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American Psychologist
Psychology and social sciences
Among the 50 psychology and social sciences journals in this index it has the 7th highest h-index and the 27th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 840 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 48% |
| Canada | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 5% |
| Germany | 3% |
| China | 3% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 80% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology | 10% |
| Psychology Research and Bibliometrics | 6% |
| Racial and Ethnic Identity Research | 6% |
| LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy | 6% |
| Social and Intergroup Psychology | 5% |
| Resilience and Mental Health | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Intergroup contact is reliably associated with reduced prejudice, even in the face of group threat and discrimination. (2023, 121 citations)
- Emotion regulation strategies and psychological health across cultures. (2023, 84 citations)
- WEIRD–Confucian comparisons: Ongoing cultural biases in psychology’s evidence base and some recommendations for improving global representation. (2024, 81 citations)
- Mental health care equity and access: A group therapy solution. (2023, 62 citations)
- Purpose in life: A resolution on the definition, conceptual model, and optimal measurement. (2023, 60 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0003-066X):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Psychological Bulletin
- Child Development
- Developmental Psychology
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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