The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
field of Psychology relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating 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 range of our Psychology research
Our best scholars ranking is a trustworthy
account of leading researchers from the area of
Psychology, created using a detailed
analysis of 166,880 scientists discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Psychology, over 15018 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Psychology
The D-index threshold for including a scholar to be
considered is placed at 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Psychology. The
acceptance factors for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the publications made within the given area
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for considering leading scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
estimated for each area od study whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best scholars are
considered into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
As our leading goal is to ensure that only
credible scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we believe that numbers are never
meant to be an absolute means to quantify the
contributions of researchers. Because of that
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
factor contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on every scientist’s D-index
according to information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
detailed definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to inspire researchers,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Psychology
With 89 researchers Sweden ranks in spot 12
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scientists in Sweden is Karolinska Institute with 21 scientists affiliated with it being features in our Psychology ranking. It is followed by Karolinska Institute with 17 scholars. Ranking thirds is Karolinska Institute with 13 researchers.
Prominent scholars present in Sweden are affiliated with Linköping University, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institute, Uppsala University, University of Gothenburg, Lund University, University of Skövde, Stockholm School of Economics, Örebro University, Umeå University.
Professor Gerhard Andersson from Linköping University is featured as the best scholar in Sweden in our ranking with a D-index of 139. Ranking second in Sweden is Lars Bäckman from Karolinska Institute with a D-index of 106. The third spot in Sweden is occupied by David Mataix-Cols from Karolinska Institute with a D-index of 97.
The average D-index for the top 3% researchers is 114 in comparison to an average of 50 for all 89 scientists featured in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the field of Psychology for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 622 against an average of 194 for all 89 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 3% researchers is 49232 against an average of 12565 for all 89 researchers.
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