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California Psychological Association

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Research works
64
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
988
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
California Psychological Association

Not ranked overall: California Psychological Association is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does California Psychological Association work in?

In all years, 63% of research at California Psychological Association is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (39%), Health Professions (18%), Social Sciences (18%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 63.0% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 39.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 30.7% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 18.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 13.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCaliforniaPsychological…64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences63%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology2539.5%
    2. Social Sciences1117.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    5. Decision Sciences11.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    1. Health Professions1218.3%
    2. Medicine710.9%
    3. Veterinary00.8%
    4. Dentistry00.7%
    1. Neuroscience11.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Computer Science12.0%
    2. Engineering00.5%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceDentistry: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 14.15× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology14.15×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.97×1 works
  3. Dentistry2.20×0 works
  4. Neuroscience1.97×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.61×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.52×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.31×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.11×0 works
  9. Medicine0.35×1 works

Who are the top researchers at California Psychological Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Samuel J. Knapp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Psychological Association.

  1. 1 Samuel J. Knapp United States · #3,752,362 worldwide 4k citations · 235 works
All ranked researchers at California Psychological Association

What are the most cited papers from California Psychological Association?

The most cited paper from California Psychological Association is "Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States" (Robert W. Malmsheimer, Patrick Heffernan, Steve Brink et al., 2008), with 217 citations. Next come "Social sustainability, farm labor, and organic agriculture: Findings from an exploratory analysis" (182) and "Mixed methods research in school psychology: A mixed methods investigation of trends in the literature" (166).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States Robert W. Malmsheimer, Patrick Heffernan, Steve Brink et al. · Journal of Forestry Open access Apr 2008 217
2 Social sustainability, farm labor, and organic agriculture: Findings from an exploratory analysis Aimee Shreck, Christy Getz, Gail Feenstra · Agriculture and Human Values 20 Nov 2006 182
3 Mixed methods research in school psychology: A mixed methods investigation of trends in the literature Heather Powell, Stephanie T. Mihalas, Anthony John Onwuegbuzie et al. · Psychology in the Schools 28 Feb 2008 166
4 Training ethical psychologists: An acculturation model. Mitchell M. Handelsman, Michael C. Gottlieb, Samuel J. Knapp · Professional Psychology Research and Practice Feb 2005 146
5 Nonrational processes in ethical decision making. Mark D. Rogerson, Michael C. Gottlieb, Mitchell M. Handelsman et al. · American Psychologist 2011 132
All 95 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at California Psychological Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Justice, Evidence-Based Practice, Meta-Analysis, Qualitative Research, Cultural Competence, Ethical Principles and Multicultural Counseling.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health8▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Social Justice6▲ 19×5 topics
  3. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 55×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 1.92×14 topics
  5. Meta-Analysis5▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Qualitative Research5▲ 13×2 topics
  7. Cultural Competence5▲ 60×2 topics
  8. Ethical Principles5▲ 178×1 topic
  9. Multicultural Counseling5▲ 364×1 topic
  10. Ethical Climate4▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Moral Distress4▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Psychological Interventions4▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Resilience4▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Psychotherapy Outcome4▲ 133×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  16. Therapeutic Alliance4▲ 133×1 topic
  17. Ethics3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  18. Trauma3▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Depression2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  20. Psychology2▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  22. Parenting2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Science2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Feminism2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Organizational Culture2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Social Support2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Coping Strategies2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Epistemology2▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Nursing Education2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Psychological Impact2▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Psychopathology2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Social Sciences2▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Child Development1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Gender Differences1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Medical Ethics1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Psychological Distress1▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Psychological Testing1▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Rorschach Comprehensive System1▲ 238×1 topic

Which research topics does California Psychological Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Management Theory and Practice, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Management Theory and Practice: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …0Mental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 0 fractional worksMilitary, Security, and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 0 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsSocial PsychologyClinical Psychology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Management Theory and Practice Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has California Psychological Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is California Psychological Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%California Psychological Association0.000073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of California Psychological Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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