Selected publication trends in JEAB: Implications for the vitality of the experimental analysis of behavior.

Saville et al. (2002) counted every article in JEAB from 1958 through 1999. They looked at how many were data studies, where authors worked, and what topics stayed hot.

The team wanted to see if basic behavior analysis was growing or shrinking.

The share of pure data papers dipped a little in the 1990s. Most authors still came from North America, but new labs in other countries began to appear.

Reinforcement and choice stayed the most studied problems.

Roane et al. (2001) saw the same flat output, but only for human work. K et al. add animal studies and show the lull was broader.

Laties (2008) later carried the clock to JEAB’s 50-year mark and found more global and gender diversity, building on K et al.’s first warning about too few new voices.

EByiers et al. (2025) widen the lens even further, counting 65 odd species across 65 years. Their big sweep includes the 1958-1999 window, so K et al. sits inside their data set.

If you teach or supervise, use these trend lines to pick readings. Mix early classics with fresh foreign work so students see the field is still alive. When you write, cite authors outside the U.S. to help the next bibliometry look better.