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Visual Cognition
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Visual Cognition

1350-6285

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/pvis20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 216 47 75 14
Psychology 526 71 100 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 97
Documents by Best Scientists*: 125
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.819
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Visual Cognition?

The journal investigates areas of study like Cognitive psychology, Perception, Communication, Cognition and Visual search. The studies on Cognitive psychology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Social psychology, Visual attention, Stimulus (physiology), Working memory and Eye movement. Fixation (visual) and Saccade are some of the facets of Eye movement tackled in Visual Cognition.

Developmental psychology, Categorization and Gaze are some topics wherein Perception research discussed in Visual Cognition have an impact. The work on Gaze addressed in it expands to the thematically related Eye tracking. It holds forums on Communication that merges themes from other disciplines such as Motion (physics), Object (computer science), Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition, Object (philosophy) and Priming (psychology).

Most of the Cognition studies addressed also intersect with Cognitive science.

  • Cognitive psychology (50.82%)
  • Perception (39.54%)
  • Communication (36.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Gaze Perception Triggers Reflexive Visuospatial Orienting (849 citations)
  • The Dynamic Representation of Scenes (832 citations)
  • Is There a "Language of the Eyes"? Evidence from Normal Adults, and Adults with Autism or Asperger Syndrome (704 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Visual Cognition:

The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Perception, Cognitive psychology, Communication, Cognition and Social psychology. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Perception that incorporate concepts from other fields like Developmental psychology, Gaze, Eye movement and Visual memory. While Cognitive psychology is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Facial expression and Sadness.

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

  • Cognition
  • Perception
  • Neuroscience

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Cognitive psychology, Cognitive science, Working memory, Visual search and Eye tracking are the subjects of interest in the journal. The study on Cognitive psychology featured in Visual Cognition expounds on the topic of Social attention in particular. While the primary focus in the journal is Social attention, it also dissects topics surrounding Transition (fiction) and Perception as a whole.

The journal explores themes in Perception like Perceptual Distortion and links them with other fields of study like Special class. The presented research on Cognitive science deals specifically with Sensory memory but it also addresses topics in Visual perception. The Visual search studies discussed in Visual Cognition incorporate research from disciplines like

  • Satisfaction of search, Multiple target, Taxonomy (general) and Eye movement most often made with reference to Visual cognition,
  • Attentional set which connect with Observer (special relativity),
  • Bridge (interpersonal) and Selective attention most often made with reference to Salience (neuroscience)..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Progress Toward Resolving the Attentional Capture Debate. (36 citations)
  • Essential considerations for exploring visual working memory storage in the human brain (5 citations)
  • Reframing the debate: The distributed systems view of working memory (4 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 Visual Cognition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Glyn W. Humphreys (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian N. L. Olivers (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hermann J. Müller (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jan Theeuwes (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jay Pratt (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Visual Cognition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • VU University Amsterdam (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (27 papers) published 1 paper 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.49% of all publications and 57.75% 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.

Career Prospects in Visual cognition

For practitioners and researchers, the field of visual cognition offers ample career opportunities. A popular career choice within this field is to become a speech-language pathologist, specializing in cognition and perception. Speech-language pathologists work towards diagnosing and treating speech and cognitive-communication disorders in patients. They use their knowledge in visual cognition to design treatment plans that can help patients improve their ability to communicate effectively. A speech-language pathologist is a fulfilling career choice for those interested in contributing to cognitive psychology and perception through clinical work. Pursuing this career requires meeting educational and licensure requirements that vary from state to state. For instance, speech pathologists in California must meet specific professional standards and pass a state-regulated exam, among other requirements. More detailed information about these requirements can be found in our guide on speech pathologist requirements in California. For those more inclined towards research, visual cognition offers prospects in academia, neuroscience, or cognitive psychology. An academic career can entail conducting research in visual cognition, resulting in publications in relevant journals and presentations at conferences. Careers in neuroscience and cognitive psychology often involve research on perception, cognitive neuroscience, or working memory related to visual cognition. Thus, visual cognition, with its intersections across various disciplines, holds a myriad of career opportunities for individuals passionate about this field. Its scope is only projected to significantly broaden with advancing technology and research methodologies.

Top Publications

  • Progress Toward Resolving the Attentional Capture Debate.

    Steven J. Luck;Nicholas Gaspelin;Charles L. Folk;Roger W. Remington

    (2021)
    361 Citations
  • Visual working memory and action: Functional links and bi-directional influences.

    Freek van Ede

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Memory for action: a functional view of selection in visual working memory

    Anna Heuer;Sven Ohl;Martin Rolfs

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Theoretical distinction between functional states in working memory and their corresponding neural states.

    Mark G. Stokes;Paul S. Muhle-Karbe;Nicholas E. Myers

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • The capacity of multiple-target search

    Eduard Ort;Christian N. L. Olivers

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • How visual working memory handles distraction: cognitive mechanisms and electrophysiological correlates

    Heinrich R. Liesefeld;Anna M. Liesefeld;Paul Sauseng;Simon N. Jacob

    (2020)
    39 Citations

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