Pacific Focus

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.5
SJR
0.199
CiteScore
1.1
Categories
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1986-2025
journal names
Pacific Focus
PAC FOCUS
Publications
664
Citations
1 501
h-index
14
Publications
124
Citations
827
Top-3 citing journals
Pacific Focus
Pacific Focus (143 citations)
Pacific Review
Pacific Review (61 citations)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (29 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Inha University
Inha University (22 publications)
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (15 publications)
Yonsei University
Yonsei University (15 publications)
Inha University
Inha University (9 publications)
Fudan University
Fudan University (5 publications)
Wuhan University
Wuhan University (4 publications)
Top-3 countries
Republic of Korea (112 publications)
USA (49 publications)
China (43 publications)
Republic of Korea (42 publications)
China (26 publications)
USA (6 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Pacific Focus
143 citations, 9.53%
Pacific Review
61 citations, 4.06%
SSRN Electronic Journal
29 citations, 1.93%
Australian Journal of International Affairs
28 citations, 1.87%
Asian Survey
22 citations, 1.47%
Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs
16 citations, 1.07%
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
16 citations, 1.07%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
15 citations, 1%
Asian Politics and Policy
14 citations, 0.93%
Contemporary Politics
13 citations, 0.87%
Journal of East Asian Studies
12 citations, 0.8%
International Politics
11 citations, 0.73%
Asian Studies Review
11 citations, 0.73%
East Asia
10 citations, 0.67%
Asian Journal of Political Science
9 citations, 0.6%
Journal of Chinese Political Science
9 citations, 0.6%
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
8 citations, 0.53%
Third World Quarterly
8 citations, 0.53%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
8 citations, 0.53%
Japanese Journal of Political Science
7 citations, 0.47%
Review of International Studies
7 citations, 0.47%
Sustainability
7 citations, 0.47%
Cambridge Review of International Affairs
7 citations, 0.47%
International Area Studies Review
7 citations, 0.47%
Foreign Policy Analysis
6 citations, 0.4%
PLoS ONE
6 citations, 0.4%
The University of Tokyo Studies on Asia
6 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Conflict Resolution
5 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Strategic Studies
5 citations, 0.33%
China Report
5 citations, 0.33%
International Studies Quarterly
5 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
5 citations, 0.33%
International Studies Review
4 citations, 0.27%
Global Policy
4 citations, 0.27%
European Journal of International Relations
4 citations, 0.27%
Frontiers in Marine Science
4 citations, 0.27%
Development and Change
4 citations, 0.27%
World Affairs
4 citations, 0.27%
South East Asia Research
4 citations, 0.27%
Sport in Society
4 citations, 0.27%
China Quarterly
4 citations, 0.27%
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
4 citations, 0.27%
Contemporary Security Policy
4 citations, 0.27%
Asia Pacific Viewpoint
4 citations, 0.27%
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
4 citations, 0.27%
Springer Geography
4 citations, 0.27%
Business and Politics
4 citations, 0.27%
Asia Europe Journal
4 citations, 0.27%
Land Use Policy
4 citations, 0.27%
Europe-Asia Studies
4 citations, 0.27%
International Studies
4 citations, 0.27%
Contributions to International Relations
4 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Asian Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Science of the Total Environment
3 citations, 0.2%
Competition and Change
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of International Development
3 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Psychology
3 citations, 0.2%
Contemporary Japan
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Development Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Comparative Political Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Land
3 citations, 0.2%
Political Science
3 citations, 0.2%
International Theory
3 citations, 0.2%
Political Geography
3 citations, 0.2%
Geoforum
3 citations, 0.2%
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
3 citations, 0.2%
Japan Forum
3 citations, 0.2%
Armed Forces and Society
3 citations, 0.2%
International Interactions
3 citations, 0.2%
Politics and Policy
3 citations, 0.2%
Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
British Journal of Politics and International Relations
3 citations, 0.2%
Issues and Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Multicultural Education Review
3 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Tourism Research
3 citations, 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
3 citations, 0.2%
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
Energy
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Contemporary Asia
3 citations, 0.2%
World Economy
3 citations, 0.2%
Population, Space and Place
