Panitz Christian, Dell'Acqua Carola
Department of Psychology, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Psychophysiology. 2025 Feb;62(2):e70002. doi: 10.1111/psyp.70002.
Psychophysiology, the flagship journal of psychophysiological research, has played a key role in the field for 60 years. For the present study, we conducted a bibliometric analysis assessing the journal's development in terms of performance, authorship trends, and thematic content for this time span. Over the years, Psychophysiology has experienced a consistent increase in manuscript submissions, published articles, and impact factor. Authorship trends showed larger, more diverse author teams, with a growing percentage of female first authors now representing about 50% of submissions and an increase in international collaborations. Thematic content has evolved, shifting from peripheral measures to central nervous system measures like EEG and ERPs while maintaining the journal's long-standing emphasis on methodological advancements. Research topics have expanded from basic stimulus processing to more complex investigations into emotion, cognition, and psychopathology, with growing interdisciplinary integration. This article provides a quantitative overview of Psychophysiology's contributions and development, aimed at offering insights into the journal's past, current state, and potential future directions in psychophysiological research.
《心理生理学》是心理生理学研究的旗舰期刊，在该领域已发挥关键作用达60年之久。在本研究中，我们进行了一项文献计量分析，评估该期刊在这段时间内的表现、作者趋势和主题内容方面的发展情况。多年来，《心理生理学》的稿件提交量、发表文章数量和影响因子持续增长。作者趋势显示作者团队规模更大、更加多样化，女性第一作者的比例不断增加，目前约占提交稿件的50%，国际合作也有所增加。主题内容不断演变，从外周测量转向脑电图和事件相关电位等中枢神经系统测量，同时保持该期刊长期以来对方法学进步的重视。研究主题已从基本的刺激处理扩展到对情绪、认知和精神病理学的更复杂研究，跨学科整合也在增加。本文提供了对《心理生理学》贡献和发展的定量概述，旨在深入了解该期刊在心理生理学研究中的过去、现状和潜在的未来方向。
