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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q2 · 2,1 5 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

Comparative Politics

Publisher
City University of New York
Country
United States · Northern America
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 00104159
  • 21516227
Scopus 1,324 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q2 JCR Q
WoS 2,1 JIF
Scopus 83 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

  • SJR 1,324
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 83
  • Cites/doc 2,18
  • Docs (3y) 81
  • Cites (3y) 211

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q2
  • JIF 2,1
  • 5Y JIF 2,4
  • JCI 1,08

WoS indexes

  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Sociology and Political Science Q1

Areas

  • Social Sciences

WoS categories

  • Political Science

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year SJR Q JCR Q (1997+) SJR JIF (1997+) 5Y JIF (1997+) JCI (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) H-Index
2025 Q1 Q2 1,324 2,1 2,4 1,08 Q2 83
2024 Q1 Q1 0,691 2,3 2,6 1,22 Q1 78
2023 Q1 Q2 0,815 2 2,5 1,09 Q2 78
2022 Q1 Q2 1,146 2,3 2,7 1,05 Q2 78
2021 Q1 Q2 1,011 2,2 2,3 0,93 Q2 78
2020 Q1 Q3 0,9 1,8 2,4 0,85 Q2 78
2019 Q1 Q2 1,244 1,5 2,3 1,06 Q2 78
2018 — Q2 — 1,5 2,2 1,12 Q2 —
2017 Q1 Q2 2,462 1,4 2,3 1,26 Q2 78
2016 Q1 Q2 2,088 1,5 2 — — 78
2015 Q1 Q2 2,915 1,1 1,6 — — 78
2014 Q1 Q2 2,191 1,2 1,4 — — 78
2013 Q1 Q2 1,609 1,1 1,5 — — 78
2012 Q1 Q2 0,921 0,8 1,2 — — 78
2011 Q1 Q2 1,256 0,8 1,1 — — 78
2010 Q1 Q2 1,016 1 1 — — 78
2009 — Q3 — 0,6 1,1 — — —
2008 — Q2 — 0,6 1 — — —
2007 — Q3 — 0,5 0,8 — — —
2006 — Q1 — 1 — — — —
2005 — Q2 — 0,7 — — — —
2004 — Q1 — 1 — — — —
2003 — Q1 — 1,1 — — — —
2002 — Q1 — 1,1 — — — —
2001 — Q1 — 1,2 — — — —
2000 — Q1 — 0,9 — — — —
1999 — Q1 — 1,2 — — — —
1998 — Q1 — 1,8 — — — —
1997 — Q1 — 1 — — — —

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year Category Edition JCR Q (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) Rank
2025 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 113/332
2024 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 80/325
2023 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 93/318
2022 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 69/187
2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 83/188
2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 Q2 111/183
2019 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 81/181
2018 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 80/176
2017 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q2 73/169
2016 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 61/165
2015 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 60/163
2014 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 41/161
2013 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 45/157
2012 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 66/157
2011 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 54/149
2010 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 44/141
2009 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 — 58/112
2008 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 48/99
2007 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 — 54/93
2006 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 18/85
2005 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 28/84
2004 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 14/79
2003 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 10/78
2002 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 9/80
2001 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 5/78
2000 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 9/77
1999 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 7/76
1998 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 2/73
1997 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 6/73