The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Psychology is based on data
derived 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
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Psychology research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
list of leading scholars from the area of
Psychology, based on a thorough
analysis of 166,880 scholars determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Psychology, more than 15018 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Psychology
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is set to 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Psychology. The
inclusion factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the specific area
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing leading researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
projected for each discipline whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best scientists are
added into the list. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Since our primary goal is to ensure that only
credible scholars are mentioned in
our ranking we believe that raw data are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to evaluate the
work of researchers. For that reason
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
established using every scholar’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to inspire scientists,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Psychology
With 15 scientists Taiwan ranks in spot 25
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in Taiwan is National Central University with 3 scientists affiliated with it being features in the Psychology ranking. It is followed by National Taiwan University with 2 scientists. Ranking thirds is Taipei Veterans General Hospital with 2 scholars.
Prominent scientists featured in Taiwan are representing Asian University, National Taiwan University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Academia Sinica, National Cheng Kung University, HTC (Taiwan), National Taiwan Normal University, National Central University, China Medical University.
Professor Karl Peltzer from Asian University is listed as the best researcher in Taiwan in our ranking with a D-index of 71. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Taiwan is Susan Shur-Fen Gau from National Taiwan University with a D-index of 64. The third place in Taiwan is taken by Chen-Jee Hong from Taipei Veterans General Hospital with a D-index of 62.
The average D-index for the top 10% researchers is 67 against an average of 47 for all 15 scholars listed in the ranking.
The average number of publications within the discipline of Psychology for the top 10% of scientists in the ranking is 573 against an average of 224 for all 15 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 3% scientists is 9140 against an average of 9140 for all 15 scientists.
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