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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Psychology and social sciences
Among the 50 psychology and social sciences journals in this index it has the 1st highest h-index and the 30th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 767 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 34% |
| Germany | 13% |
| Canada | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 7% |
| Switzerland | 5% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 54% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Social and Intergroup Psychology | 24% |
| Personality Traits and Psychology | 16% |
| Attachment and Relationship Dynamics | 8% |
| Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction | 5% |
| Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment | 4% |
| Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Morality beyond the WEIRD: How the nomological network of morality varies across cultures. (2023, 276 citations)
- Interpersonal supports for basic psychological needs and their relations with motivation, well-being, and performance: A meta-analysis. (2024, 182 citations)
- Age and gender differences in narcissism: A comprehensive study across eight measures and over 250,000 participants. (2023, 102 citations)
- Neither Eastern nor Western: Patterns of independence and interdependence in Mediterranean societies. (2023, 87 citations)
- “Mostly White, heterosexual couples”: Examining demographic diversity and reporting practices in relationship science research samples. (2023, 85 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 0022-3514):
- 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
- Annual Review of Psychology
- American Psychologist
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Cognition
- American Journal of Sociology
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