3 citations, 0.2%
Asia Pacific Business Review
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
3 citations, 0.2%
Asian Affairs An American Review
3 citations, 0.2%
Asian Review of Political Economy
3 citations, 0.2%
Global Studies Quarterly
3 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Public Policy and Administration
3 citations, 0.2%
Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi
3 citations, 0.2%
Policy and Society
2 citations, 0.13%
Forest Policy and Economics
2 citations, 0.13%
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
2 citations, 0.13%
Kotuitui
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
2 citations, 0.13%
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
2 citations, 0.13%
International Economics and Economic Policy
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Cleaner Production
2 citations, 0.13%
Perspectives on Politics
2 citations, 0.13%
Defence Studies
2 citations, 0.13%
Social Semiotics
2 citations, 0.13%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
325 citations, 21.65%
Wiley
234 citations, 15.59%
Springer Nature
169 citations, 11.26%
SAGE
130 citations, 8.66%
Elsevier
95 citations, 6.33%
Cambridge University Press
81 citations, 5.4%
Oxford University Press
48 citations, 3.2%
University of California Press
24 citations, 1.6%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
24 citations, 1.6%
Emerald
21 citations, 1.4%
MDPI
19 citations, 1.27%
IGI Global
12 citations, 0.8%
World Scientific
9 citations, 0.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
9 citations, 0.6%
Brill
8 citations, 0.53%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
6 citations, 0.4%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5 citations, 0.33%
Institut fur Asienkunde
4 citations, 0.27%
Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
3 citations, 0.2%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.2%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
3 citations, 0.2%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.2%
Hans Publishers
3 citations, 0.2%
Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Universitesi SBE Dergisi
3 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.13%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.13%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.13%
Academic Educational Forum on International Relations
2 citations, 0.13%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.13%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.13%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.13%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.13%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.13%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
2 citations, 0.13%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Technical University Liberec
1 citation, 0.07%
Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, Ihsan Dogramaci Peace Foundation
1 citation, 0.07%
Society for Sociological Science
1 citation, 0.07%
Stockholm University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
1 citation, 0.07%
Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM
1 citation, 0.07%
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
1 citation, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.07%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.07%
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
1 citation, 0.07%
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE)
1 citation, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Cognizant, LLC
1 citation, 0.07%
MGIMO University
1 citation, 0.07%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.07%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.07%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.07%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
1 citation, 0.07%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Korean Political Science Association
1 citation, 0.07%
Korean Institute for International Economic Policy
1 citation, 0.07%
Association of Japanologists
1 citation, 0.07%
Lomonosov Moscow State University, School of World Politics
1 citation, 0.07%
Korea Association of Japanology
1 citation, 0.07%
The British Association for Korean Studies
1 citation, 0.07%
Cogitatio
1 citation, 0.07%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
1 citation, 0.07%
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Inha University
22 publications, 3.31%
Yonsei University
15 publications, 2.26%
Kyung Hee University
15 publications, 2.26%
Korea University
9 publications, 1.36%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
8 publications, 1.2%
Fudan University
6 publications, 0.9%
Pusan National University
5 publications, 0.75%
Wuhan University
4 publications, 0.6%
Shanghai International Studies University
4 publications, 0.6%
Seoul National University
4 publications, 0.6%
Sungkyunkwan University
4 publications, 0.6%
Kyungpook National University
4 publications, 0.6%
Chung-Ang University
4 publications, 0.6%
Ewha Womans University
4 publications, 0.6%
National Sun Yat-sen University
3 publications, 0.45%
