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Cajal: Key Psychological Factors in the Self-Construction of a Genius

Publicated to:Social Epistemology. 32 (5): 311-324 - 2018-01-01 32(5), DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2018.1522555

Authors: Anaya-Reig, Nuria

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Abstract

This study presents abundant empirical evidence to sustain that the genius of Santiago Ramon y Cajal was the result of a conscious effort of self-construction, the key factors of which were psychosocial, some of which are also found in other highly creative scientists. In this case, new factors appear that have not been observed in other geniuses, such as a substantial vicarious and self-regulating capacity and a high degree of perceived self-efficacy. The procedure used is the narrative analysis of essentially autobiographic texts. The theoretical framework on which the study is based is the psychology of science and Bandura cognitive-social theory.

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Bandura cognitive-social theoryCreativityGeniusPsychology of scienceSantiago ramón y cajal

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Social Epistemology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2018, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Philosophy.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-09:

  • WoS: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-09:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Anaya Reig, Nuria Visitación) and Last Author (Anaya Reig, Nuria Visitación).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Anaya Reig, Nuria Visitación.