Area Studies

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 China Journal ca. 4.7
2 Journal of Chinese Political Science ca. 4.6
3 European Security ca. 2.7
4 Post-Soviet Affairs ca. 2.5
5 Journal of Contemporary China ca. 2.4
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs ca. 2.4
7 China Information ca. 2.3
- Pacific Review ca. 2.3
9 Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies ca. 2
- East European Politics ca. 2
- Journal of Contemporary Asia ca. 2
- Economic Development and Cultural Change ca. 2
13 Africa Spectrum ca. 1.9
- African Affairs ca. 1.9
15 Asia Pacific Viewpoint ca. 1.8
16 Critical Asian Studies ca. 1.7
- Eurasian Geography and Economics ca. 1.7
- Latin American Politics and Society ca. 1.7
19 Journal of Asian Public Policy ca. 1.5
20 China Perspectives ca. 1.4
- Review of African Political Economy ca. 1.4
- Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies ca. 1.4
- Pacific Affairs ca. 1.4
24 Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity ca. 1.3
- Journal of Modern African Studies ca. 1.3
- Asian Survey ca. 1.3
- Journal of Asian Studies ca. 1.3
- Slavic Review ca. 1.3
- Mediterranean Politics ca. 1.3
- International Journal of Middle East Studies ca. 1.3
31 Asian Studies Review ca. 1.2
- Journal of Palestine Studies ca. 1.2
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies ca. 1.2
- Africa ca. 1.2
- Turkish Studies ca. 1.2
- Social Science Japan Journal ca. 1.2
- Europe-Asia Studies ca. 1.2
38 Central Asian Survey ca. 1.1
- Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies ca. 1.1
- Journal of Asian and African Studies ca. 1.1
41 Contemporary Southeast Asia ca. 1
- African Studies ca. 1
- IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies ca. 1
- Modern Asian Studies ca. 1
- Modern China ca. 1
46 Journal of Eastern African Studies ca. 0.9
- Latin American Perspectives ca. 0.9
48 Middle East Critique ca. 0.8
- Southeast European and Black Sea Studies ca. 0.8
- European Review ca. 0.8
- African Studies Review ca. 0.8
- Bulletin of Latin American Research ca. 0.8
53 East Asian Science Technology and Society-An International Journal ca. 0.7
- Journal of Southern African Studies ca. 0.7
- East European Politics and Societies ca. 0.7
- Journal of Latin American Studies ca. 0.7
- Journal of Baltic Studies ca. 0.7
- Iranian Studies ca. 0.7
- Pacific Focus ca. 0.7
60 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies ca. 0.6
- Middle East Policy ca. 0.6
- Middle East Journal ca. 0.6
63 Contemporary South Asia ca. 0.5
- Social Dynamics-A Journal of African Studies ca. 0.5
- China-An International Journal ca. 0.5
- South Asia-Journal of South Asian Studies ca. 0.5
- India Review ca. 0.5
- Israel Affairs ca. 0.5
- Middle Eastern Studies ca. 0.5
70 Modern Italy ca. 0.4
- Journal of Australian Studies ca. 0.4
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies ca. 0.4
73 Korea Observer ca. 0.3
- NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids ca. 0.3
75 German Studies Review ca. 0.2
- Bilig ca. 0.2
- London Journal ca. 0.2
- African and Asian Studies ca. 0.2
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