King's College London
3 publications, 0.45%
National Chengchi University
3 publications, 0.45%
Hanyang University
3 publications, 0.45%
Chonbuk National University
3 publications, 0.45%
Sogang University
3 publications, 0.45%
De La Salle University
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
3 publications, 0.45%
Northern Kentucky University
3 publications, 0.45%
I-Shou University
3 publications, 0.45%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 0.3%
Sun Yat-sen University
2 publications, 0.3%
Xiamen University
2 publications, 0.3%
Dalian Maritime University
2 publications, 0.3%
Tianjin University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 0.3%
National University of Singapore
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 0.3%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.3%
Boston University
2 publications, 0.3%
Ajou University
2 publications, 0.3%
Chungbuk National University
2 publications, 0.3%
Sookmyung Womens University
2 publications, 0.3%
Harvard University
2 publications, 0.3%
Sangmyung University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.3%
Zhengzhou University
2 publications, 0.3%
Kyungnam University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Macau
2 publications, 0.3%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
2 publications, 0.3%
Hallym University
2 publications, 0.3%
Ritsumeikan University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Central Lancashire
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2 publications, 0.3%
Far Eastern Federal University
1 publication, 0.15%
Saint Petersburg State University
1 publication, 0.15%
Kuban State Agrarian University
1 publication, 0.15%
Kuban State Technological University
1 publication, 0.15%
Atilim University
1 publication, 0.15%
Beijing Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
1 publication, 0.15%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.15%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.15%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.15%
South China University of Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
Tongji University
1 publication, 0.15%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.15%
O. P. Jindal Global University
1 publication, 0.15%
Adiyaman University
1 publication, 0.15%
Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.15%
Nanjing University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.15%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
1 publication, 0.15%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.15%
Beijing Language and Culture University
1 publication, 0.15%
East China Normal University
1 publication, 0.15%
Université Catholique de Louvain
1 publication, 0.15%
Nanyang Technological University
1 publication, 0.15%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
Huanggang Normal University
1 publication, 0.15%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.15%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.15%
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.15%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.15%
Fu Jen Catholic University
1 publication, 0.15%
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
1 publication, 0.15%
Tamkang University
1 publication, 0.15%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.15%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.15%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.15%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.15%
Victoria University (Australia)
1 publication, 0.15%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.15%
Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.15%
American University
1 publication, 0.15%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
Sejong University
1 publication, 0.15%
Konkuk University
1 publication, 0.15%
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Inha University
9 publications, 7.26%
Fudan University
5 publications, 4.03%
Wuhan University
4 publications, 3.23%
Shanghai International Studies University
4 publications, 3.23%
Kyung Hee University
4 publications, 3.23%
Seoul National University
3 publications, 2.42%
Yonsei University
3 publications, 2.42%
Kyungpook National University
3 publications, 2.42%
Pusan National University
3 publications, 2.42%
Sogang University
3 publications, 2.42%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
3 publications, 2.42%
Sun Yat-sen University
2 publications, 1.61%
Dalian Maritime University
2 publications, 1.61%
Tianjin University
2 publications, 1.61%
King's College London
2 publications, 1.61%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 1.61%
Sungkyunkwan University
2 publications, 1.61%
Chonbuk National University
2 publications, 1.61%
Chungbuk National University
2 publications, 1.61%
Sookmyung Womens University
2 publications, 1.61%
Zhengzhou University
2 publications, 1.61%
University of Central Lancashire
2 publications, 1.61%
Kuban State Agrarian University
1 publication, 0.81%
Kuban State Technological University
1 publication, 0.81%
