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SCImago
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WOS
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Impact factor
3.7
SJR
0.871
CiteScore
3.8
Categories
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Business, Management and Accounting
Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Psychology
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2020-2025
journal names
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
HUM SOC SCI COMMUN
Publications
3 847
Citations
18 020
h-index
47
Publications
3 847
Citations
17 979
Top-3 citing journals
Sustainability
Sustainability (474 citations)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (230 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University (42 publications)
Peking University
Peking University (41 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (1232 publications)
USA (388 publications)
United Kingdom (295 publications)

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1453 citations, 8.06%
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474 citations, 2.63%
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Sustainable Cities and Society
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57 citations, 0.32%
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36 citations, 0.2%
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30 citations, 0.17%
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29 citations, 0.16%
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29 citations, 0.16%
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28 citations, 0.16%
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26 citations, 0.14%
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20 citations, 0.11%
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Springer Nature
4484 citations, 24.88%
Elsevier
3340 citations, 18.53%
MDPI
1922 citations, 10.67%
Taylor & Francis
1389 citations, 7.71%
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802 citations, 4.45%
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771 citations, 4.28%
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459 citations, 2.55%
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416 citations, 2.31%
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250 citations, 1.39%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
146 citations, 0.81%
Cambridge University Press
133 citations, 0.74%
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118 citations, 0.65%
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53 citations, 0.29%
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51 citations, 0.28%
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40 citations, 0.22%
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39 citations, 0.22%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
33 citations, 0.18%
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31 citations, 0.17%
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8 citations, 0.04%
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8 citations, 0.04%
Unisa Press
8 citations, 0.04%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
8 citations, 0.04%
CSIRO Publishing
8 citations, 0.04%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
8 citations, 0.04%
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Pleiades Publishing
7 citations, 0.04%
American Physical Society (APS)
7 citations, 0.04%
American Medical Association (AMA)
7 citations, 0.04%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
7 citations, 0.04%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
7 citations, 0.04%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
6 citations, 0.03%
American Physiological Society
6 citations, 0.03%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
6 citations, 0.03%
Virtus Interpress
6 citations, 0.03%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
6 citations, 0.03%
Ubiquity Press
6 citations, 0.03%
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5 citations, 0.03%
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5 citations, 0.03%
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5 citations, 0.03%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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Academic Journals
4 citations, 0.02%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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4 citations, 0.02%
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
52 publications, 1.35%
Beijing Normal University
42 publications, 1.09%
Peking University
41 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University
35 publications, 0.91%
University College London
34 publications, 0.88%
East China Normal University
33 publications, 0.86%
Harvard University
32 publications, 0.83%
Nanjing University
30 publications, 0.78%
Zhejiang University
29 publications, 0.75%
