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Psychological Bulletin
Psychology and social sciences
Among the 50 psychology and social sciences journals in this index it has the 2nd highest h-index and the 6th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 274 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 29% |
| Germany | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 7% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Australia | 6% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 41% |
| Reviews | 12% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Social and Intergroup Psychology | 5% |
| Personality Traits and Psychology | 5% |
| Education, Achievement, and Giftedness | 4% |
| Early Childhood Education and Development | 4% |
| Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development | 3% |
| Meta-analysis and systematic reviews | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- A systematic review of the ambivalent sexism literature: Hostile sexism protects men’s power; benevolent sexism guards traditional gender roles. (2023, 218 citations)
- Sleep loss and emotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 50 years of experimental research. (2023, 212 citations)
- The development of subjective well-being across the life span: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies. (2023, 174 citations)
- The daily association between affect and alcohol use: A meta-analysis of individual participant data. (2023, 148 citations)
- Maternal and paternal sensitivity: Key determinants of child attachment security examined through meta-analysis. (2024, 127 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 0033-2909):
- 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
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Child Development
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly
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