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Psychology Research and Bibliometrics

Psychology Research and Bibliometrics is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 7.5k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the research methodology in psychology and education, including topics such as peer review process, bibliometric analysis of scientific publications, evaluation criteria for doctoral programs, and internationalization of psychology journals. It also covers the use of social network analysis in research and provides insights into the trends and patterns in scientific productivity.

  • Research Methodology
  • Peer Review Process
  • Bibliometric Analysis
  • Scientific Publications
  • Psychology Journals
  • Doctoral Programs
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Bibliometric Study
  • Evaluation Criteria
  • Internationalization
Research works
7.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
739
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-18%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Spain
30% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Psychology Research and Bibliometrics

Which countries lead Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (251 and 157 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Spain 251 works
  2. 2 Mexico 157 works
  3. 3 Colombia 102 works
  4. 4 Argentina 90 works
  5. 5 Peru 56 works
  6. 6 Chile 56 works
  7. 7 United States 40 works
  8. 8 Brazil 29 works
  9. 9 Ecuador 27 works
  10. 10 Cuba 20 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.

Spain: 30.3%Mexico: 18.9%Colombia: 12.3%Argentina: 10.8%6 others listed: 27.6%30%largest
Spain251 · 30.3%Mexico157 · 18.9%Colombia102 · 12.3%Argentina90 · 10.8%6 others listed229 · 27.6%

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

Which institutions lead Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research, followed by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 22 works
  2. 2 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 17 works
  3. 3 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 14 works
  4. 4 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 14 works
  5. 5 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 13 works
  6. 6 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 13 works
  7. 7 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 13 works
  8. 8 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 12 works
  9. 9 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 11 works
  10. 10 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Psychology Research and Bibliometrics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychology Research and Bibliometrics include Josep María Haro and Rafael Tabarés‐Seisdedos.

  1. 1 Josep María Haro Spain 250k citations
  2. 2 Rafael Tabarés‐Seisdedos Spain 193k 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 Psychology Research and Bibliometrics?

The most cited paper in Psychology Research and Bibliometrics is "Un sistema de clasificación de los diseños de investigación en psicología" (Manuel Ato, Juan José López García, Ana Rodríguez Benavente, 2013), with 2,170 citations. Next come "A guide for naming research studies in Psychology" (1,584) and "Behavioral game theory, experiments in strategic interaction" (1,269).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Un sistema de clasificación de los diseños de investigación en psicología Manuel Ato, Juan José López García, Ana Rodríguez Benavente · Anales de Psicología Open access 24 Sep 2013 2,170
2 A guide for naming research studies in Psychology Ignacio Montero, Orfelio Gerardo León · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access 2007 1,584
3 Behavioral game theory, experiments in strategic interaction Freddy Canté · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) Open access 2004 1,269
4 American behavioral scientist Marilyn W. Barrett · Evaluation Practice Feb 1995 961
5 La extensión de la declaración PRISMA para revisiones sistemáticas que incorporan metaanálisis en red: PRISMA-NMA Brian F. Hutton, Ferrán Catalá-López, David Moher · Medicina Clínica Open access 2 Apr 2016 610
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Where is Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research done?

The largest centres of Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research in 2022-now are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bogotá.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MadridSpain 72 works
  2. 2 Mexico CityMexico 59 works
  3. 3 BogotáColombia 49 works
  4. 4 Buenos AiresArgentina 46 works
  5. 5 LimaPeru 33 works
  6. 6 SantiagoChile 26 works
  7. 7 BarcelonaSpain 26 works
  8. 8 ValenciaSpain 21 works
  9. 9 MedellínColombia 18 works
  10. 10 TolucaMexico 15 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BogotáCO · 48.6 works30×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychology Research and Bibliometrics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Psychology Research and Bibliometrics?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Granada and Universitat de València score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 10.72%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Universidad Complute…Universidad de GranadaUniversitat de Valèn…Universitat de Barce…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 63.522.5%19.3×14 +20.9%
2Universidad de GranadaSpain 49.010.2%19.6×9 -42.1%
3Universitat de ValènciaSpain 45.98.4%28.7×13 -3.4%
4Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 45.16.6%19.4×12 +51.9%
5Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 43.110.7%22.8×11 +23.6%
6Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 42.76.7%26.7×22 -30.6%
7Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 40.019.5%38.2×13 -32.4%
8Universidad de ZaragozaSpain 32.85.4%27.9×10 +283.0%
9Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 30.58.1%113.7×14 -31.9%
10Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 26.19.1%34.1×8 +98.0%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Psychology Research and Bibliometrics, country by country

Is Psychology Research and Bibliometrics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2014.

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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 Psychology Research and Bibliometrics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0046% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Psychology Research and Bibliometrics0.0042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Psychology Research and Bibliometrics 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.

still counting5%10%15%Psychology Research and Bibliometrics9.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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