Beijing Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.81%
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
1 publication, 0.81%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.81%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.81%
South China University of Technology
1 publication, 0.81%
Tongji University
1 publication, 0.81%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.81%
Nanjing University
1 publication, 0.81%
National Sun Yat-sen University
1 publication, 0.81%
Beijing Language and Culture University
1 publication, 0.81%
Xiamen University
1 publication, 0.81%
Huanggang Normal University
1 publication, 0.81%
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.81%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.81%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.81%
National Chengchi University
1 publication, 0.81%
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
1 publication, 0.81%
Tamkang University
1 publication, 0.81%
Korea University
1 publication, 0.81%
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.81%
Hanyang University
1 publication, 0.81%
Chung-Ang University
1 publication, 0.81%
Ajou University
1 publication, 0.81%
Konkuk University
1 publication, 0.81%
Handong Global University
1 publication, 0.81%
Soongsil University
1 publication, 0.81%
Incheon National University
1 publication, 0.81%
Sangmyung University
1 publication, 0.81%
Hangzhou Normal University
1 publication, 0.81%
Kyungnam University
1 publication, 0.81%
De La Salle University
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Macau
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Sussex
1 publication, 0.81%
Western Kentucky University
1 publication, 0.81%
Northern Kentucky University
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Alabama
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Hradec Králové
1 publication, 0.81%
Universidad de Chile
1 publication, 0.81%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
1 publication, 0.81%
I-Shou University
1 publication, 0.81%
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Republic of Korea, 112, 16.87%
Republic of Korea
112 publications, 16.87%
USA, 49, 7.38%
USA
49 publications, 7.38%
China, 43, 6.48%
China
43 publications, 6.48%
Australia, 11, 1.66%
Australia
11 publications, 1.66%
United Kingdom, 11, 1.66%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 1.66%
Italy, 8, 1.2%
Italy
8 publications, 1.2%
Philippines, 8, 1.2%
Philippines
8 publications, 1.2%
Japan, 5, 0.75%
Japan
5 publications, 0.75%
Russia, 4, 0.6%
Russia
4 publications, 0.6%
Germany, 4, 0.6%
Germany
4 publications, 0.6%
Singapore, 3, 0.45%
Singapore
3 publications, 0.45%
Vietnam, 2, 0.3%
Vietnam
2 publications, 0.3%
India, 2, 0.3%
India
2 publications, 0.3%
Canada, 2, 0.3%
Canada
2 publications, 0.3%
Turkey, 2, 0.3%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.3%
Austria, 1, 0.15%
Austria
1 publication, 0.15%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.15%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.15%
Belgium, 1, 0.15%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.15%
Iraq, 1, 0.15%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.15%
Cyprus, 1, 0.15%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.15%
Malaysia, 1, 0.15%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.15%
Netherlands, 1, 0.15%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.15%
New Zealand, 1, 0.15%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.15%
Norway, 1, 0.15%
Norway
1 publication, 0.15%
Pakistan, 1, 0.15%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.15%
Palestine, 1, 0.15%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.15%
Poland, 1, 0.15%
Poland
1 publication, 0.15%
Thailand, 1, 0.15%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.15%
Finland, 1, 0.15%
Finland
1 publication, 0.15%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.15%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.15%
Chile, 1, 0.15%
Chile
1 publication, 0.15%
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Republic of Korea, 42, 33.87%
Republic of Korea
42 publications, 33.87%
China, 26, 20.97%
China
26 publications, 20.97%
USA, 6, 4.84%
USA
6 publications, 4.84%
United Kingdom, 5, 4.03%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 4.03%
Russia, 2, 1.61%
Russia
2 publications, 1.61%
Australia, 2, 1.61%
Australia
2 publications, 1.61%
Vietnam, 2, 1.61%
Vietnam
2 publications, 1.61%
India, 1, 0.81%
India
1 publication, 0.81%
Iraq, 1, 0.81%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.81%
Cyprus, 1, 0.81%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.81%
Palestine, 1, 0.81%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.81%
Singapore, 1, 0.81%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.81%
Philippines, 1, 0.81%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.81%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.81%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.81%
Chile, 1, 0.81%
Chile
1 publication, 0.81%
Japan, 1, 0.81%
Japan
1 publication, 0.81%
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