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Sociological Methodology
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Sociological Methodology

0081-1750

Published by: SAGE

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1124 9 7 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 12
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 66
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.44
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Sociological Methodology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Econometrics, Statistics, Social psychology, Epistemology and Artificial intelligence. Issues in Econometrics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Structural equation modeling, Estimator, Estimation and Latent variable. The work on Latent variable presented in Sociological Methodology focuses on Latent variable model in particular.

The Statistics research presented places emphasis on topics like Regression, Regression analysis, Categorical variable, Sample (statistics) and Latent class model. Many of the studies tackled connect Artificial intelligence with a similar field of study like Machine learning.

  • Econometrics (31.69%)
  • Statistics (27.23%)
  • Social psychology (6.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Asymptotic Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effects in Structural Equation Models (8800 citations)
  • Bayesian Model Selection in Social Research (4716 citations)
  • Assessing Reliability and Stability in Panel Models (1961 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sociological Methodology:

The published papers investigate studies in Statistics, Econometrics, Sample (statistics), Structural equation modeling and Respondent. The Statistics research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Estimation and, on occasion, topics in Technical report. The featured Econometrics studies in the most cited articles mainly concentrate on Observational study but also cover areas of interest in Propensity score matching.

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

  • Statistics
  • Law
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Sociological Methodology facilitates discussions on Econometrics, Statistics, Panel data, Sampling (statistics) and Transport engineering. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Econometrics and Random effects model are the foci of it. Sociological Methodology explores themes in Statistics like Bayesian information criterion, Likelihood-ratio test and Data collection and links them with other fields of study like Social sequence analysis.

Variation (linguistics) and Subject (documents) are some topics wherein Panel data research discussed in the journal have an impact. Topics in Sampling (statistics) explored in Sociological Methodology were investigated in conjunction with research in Random digit dialing, Estimator, Frequentist inference and Autocorrelation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Using Social Networks to Supplement RDD Telephone Surveys to Oversample Hard-to-Reach Populations: A New RDD+RDS Approach: (2 citations)
  • Can You Really Study an Army on the Internet? Comparing How Status Tasks Perform in the Laboratory and Online Settings: (1 citations)
  • Uncovering Sociological Effect Heterogeneity Using Tree-Based Machine Learning: (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 Sociological Methodology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kazuo Yamaguchi (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jeroen K. Vermunt (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leo A. Goodman (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carter T. Butts (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kenneth A. Bollen (9 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 Sociological Methodology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Chicago (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tilburg University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (15 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, 6.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 35.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 35.71% of all publications and 7.14% 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.

Educational Background and Career Paths of Journal Contributors

The heart of any research journal lies in the diverse talents and expertise of its contributors. In the context of Sociological Methodology, it is interesting to note the varied educational backgrounds and career paths of these established researchers and authors. Many of the contributors are known to have pursued their doctoral degrees in the field of Sociology or related inter-disciplinary fields. Advanced degrees like Master's or Doctorates ensure a solid theoretical framework and the ability to conduct intense research. However, academia is not the only preferred path for these contributors. Several have made their careers in think tanks, research institutions, or as independent scholars. A remarkable percentage of researchers hold professional certifications relevant to their areas of study. In the context of research related to Social Psychology, it might be interesting to note that some contributors, along with their PhDs in Sociology, also hold a LPC license in Wisconsin. The LPC or Licensed Professional Counselor credential ensures that these researchers have appropriate professional training and clinical experience to bring unique insights to their research. The wide array of academic and professional backgrounds of the journal's contributors extends the breadth and depth of the research topics covered in Sociological Methodology. This rich variety reflects the journal's commitment to inclusivity and diversity in producing high quality and impactful research.

Top Publications

  • Testing Self-Report Time-Use Diaries against Objective Instruments in Real Time:

    Jonathan Gershuny;Teresa Harms;Aiden Doherty;Emma Thomas

    (2020)
    137 Citations
  • Reconsidering the Reference Category

    Sasha Shen Johfre;Jeremy Freese

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in the Presence of Self-Selection: A Propensity Score Perspective:

    Xiang Zhou;Yu Xie

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • The Anatomy of Cohort Analysis: Decomposing Comparative Cohort Careers

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Using Social Networks to Supplement RDD Telephone Surveys to Oversample Hard-to-Reach Populations: A New RDD+RDS Approach:

    Robert P. Agans;Donglin Zeng;Bonnie E. Shook-Sa;Marcella H. Boynton

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Marginal-Preserving Imputation of Three-Way Array Data in Nested Structures, with Application to Small Areal Units

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Trend Analysis with Pooled Data from Different Survey Series: The Latent Attitude Method

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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