    (2020)
    8 Citations

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