Research productivity in psychology based on publication in the journals of the American Psychological Association.

Institutions whose members were leading contributors of articles in the 13 journals published by the American Psychological Association over the last 10 years are identified. Composite productivity scores over the 13 journals are then compared with previous reputational ratings of institutions in psychology (Jones, Lindzey, & Coggeshall, 1982; Roose & Andersen, 1970) and also with previous productivity data (Cox & Catt, 1977; Jones et al., 1982). The overall relationship between reputation and productivity is fairly strong. However, school reputation is differentially related to productivity in specific journals. A relatively strong overall relationship is also noted between past and current productivity, but the degree of stability varies greatly from journal to journal. Schools that showed remarkable shifts over time in productivity and/or reputation are identified. Finally, overall productivity scores are adjusted by faculty size. Small but productive schools tend to emerge in this analysis. These results highlight schools in which a large proportion of the faculty publish in APA journals. Results of the entire study are discussed with regard to advising students in their selection of psychology graduate programs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)