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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q1 · 3,6 3 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

World Politics

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country
United States · Northern America
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 00438871
  • 10863338
Scopus 3,565 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 3,6 JIF
Scopus 139 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 3,565
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 139
  • Cites/doc 5,25
  • Docs (3y) 20
  • Cites (3y) 120

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 3,6
  • 5Y JIF 5,7
  • JCI 1,45

WoS indexes

  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Political Science and International Relations Q1
  • Sociology and Political Science Q1

Areas

  • Social Sciences

WoS categories

  • International Relations | 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 3,565 3,6 5,7 1,45 Q1 139
2024 Q1 Q1 3,81 2,5 4,3 1,77 Q1 132
2023 Q1 Q1 3,025 4,5 5,1 2,28 Q1 132
2022 Q1 Q1 2,67 5 5,1 1,93 Q1 132
2021 Q1 Q2 1,734 2,6 4,5 1,6 Q1 132
2020 Q1 Q1 2,423 3,4 5,7 1,79 Q1 132
2019 Q1 Q1 2,861 2,5 4,6 2,21 Q1 132
2018 — Q1 — 3,4 4,8 2,43 Q1 —
2017 Q1 Q1 6,544 3,2 4,8 2,97 Q1 132
2016 Q1 Q1 5,437 4 4,3 — — 132
2015 Q1 Q1 3,646 3,1 4,2 — — 132
2014 Q1 Q1 3,459 2,5 4 — — 132
2013 Q1 Q1 4,243 1,6 3,3 — — 132
2012 Q1 Q1 3,753 2,3 3,7 — — 132
2011 Q1 Q1 3,737 3 3,5 — — 132
2010 Q1 Q1 5,438 2,9 3,9 — — 132
2009 — Q1 — 2,1 2,8 — — —
2008 — Q1 — 1,7 3 — — —
2007 — Q1 — 1,6 2,7 — — —
2006 — Q1 — 1,1 — — — —
2005 — Q1 — 1,3 — — — —
2004 — Q1 — 1,5 — — — —
2003 — Q1 — 2,1 — — — —
2002 — Q1 — 1,9 — — — —
2001 — Q1 — 2,7 — — — —
2000 — Q1 — 4,5 — — — —
1999 — Q1 — 3,9 — — — —
1998 — Q1 — 2,9 — — — —
1997 — Q1 — 3,4 — — — —

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 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 16/173
2025 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 41/332
2024 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 29/170
2024 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 63/325
2023 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 4/166
2023 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 15/318
2022 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 4/96
2022 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 10/187
2021 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q2 Q1 27/96
2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 62/188
2020 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 18/95
2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 44/183
2019 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 15/95
2019 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 36/181
2018 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 7/91
2018 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 15/176
2017 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 Q1 6/86
2017 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 11/169
2016 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 1/86
2016 POLITICAL SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 2/165
2015 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 3/86
2014 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 5/85
2013 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 9/83
2012 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 4/83
2011 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 1/81
2010 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 3/78
2009 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 4/59
2008 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 8/55
2007 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 6/51
2006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 12/50
2005 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 8/50
2004 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 6/54
2003 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 3/52
2002 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 3/53
2001 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 3/52
2000 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 1/52
1999 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 1/52
1998 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 4/52
1997 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SSCI Q1 — 2/50