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Small Group Research
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Small Group Research

1046-4964

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sgr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 579 29 51 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 47
Documents by Best Scientists*: 69
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 88
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.32
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Small Group Research?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Social group, Group (mathematics), Developmental psychology and Social relation. The journal explores issues in Social psychology which can be linked to other research areas like Task (project management) and Team effectiveness. Small Group Research connects the study in Team effectiveness with the closely related area of Team composition.

The research on Team composition discussed in Small Group Research draws on the closely related field of Psychological safety. While work presented in Small Group Research provided substantial information on Social group, it also covered topics in Perception, Work teams, Cognition, Applied psychology and Social identity theory. Many of the studies tackled connect Group (mathematics) with a similar field of study like Clinical psychology.

The work on Developmental psychology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Interpersonal communication and Personality. Topics in Group dynamic were tackled in line with various other fields like Psychotherapist, Group psychotherapy and Group behavior.

  • Social psychology (63.91%)
  • Social group (25.30%)
  • Group (mathematics) (18.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Is there a “Big Five” in Teamwork?: (1162 citations)
  • Time, Interaction, and Performance (TIP): A Theory of Groups (886 citations)
  • Ethnic Diversity and Creativity in Small Groups (600 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Small Group Research:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Social psychology, Social group, Group cohesiveness, Social relation and Task (project management). The journal papers focus on Social psychology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Teamwork, Group (mathematics) and Team effectiveness. The most cited publications address concerns in Social group which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computer-mediated communication, Cognitive psychology, Work teams, Cognition and Developmental psychology.

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

  • Social psychology
  • Social science
  • Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Social psychology, Teamwork, Applied psychology, Group (mathematics) and Diversity (business). Social psychology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Team effectiveness and Composition (language). The research on Teamwork tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Data science, Computer-mediated communication, Knowledge management and Work teams.

The close relationship between Perception and Group dynamic, Virtuality (gaming), Autonomy and Job design is one of the points of interest dissected in Applied psychology research. Group development, Construct (philosophy), Field (Bourdieu) and Psychoanalysis are some topics wherein Group (mathematics) research discussed in the journal have an impact. The study of Task (project management) and how it intertwines with concepts under Cognitive psychology were explored in the presented Diversity (business) research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Conflict Management Style Asymmetry in Short-Term Project Groups: (5 citations)
  • Gaps and Overlaps in Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Communication: Analysis of Speech: (4 citations)
  • Communication in Transactive Memory Systems: A Review and Multidimensional Network Perspective: (3 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 Small Group Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joann Keyton (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Albert V. Carron (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eduardo Salas (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Susan A. Wheelan (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Randy Y. Hirokawa (10 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 Small Group Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Western Ontario (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indiana University (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (20 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.89% of all publications and 75.00% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Cross-Disciplinary Care: A Systematic Review on Teamwork Processes in Health Care

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Interactive Effects of Team Virtuality and Work Design on Team Functioning

    Lisa Handke;Florian E. Klonek;Sharon K. Parker;Simone Kauffeld

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Exploring the Dynamic Team Cohesion–Performance and Coordination–Performance Relationships of Newly Formed Teams:

    Michael T. Braun;Steve W. J. Kozlowski;Tara A. (Rench) Brown;Richard P. DeShon

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Convergences of Joint, Positive Interactions and Regulation in Collaborative Learning:

    Jaana Isohätälä;Piia Näykki;Sanna Järvelä

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • How Team Emotional Intelligence Connects to Task Performance: A Network Approach:

    Hui-Hua Zhang;Cody Ding;Nicola S. Schutte;Rui Li

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Conflict Management Style Asymmetry in Short-Term Project Groups:

    Sonja Rispens;Karen A. Jehn;Wolfgang Steinel

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Sequential Patterns in Social Interaction States for Regulation in Collaborative Learning

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • The Authenticity of the Others: How Teammates’ Authenticity Relates to Our Well-Being:

    Astrid Ingrid Emmerich;Michael Knoll;Thomas Rigotti

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Looking to the Middle of the Qualitative-Quantitative Spectrum for Integrated Mixed Methods:

    Jensine Paoletti;Tiffany M. Bisbey;Stephanie Zajac;Mary J. Waller

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Language Matters: The Double-Edged Role of Linguistic Style Matching in Work Groups:

    Katharina Heuer;Lena C. Müller-Frommeyer;Simone Kauffeld

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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