Clinical psychology Ph.D. program rankings: evaluating eminence on faculty publications and citations

Johnny L. Matson, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA. johnmatson@aol.com
Carrie J. Malone
Melissa L. González
David R. McClure
Rinita B. Laud
Noha F. Minshawi

Abstract

Program rankings and their visibility have taken on greater and greater significance. Rarely is the accuracy of these rankings, which are typically based on a small subset of university faculty impressions, questioned. This paper presents a more comprehensive survey method based on quantifiable measures of faculty publications and citations. The most frequently published core clinical faculty across 157 APA-approved clinical programs are listed. The implications of these data are discussed.