The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Psychology is based on data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Psychology research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
account of leading researchers from the area of
Psychology, based on a meticulous
study of 166,880 researchers determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Psychology, as many as 15018 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Psychology
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
evaluated is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Psychology. The
approval criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given area
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
assessed for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
added into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a full means to quantify the
work of scholars. This is why
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
element defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
using metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Psychology
With 79 scholars Norway ranks in spot 14
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Norway is University of Oslo with 22 researchers affiliated with it being features in our Psychology ranking. It is followed by Haukeland University Hospital with 22 scientists. Ranking thirds is University of Bergen with 7 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Norway are associated with BI Norwegian Business School, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Agder.
Professor Adrian Furnham from BI Norwegian Business School is featured as the best scholar in Norway in our ranking with a D-index of 154. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Norway is Kenneth Hugdahl from Haukeland University Hospital with a D-index of 102. The third position in Norway is occupied by Ståle Pallesen from University of Bergen with a D-index of 89.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 107 in comparison to an average of 46 for all 79 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Psychology for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 1091 against an average of 170 for all 79 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 3% scholars is 68555 against an average of 11331 for all 79 scholars.
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