Spatial Cognition and Computation

Aims & Scope

This multidisciplinary journal is based on the assumption that the critical issues pertaining to spatial cognition and computation lie at the intersection of a number of disciplines--including cognitive psychology, cognitive science, mathematics and computer science, geography and cartography, animal behavior, neuropsychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, and planning and architecture.

Recent years have seen a growth in the desire of these communities to share insights and results.

The aim of this journal is to concentrate the presentation of basic research into spatial cognition and computation, and to explicitly foster an interdisciplinary dialogue.

Spatial Cognition and Computation encourages the submission of articles on any topic in the areas of spatial cognition and spatial computation.

Research articles, empirical studies, integrative reviews of the literature, and shorter opinion pieces will be considered for publication.

Specific topics within the scope of the journal: cognitive and computational models of spatial cognition; navigation, environmental learning, and cognitive mapping; cognitive development and representation of large-scale space; common sense and qualitative models of space; robot navigation and wayfinding; models and applications of spatial and diagrammatic reasoning; visual and sign languages; visualization and spatial cognition; cognitive theories of imagery and imaginal reasoning; integration of vision and natural language processing; representation and processing of spatial expressions and crosslinguistic issues in spatial language; gestural analysis and multimodal interfaces; architecture and spatial cognition; philosophical issues in spatial cognition; and spatial cognition in virtual environments and hypermedia.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.343

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15337

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	80

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• SNAP and SPAN: Towards Dynamic Spatial Ontology

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Pierre, Barry

• Taxonomy of Human Wayfinding Tasks: A Knowledge-Based Approach

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Jan M., Simon J., Christoph

• Gesture in Spatial Cognition: Expressing, Communicating, and Thinking About Spatial Information

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Martha W.

• Citation: 174

  Authors: Jeffrey M., Jon, Barbara, Eliot

• Eye tracking for spatial research: Cognition, computation, challenges

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Peter, Ioannis, Martin, Andrew

• 'Fine-to-Coarse' Route Planning and Navigation in Regionalized Environments

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Jan M., Hanspeter A.

• Selection of Salient Features for Route Directions

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Clemens, Stephan, Martin

• Where's Downtown?: Behavioral Methods for Determining Referents of Vague Spatial Queries

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Daniel, Michael, Jonathon, Peter

• How Navigational Aids Impair Spatial Memory: Evidence for Divided Attention

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Aaron L., Tad T., Caroline R., Holly A.

• Spatio-Temporal Analytics for Exploring Human Mobility Patterns and Urban Dynamics in the Mobile Age

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Song

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