Wuhan University
29 publications, 0.75%
Sun Yat-sen University
29 publications, 0.75%
University of Malaya
28 publications, 0.73%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
26 publications, 0.68%
University of Cambridge
24 publications, 0.62%
Sejong University
24 publications, 0.62%
Zhejiang University of Technology
22 publications, 0.57%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
22 publications, 0.57%
University of Science, Malaysia
21 publications, 0.55%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
20 publications, 0.52%
Harbin Institute of Technology
20 publications, 0.52%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
20 publications, 0.52%
ETH Zurich
20 publications, 0.52%
University of Manchester
20 publications, 0.52%
Tongji University
19 publications, 0.49%
King's College London
19 publications, 0.49%
National University of Malaysia
18 publications, 0.47%
South China Normal University
18 publications, 0.47%
Jiangnan University
18 publications, 0.47%
University of Oxford
18 publications, 0.47%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
18 publications, 0.47%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
18 publications, 0.47%
Shandong University
18 publications, 0.47%
University of Barcelona
18 publications, 0.47%
University of Murcia
18 publications, 0.47%
Chongqing University
17 publications, 0.44%
Jiangsu University
17 publications, 0.44%
Columbia University
17 publications, 0.44%
Zhejiang Gongshang University
17 publications, 0.44%
Fudan University
16 publications, 0.42%
Australian National University
16 publications, 0.42%
London School of Economics and Political Science
16 publications, 0.42%
Xinjiang University
16 publications, 0.42%
King Saud University
15 publications, 0.39%
Southeast University
15 publications, 0.39%
Renmin University of China
15 publications, 0.39%
University of Edinburgh
15 publications, 0.39%
Hangzhou Normal University
15 publications, 0.39%
Utrecht University
15 publications, 0.39%
University of Valencia
15 publications, 0.39%
Central South University
14 publications, 0.36%
Central University of Finance and Economics
14 publications, 0.36%
Shenzhen University
14 publications, 0.36%
City University of Hong Kong
14 publications, 0.36%
University of Hong Kong
14 publications, 0.36%
University of Sheffield
14 publications, 0.36%
University of Rovira i Virgili
14 publications, 0.36%
Sichuan University
13 publications, 0.34%
University of Twente
13 publications, 0.34%
University Putra Malaysia
13 publications, 0.34%
University of Zurich
13 publications, 0.34%
Nankai University
13 publications, 0.34%
Northeastern University
13 publications, 0.34%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
13 publications, 0.34%
Tianjin University
13 publications, 0.34%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
13 publications, 0.34%
Guangzhou University
13 publications, 0.34%
Yale University
13 publications, 0.34%
Qufu Normal University
13 publications, 0.34%
Zhengzhou University
13 publications, 0.34%
University of Macau
13 publications, 0.34%
University of Helsinki
12 publications, 0.31%
China University of Petroleum (East China)
12 publications, 0.31%
Sichuan Agricultural University
12 publications, 0.31%
Leiden University
12 publications, 0.31%
University of Vienna
12 publications, 0.31%
University of Tokyo
12 publications, 0.31%
University of Tübingen
11 publications, 0.29%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
11 publications, 0.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
11 publications, 0.29%
Beijing University of Technology
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Gothenburg
11 publications, 0.29%
Central China Normal University
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Technology Sydney
11 publications, 0.29%
Shanghai International Studies University
11 publications, 0.29%
Aarhus University
11 publications, 0.29%
Hohai University
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Southampton
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Cape Town
11 publications, 0.29%
Zhejiang Normal University
11 publications, 0.29%
Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
11 publications, 0.29%
Wenzhou University
11 publications, 0.29%
Macau University of Science and Technology
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Bristol
11 publications, 0.29%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Michigan
11 publications, 0.29%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Toronto
11 publications, 0.29%
University of Colorado Boulder
11 publications, 0.29%
Qatar University
10 publications, 0.26%
Jinan University
10 publications, 0.26%
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China, 1232, 32.02%
China
1232 publications, 32.02%
USA, 388, 10.09%
USA
388 publications, 10.09%
United Kingdom, 295, 7.67%
United Kingdom
295 publications, 7.67%
Spain, 218, 5.67%
Spain
218 publications, 5.67%
Germany, 171, 4.45%
Germany
