Anglada-Tort, Manuel and Sanfilippo, Katie Rose M. 2019. Visualizing Music Psychology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Psychology of Music, Music Perception, and Musicae Scientiae from 1973 to 2017. Music & Science, 2, ISSN 2059-2043 [Article]

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Music psychology has grown drastically since being established in the middle of the 19th century. However, until now, no large-scale computational bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature in music psychology has been carried out. This study aims to analyze all published literature from the journals Psychology of Music, Music Perception, and Musicae Scientiae. The retrieved literature comprised a total of 2,089 peer-reviewed articles, 2,632 authors, and 49 countries. Visualization and bibliometric techniques were used to investigate the growth of publications, citation analysis, author and country productivity, collaborations, and research trends. From 1973 to 2017, with a total growth rate of 11%, there is a clear increase in music psychology research (i.e., number of publications, authors, and collaborations), consistent with the general growth observed in science. The retrieved documents received a total of 33,771 citations (M 1⁄4 16.17, SD 1⁄4 26.93), with a median (Q1—Q3) of 7 (2—20). Different bibliometric indicators defined the most relevant authors, countries, and keywords as well as how they relate and collaborate with each other. Differences between the three journals are also discussed. This type of analysis, not without its limitations, can help understand music psychology and identify future directions within the field.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1177/2059204318811786
Additional Information:	Funding: The author disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a PhD studentship from the “Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes” (Bonn, Germany), awarded to Manuel Anglada-Tort.
Keywords:	Bibliometrics, music psychology, psychology of music, scientometrics, visualization technique
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 25 January 2019 Published
Item ID:	36634
Date Deposited:	12 Jun 2024 09:11
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2024 09:11
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/36634

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