SSM - Population Health

Top Research Topics at SSM-Population Health?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Demography, Socioeconomic status, Mental health, Environmental health and Gerontology. It explores topics in Demography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Logistic regression, Odds, Health equity, Ethnic group and Cohort. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Health equity and the similar topic of Population health.

SSM-Population Health focuses on Socioeconomic status but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Longitudinal study, Social determinants of health, Public health and Life course approach. Topics in Mental health explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Clinical psychology and Depression (differential diagnoses). Environmental health research discussed connects with the study of Psychological intervention.

• Demography (38.94%)
• Socioeconomic status (17.80%)
• Mental health (14.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Spirituality, religiosity, aging and health in global perspective: A review (135 citations)
• What theory, for whom and in which context? Reflections on the application of theory in the development and evaluation of complex population health interventions. (82 citations)
• The association between anti-immigrant policies and perceived discrimination among Latinos in the US: A multilevel analysis (71 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at SSM-Population Health:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Demography, Socioeconomic status, Gerontology, Public health and Context (language use). The journal publications with studies in Demography featured incorporate elements of Longitudinal study, Odds, Social determinants of health, Immigration and Multilevel model. While Socioeconomic status is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Environmental health, Race (biology), Index (economics), Poverty and Ethnic group.

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

• Law
• World War II
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

SSM-Population Health is organized to address concerns in the fields of Demography, Mental health, Environmental health, Public health and Logistic regression. The research on Demography featured in SSM-Population Health combines topics in other fields like Life expectancy, Socioeconomic status, Cohort and Educational attainment. While Educational attainment is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Young adult, Developmental psychology and Health equity.

The work on Mental health tackled in SSM-Population Health brings together disciplines like Psychological intervention, Cohort study, Demographic economics, Clinical psychology and Depression (differential diagnoses). The subject of Pandemic, which is connected to the field of Disadvantaged, serves as the foundation of the Environmental health research featured in SSM-Population Health. Aside from discussions in Public health, SSM-Population Health also deals with the subject of Ethnic group which intersects with Race (biology) disciplines.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The gender gap in adolescent mental health: A cross-national investigation of 566,829 adolescents across 73 countries. (8 citations)
• Race and ethnicity, gender, and age on perceived threats and fear of COVID-19: Evidence from two national data sources (8 citations)
• Intersectionality in quantitative research: A systematic review of its emergence and applications of theory and methods. (7 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in SSM-Population Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Anita Raj (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (11 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• M. Maria Glymour (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Abdul-Aziz Seidu (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Ichiro Kawachi (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in SSM-Population Health (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (58 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (36 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Emory University (30 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (30 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Johns Hopkins University (27 papers) published 8 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, 1.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.49% of all publications and 41.23% 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.

Career Pathways in Research

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