171 publications, 4.45%
Australia, 107, 2.78%
Australia
107 publications, 2.78%
Malaysia, 102, 2.65%
Malaysia
102 publications, 2.65%
Republic of Korea, 102, 2.65%
Republic of Korea
102 publications, 2.65%
Netherlands, 101, 2.63%
Netherlands
101 publications, 2.63%
Japan, 98, 2.55%
Japan
98 publications, 2.55%
India, 94, 2.44%
India
94 publications, 2.44%
Canada, 87, 2.26%
Canada
87 publications, 2.26%
Switzerland, 78, 2.03%
Switzerland
78 publications, 2.03%
Saudi Arabia, 77, 2%
Saudi Arabia
77 publications, 2%
Italy, 70, 1.82%
Italy
70 publications, 1.82%
France, 54, 1.4%
France
54 publications, 1.4%
Pakistan, 52, 1.35%
Pakistan
52 publications, 1.35%
Sweden, 52, 1.35%
Sweden
52 publications, 1.35%
South Africa, 51, 1.33%
South Africa
51 publications, 1.33%
Norway, 48, 1.25%
Norway
48 publications, 1.25%
Vietnam, 45, 1.17%
Vietnam
45 publications, 1.17%
Turkey, 42, 1.09%
Turkey
42 publications, 1.09%
Austria, 38, 0.99%
Austria
38 publications, 0.99%
Belgium, 37, 0.96%
Belgium
37 publications, 0.96%
Indonesia, 34, 0.88%
Indonesia
34 publications, 0.88%
Finland, 34, 0.88%
Finland
34 publications, 0.88%
Denmark, 32, 0.83%
Denmark
32 publications, 0.83%
Israel, 32, 0.83%
Israel
32 publications, 0.83%
Nigeria, 32, 0.83%
Nigeria
32 publications, 0.83%
Portugal, 30, 0.78%
Portugal
30 publications, 0.78%
Brazil, 30, 0.78%
Brazil
30 publications, 0.78%
Russia, 29, 0.75%
Russia
29 publications, 0.75%
Egypt, 28, 0.73%
Egypt
28 publications, 0.73%
UAE, 25, 0.65%
UAE
25 publications, 0.65%
Czech Republic, 25, 0.65%
Czech Republic
25 publications, 0.65%
Ghana, 24, 0.62%
Ghana
24 publications, 0.62%
Thailand, 23, 0.6%
Thailand
23 publications, 0.6%
Iran, 22, 0.57%
Iran
22 publications, 0.57%
Bangladesh, 21, 0.55%
Bangladesh
21 publications, 0.55%
Ireland, 20, 0.52%
Ireland
20 publications, 0.52%
Romania, 20, 0.52%
Romania
20 publications, 0.52%
Poland, 19, 0.49%
Poland
19 publications, 0.49%
Singapore, 19, 0.49%
Singapore
19 publications, 0.49%
Chile, 19, 0.49%
Chile
19 publications, 0.49%
Ethiopia, 19, 0.49%
Ethiopia
19 publications, 0.49%
Hungary, 18, 0.47%
Hungary
18 publications, 0.47%
Jordan, 18, 0.47%
Jordan
18 publications, 0.47%
New Zealand, 18, 0.47%
New Zealand
18 publications, 0.47%
Qatar, 16, 0.42%
Qatar
16 publications, 0.42%
Cyprus, 14, 0.36%
Cyprus
14 publications, 0.36%
Colombia, 12, 0.31%
Colombia
12 publications, 0.31%
Mexico, 12, 0.31%
Mexico
12 publications, 0.31%
Greece, 11, 0.29%
Greece
11 publications, 0.29%
Philippines, 11, 0.29%
Philippines
11 publications, 0.29%
Estonia, 10, 0.26%
Estonia
10 publications, 0.26%
Argentina, 10, 0.26%
Argentina
10 publications, 0.26%
Slovakia, 9, 0.23%
Slovakia
9 publications, 0.23%
Croatia, 9, 0.23%
Croatia
9 publications, 0.23%
Kenya, 8, 0.21%
Kenya
8 publications, 0.21%
Kuwait, 8, 0.21%
Kuwait
8 publications, 0.21%
Uganda, 8, 0.21%
Uganda
8 publications, 0.21%
Lithuania, 7, 0.18%
Lithuania
7 publications, 0.18%
Morocco, 7, 0.18%
Morocco
7 publications, 0.18%
Nepal, 7, 0.18%
Nepal
7 publications, 0.18%
Peru, 7, 0.18%
Peru
7 publications, 0.18%
Ukraine, 6, 0.16%
Ukraine
6 publications, 0.16%
Iraq, 6, 0.16%
Iraq
6 publications, 0.16%
Kazakhstan, 5, 0.13%
Kazakhstan
5 publications, 0.13%
Zambia, 5, 0.13%
Zambia
5 publications, 0.13%
Yemen, 5, 0.13%
Yemen
5 publications, 0.13%
Lebanon, 5, 0.13%
Lebanon
5 publications, 0.13%
Luxembourg, 5, 0.13%
Luxembourg
5 publications, 0.13%
Oman, 5, 0.13%
Oman
5 publications, 0.13%
Serbia, 5, 0.13%
Serbia
5 publications, 0.13%
Tunisia, 5, 0.13%
Tunisia
5 publications, 0.13%
Ecuador, 5, 0.13%
Ecuador
5 publications, 0.13%
Bulgaria, 4, 0.1%
Bulgaria
4 publications, 0.1%
Slovenia, 4, 0.1%
Slovenia
4 publications, 0.1%
Kosovo, 4, 0.1%
Kosovo
4 publications, 0.1%
Algeria, 3, 0.08%
Algeria
3 publications, 0.08%
Armenia, 3, 0.08%
Armenia
3 publications, 0.08%
Benin, 3, 0.08%
Benin
3 publications, 0.08%
Venezuela, 3, 0.08%
Venezuela
3 publications, 0.08%
Cameroon, 3, 0.08%
Cameroon
3 publications, 0.08%
Malawi, 3, 0.08%
Malawi
3 publications, 0.08%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.08%
Sri Lanka
3 publications, 0.08%
Azerbaijan, 2, 0.05%
Azerbaijan
2 publications, 0.05%
Burkina Faso, 2, 0.05%
Burkina Faso
2 publications, 0.05%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.05%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.05%
Congo-Brazzaville, 2, 0.05%
Congo-Brazzaville
2 publications, 0.05%
Costa Rica, 2, 0.05%
Costa Rica
2 publications, 0.05%
Côte d'Ivoire, 2, 0.05%
Côte d'Ivoire
2 publications, 0.05%
Cuba, 2, 0.05%
Cuba
2 publications, 0.05%
Namibia, 2, 0.05%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.05%
Palestine, 2, 0.05%
Palestine
2 publications, 0.05%
Panama, 2, 0.05%
Panama
2 publications, 0.05%
Tanzania, 2, 0.05%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.05%
Uruguay, 2, 0.05%
Uruguay
2 publications, 0.05%
Albania, 1, 0.03%
Albania
1 publication, 0.03%
Afghanistan, 1, 0.03%
Afghanistan
1 publication, 0.03%
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