The Evolution of #Intelligence (journals)—the two premiere intelligence journals compared—shout out to two #schoolpsychologists

The Evolution of Intelligence: Analysis of the Journal of Intelligence and Intelligence 

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by 

Fabio Andres Parra-Martinez

 1,*, 

Ophélie Allyssa Desmet

 2 and 

Jonathan Wai

 1

1

Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

2

Department of Human Services, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA

*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. 

J. Intell. 2023, 11(2), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020035

Abstract

What are the current trends in intelligence research? This parallel bibliometric analysis covers the two premier journals in the field: Intelligence and the Journal of Intelligence (JOI) between 2013 and 2022. Using Scopus data, this paper extends prior bibliometric articles reporting the evolution of the journal Intelligence from 1977 up to 2018. It includes JOI from its inception, along with Intelligence to the present. Although the journal Intelligence’s growth has declined over time, it remains a stronghold for traditional influential research (average publications per year = 71.2, average citations per article = 17.07, average citations per year = 2.68). JOI shows a steady growth pattern in the number of publications and citations (average publications per year = 33.2, average citations per article = 6.48, total average citations per year = 1.48) since its inception in 2013. Common areas of study across both journals include cognitive ability, fluid intelligence, psychometrics–statistics, g-factor, and working memory. Intelligence includes core themes like the Flynn effect, individual differences, and geographic IQ variability. JOI addresses themes such as creativity, personality, and emotional intelligence. We discuss research trends, co-citation networks, thematic maps, and their implications for the future of the two journals and the evolution and future of the scientific study of intelligence.

Yes….a bit of a not-so-humble brag.  In the co-citation JOI figure below, the Schneider, W. J. is the Schneider & McGrew (2012) chapter, which has now been replaced by Schneider & McGrew (2018; sorry, I don’t have good PDF copy to link).  In the second Intelligence co-citation network figure, the McGrew, K. S. (2009) paper, next to Carroll’s (1993) seminal work, is your’s truly—my most cited journal article (see Google Scholar Profile).  The frequent citation of the Schneider & McGrew (2012) and McGrew (2009) journal publications are indicators of the “bridger” function Joel and I have provided—providing a bridge between intelligence research/theory and intelligence test development, use, and interpretation in school psychology.  

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