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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Psychology and social sciences
Among the 50 psychology and social sciences journals in this index it has the 9th highest h-index and the 37th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 406 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 41% |
| Germany | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 5% |
| Netherlands | 5% |
| Canada | 4% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 57% |
| Reviews | 2% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications | 21% |
| Digital Mental Health Interventions | 10% |
| Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes | 7% |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research | 6% |
| Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions | 6% |
| Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes | 5% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Efficacy of personalized psychological interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023, 140 citations)
- Positive affect treatment targets reward sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial. (2023, 135 citations)
- Personalizing eating disorder treatment using idiographic models: An open series trial. (2023, 82 citations)
- A framework for neurodiversity-affirming interventions for autistic individuals. (2023, 69 citations)
- The efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (2023, 65 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 0022-006X):
- 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
- Psychological Bulletin
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- American Psychologist
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