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Journal of Aging Studies

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 602 16 17 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 38
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.765
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Aging Studies?

The concepts of Social psychology, Gender studies, Gerontology, Developmental psychology and Narrative are tackled in Journal of Aging Studies. Journal of Aging Studies explores themes in Social psychology like Identity (social science) and links them with other fields of study like Perspective (graphical). Most of the Gender studies studies addressed also intersect with Life course approach.

The Gerontology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Perception. It is focused mainly on Narrative, particularly Narrative inquiry.

  • Social psychology (36.58%)
  • Gender studies (15.77%)
  • Gerontology (15.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Busy Bodies: Activity, aging, and the management of everyday life (507 citations)
  • The information aged: A qualitative study of older adults' use of information and communications technology (366 citations)
  • The body, gender, and age: Feminist insights in social gerontology (320 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Aging Studies:

The published papers focus on Social psychology, Gerontology, Developmental psychology, Gender studies and Identity (social science). The most cited publications center on topics in Social psychology, with a focus on Life course approach. The Gerontology research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Health care and, on occasion, topics in Nursing.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Aging Studies mainly tackles studies in Gender studies, Gerontology, Developmental psychology, Thematic analysis and Narrative. The research on Gender studies tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Futures contract, Vision and Successful aging. The study of Gerontology encompasses disciplines such as Perception, as well as fields such as Older people, Stigma (botany), Focus group, Parkinson's disease and Family caregivers, all of which overlap with one another.

The featured Developmental psychology research zeroes in on concepts in Life course approach but also tackles themes under Qualitative interviews. It holds forums on Narrative that merges themes from other disciplines such as Aesthetics, Temporalities and Prerogative, Politics. Topics in Narrative inquiry explored in Journal of Aging Studies were investigated in conjunction with research in Social psychology, Prejudice, Occupational science, Deconstruction and Counter narratives.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Breaking the win-win narrative: The dark side of older people's political participation. (2 citations)
  • Stories under construction: Exploring meaning-making on a geriatric ward. (1 citations)
  • Doing research on the intersection of ethnicity and old age: Key insights from decolonial frameworks (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Aging Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert L. Rubinstein (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Toni Calasanti (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Williamson (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Neena L. Chappell (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William L. Randall (7 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Aging Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Florida (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of British Columbia (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • RMIT University (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Linköping University (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.41% of all publications and 61.22% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Pathways in Aging Studies

Students, researchers, or professionals interested in pursuing a career related to Aging studies and related disciplines may wonder about the best way to strategize their career path. There are several routes to consider, including a marriage and family therapist, a gerontologist, a social psychologist, etc.

For instance, if you're looking to explore the field of marriage and family therapy with a focus on geriatric patient care, you might want to consider educational and licensing requirements, nuances of practical training, potential job opportunities, and the overall responsibilities. Remember each state might have slightly different specifications for becoming a licensed professional. Here is an insightful guide on How to become a marriage and family therapist in Nebraska that can serve as a reference point for your career planning efforts.

To build a successful career, it's essential to stay updated with prominent research areas in the field. Journals like the Journal of Aging Studies can be an excellent source to stay abreast with the latest studies, popular topics, and significant contributions in the area of Aging studies.

The strategies might differ based on your career objectives and the field of your interest. But remember, whatever path you choose, the journey requires continued learning and research.

Top Publications

  • Dying alone and lonely dying: Media discourse and pandemic conditions

    Holly Nelson-Becker;Christina Victor

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Exploring ethno-cultural variations in how older Canadians define healthy aging: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

    Shahin Shooshtari;Verena Menec;Audrey Swift;Robert Tate

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Talking about frailty: The role of stigma and precarity in older peoples' constructions of frailty.

    Victoria Cluley;Graham Martin;Zoe Radnor;Jay Banerjee

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • 'I never really left the university:' Continuity amongst male academics in the transition from work to retirement.

    Tatiana S. Rowson;Christopher Phillipson

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • "I'm definitely not socially excluded!"- Perceptions of social exclusion among Australian government housing residents aged 80 and older who live alone.

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • In search of epistemic justice. Dialogical reflection of researchers on situated ethics in studies with people living with language and/or cognitive impairment.

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Producing precarity: The individualization of later life unemployment within employment support provision.

    Debbie Laliberte Rudman;Rebecca Aldrich

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • "Better be dead than grow older:" A qualitative study on subjective aging among older Koreans.

    Eun Young Choi;Sung Hyun Ko;Yuri Jang

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Diversity of strong and weak ties and loneliness in older adults.

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Bouncing off Ove: Old men's readings of the novel A Man Called Ove as a cultural representation of ageing masculinity.

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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