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Cognitive and psychological constructs research

Cognitive and psychological constructs research is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 6.2k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers revolves around the application of laddering theory, means-end chain analysis, and personal construct psychology in understanding consumer cognition, decision-making processes, and value hierarchies. It explores qualitative research methods to uncover cognitive conflicts, psychological constructs, and the influence of personal values on consumer behavior in various domains such as food product design, brand choice, and online interactions. The cluster also delves into the use of laddering techniques in marketing research, psychotherapy, and understanding cognitive structures in different contexts.

  • Laddering Theory
  • Means-End Chain
  • Personal Construct Psychology
  • Consumer Cognition
  • Value Hierarchy
  • Qualitative Research
  • Cognitive Conflicts
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Psychological Constructs
  • Information Systems
Research works
6.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
641
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+1%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Cognitive and psychological constructs research

Which countries lead Cognitive and psychological constructs research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (106 and 53 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 106 works
  2. 2 China 53 works
  3. 3 Brazil 45 works
  4. 4 Germany 38 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 33 works
  6. 6 Japan 24 works
  7. 7 India 22 works
  8. 8 France 21 works
  9. 9 Spain 21 works
  10. 10 Italy 17 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 27.9%China: 13.9%Brazil: 11.9%Germany: 10.1%6 others listed: 36.2%28%largest
United States106 · 27.9%China53 · 13.9%Brazil45 · 11.9%Germany38 · 10.1%6 others listed138 · 36.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Cognitive and psychological constructs research research?

By volume in 2022-now, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Cognitive and psychological constructs research research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Universidade Federal de Lavras.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 4 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 4 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal de LavrasBrazil 4 works
  4. 4 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 3 works
  5. 5 Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 3 works
  6. 6 The University of QueenslandAustralia 3 works
  7. 7 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBrazil 3 works
  8. 8 Southwest UniversityChina 2 works
  9. 9 Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany 2 works
  10. 10 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 2 works

Who are the leading researchers in Cognitive and psychological constructs research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Cognitive and psychological constructs research include Daniel J. Kahneman, Albert Bandura and Amos Tversky.

  1. 1 Daniel J. Kahneman United States 395k citations
  2. 2 Albert Bandura United States 370k citations
  3. 3 Amos Tversky United States 327k citations
  4. 4 Edward L. Deci United States 325k citations
  5. 5 Peter M. Bentler United States 233k citations
  6. 6 David A. Kenny United States 198k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Cognitive and psychological constructs research?

The most cited paper in Cognitive and psychological constructs research is "Using thematic analysis in psychology" (Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, 2006), with 193,920 citations. Next come "Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models" (33,880) and "Consumer Perceptions of Price, Quality, and Value: A Means-End Model and Synthesis of Evidence" (12,714).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Using thematic analysis in psychology Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke · Qualitative Research in Psychology Open access 2006 193,920
2 Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes · Behavior Research Methods Open access Aug 2008 33,880
3 Consumer Perceptions of Price, Quality, and Value: A Means-End Model and Synthesis of Evidence Valarie A. Zeithaml · Journal of Marketing Open access Jul 1988 12,714
4 Clinical significance: A statistical approach to defining meaningful change in psychotherapy research. Neil S. Jacobson, Paula A. Truax · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1991 7,971
5 Measuring Dyadic Adjustment: New Scales for Assessing the Quality of Marriage and Similar Dyads Graham B. Spanier · Journal of Marriage and the Family Feb 1976 7,120
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Where is Cognitive and psychological constructs research research done?

The largest centres of Cognitive and psychological constructs research research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), São Paulo (Brazil) and Rome (Italy).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 8 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
  3. 3 São PauloBrazil 7 works
  4. 4 RomeItaly 7 works
  5. 5 BarcelonaSpain 7 works
  6. 6 MoscowRussia 6 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 5 works
  8. 8 TokyoJapan 5 works
  9. 9 NanjingChina 5 works
  10. 10 ParisFrance 5 works
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Is Cognitive and psychological constructs research research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cognitive and psychological constructs research.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cognitive and psychological constructs research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Cognitive and psychological constructs research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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