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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q1 · 3,5 8 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

Political Behavior

Publisher
Springer New York
Country
United States · Northern America
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 01909320
  • 15736687
Scopus 2,955 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 3,5 JIF
Scopus 103 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 2,955
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 103
  • Cites/doc 5,01
  • Docs (3y) 278
  • Cites (3y) 1.646

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 3,5
  • 5Y JIF 5,4
  • JCI 1,66

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 Q1 2,955 3,5 5,4 1,66 Q1 103
2024 Q1 Q1 3,021 3,3 4,8 1,66 Q1 95
2023 Q1 Q1 2,687 3,3 4,4 1,86 Q1 95
2022 Q1 Q1 3,456 3,9 4,6 2,16 Q1 95
2021 Q1 Q1 2,814 4,6 5,3 2,31 Q1 95
2020 Q1 Q1 2,9 6,2 6,1 2,6 Q1 95
2019 Q1 Q1 3,581 3,2 3,6 1,91 Q1 95
2018 — Q1 — 2,5 3,2 1,8 Q1 —
2017 Q1 Q2 2,708 1,9 2,6 1,76 Q1 95
2016 Q1 Q1 3,239 2,1 2,5 — — 95
2015 Q1 Q1 3,012 1,7 2,6 — — 95
2014 Q1 Q1 2,928 1,7 2,9 — — 95
2013 Q1 Q2 3,085 1,1 2,2 — — 95
2012 Q1 Q1 3,968 1,5 2,1 — — 95
2011 Q1 Q1 2,717 1,6 2 — — 95
2010 Q1 Q1 2,772 1,4 1,6 — — 95
2009 — Q2 — 0,9 1,4 — — —
2008 — Q2 — 0,7 1,2 — — —
2007 — Q1 — 0,9 1,2 — — —
2006 — Q3 — 0,5 — — — —
2005 — Q2 — 0,6 — — — —
2004 — Q3 — 0,4 — — — —
2003 — Q2 — 0,6 — — — —
2002 — Q3 — 0,2 — — — —
2001 — Q2 — 0,5 — — — —
2000 — Q1 — 0,8 — — — —
1999 — Q2 — 0,6 — — — —

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 Q1 Q1 45/332
2024 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 41/325
2023 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 40/318
2022 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 26/187
2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 18/188
2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 11/183
2019 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 17/181
2018 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 34/176
2017 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 50/169
2016 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 31/165
2015 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 29/163
2014 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 28/161
2013 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 46/157
2012 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 27/157
2011 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 16/149
2010 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 25/141
2009 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 39/112
2008 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 42/99
2007 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 23/93
2006 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 — 45/85
2005 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 32/84
2004 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 — 42/79
2003 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 31/78
2002 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q3 — 59/80
2001 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 23/78
2000 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 15/77
1999 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 21/76