Social Sciences in China

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SCImago
Q4
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.7
SJR
0.159
CiteScore
0.6
Categories
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1980-1981, 1983-1989, 1991-1997, 2008-2024
journal names
Social Sciences in China
SOC SCI CHINA
Publications
793
Citations
2 079
h-index
21
Publications
194
Citations
1 584
Top-3 citing journals
Sustainability
Sustainability (93 citations)
Land
Land (34 citations)
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology (28 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Renmin University of China
Renmin University of China (65 publications)
Peking University
Peking University (44 publications)
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (38 publications)
Renmin University of China
Renmin University of China (15 publications)
Peking University
Peking University (11 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (585 publications)
USA (20 publications)
Italy (18 publications)
China (114 publications)
Italy (5 publications)
USA (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Sustainability
93 citations, 4.47%
Land
34 citations, 1.64%
Frontiers in Psychology
28 citations, 1.35%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
27 citations, 1.3%
China Economic Review
27 citations, 1.3%
PLoS ONE
25 citations, 1.2%
Frontiers in Public Health
24 citations, 1.15%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
22 citations, 1.06%
Journal of Cleaner Production
19 citations, 0.91%
SAGE Open
19 citations, 0.91%
SSRN Electronic Journal
18 citations, 0.87%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
16 citations, 0.77%
Cities
15 citations, 0.72%
Journal of Chinese Sociology
15 citations, 0.72%
Heliyon
13 citations, 0.63%
Habitat International
12 citations, 0.58%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
12 citations, 0.58%
Economic Analysis and Policy
11 citations, 0.53%
Journal of Environmental Management
10 citations, 0.48%
Energy Economics
8 citations, 0.38%
E3S Web of Conferences
8 citations, 0.38%
Chinese Journal of Sociology
8 citations, 0.38%
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
8 citations, 0.38%
BMC Public Health
8 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Chinese Political Science
8 citations, 0.38%
International Review of Financial Analysis
8 citations, 0.38%
Applied Mechanics and Materials
8 citations, 0.38%
Complexity
7 citations, 0.34%
Energy Policy
7 citations, 0.34%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
7 citations, 0.34%
Resources Policy
7 citations, 0.34%
Land Use Policy
7 citations, 0.34%
China Population and Development Studies
7 citations, 0.34%
International Review of Economics and Finance
6 citations, 0.29%
Social Indicators Research
6 citations, 0.29%
Applied Economics
6 citations, 0.29%
Mathematics
6 citations, 0.29%
Healthcare
6 citations, 0.29%
Review of Development Economics
6 citations, 0.29%
Children and Youth Services Review
6 citations, 0.29%
Scientific Reports
6 citations, 0.29%
Current Psychology
6 citations, 0.29%
Chinese Sociological Review
6 citations, 0.29%
Singapore Economic Review
6 citations, 0.29%
China and World Economy
6 citations, 0.29%
Population, Space and Place
6 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Asian Economics
6 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Chinese Governance
6 citations, 0.29%
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
5 citations, 0.24%
Science of the Total Environment
5 citations, 0.24%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.24%
China Report
5 citations, 0.24%
Asia Pacific Education Review
5 citations, 0.24%
Psychology in the Schools
5 citations, 0.24%
International Politics
5 citations, 0.24%
China Quarterly
5 citations, 0.24%
Journalism Studies
5 citations, 0.24%
Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja
5 citations, 0.24%
Finance Research Letters
5 citations, 0.24%
China Agricultural Economic Review
5 citations, 0.24%
Buildings
5 citations, 0.24%
Discourse
5 citations, 0.24%
Sustainable Production and Consumption
5 citations, 0.24%
Energy
5 citations, 0.24%
Technology in Society
5 citations, 0.24%
Water (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.24%
Systems
5 citations, 0.24%
SHS Web of Conferences
5 citations, 0.24%
Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
5 citations, 0.24%
Chinese Management Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Applied Research in Quality of Life
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
4 citations, 0.19%
Early China
4 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
4 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Social Welfare
4 citations, 0.19%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
4 citations, 0.19%
Asian Population Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Public Performance & Management Review
4 citations, 0.19%
International Review of Applied Economics
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Asian Public Policy
4 citations, 0.19%
Frontiers in Energy Research
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Gender Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Growth and Change
4 citations, 0.19%
Journalism
4 citations, 0.19%
Educational Psychology Review
4 citations, 0.19%
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
4 citations, 0.19%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
4 citations, 0.19%
Asia Europe Journal
4 citations, 0.19%
Applied Geography
4 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
4 citations, 0.19%
Social Science Research
4 citations, 0.19%
Urban Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Energies
4 citations, 0.19%
Feminist Media Studies
4 citations, 0.19%
Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research
4 citations, 0.19%
Labor History
3 citations, 0.14%
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
3 citations, 0.14%
East Asia
3 citations, 0.14%
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
3 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
401 citations, 19.29%
Springer Nature
312 citations, 15.01%
Taylor & Francis
268 citations, 12.89%
MDPI
219 citations, 10.53%
Wiley
142 citations, 6.83%
SAGE
112 citations, 5.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.
78 citations, 3.75%
Cambridge University Press
58 citations, 2.79%
Emerald
55 citations, 2.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
25 citations, 1.2%
IGI Global
20 citations, 0.96%
Oxford University Press
18 citations, 0.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
18 citations, 0.87%
Hindawi Limited
17 citations, 0.82%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
15 citations, 0.72%
World Scientific
13 citations, 0.63%
EDP Sciences
13 citations, 0.63%
Walter de Gruyter
11 citations, 0.53%
Trans Tech Publications
11 citations, 0.53%
IOP Publishing
10 citations, 0.48%
University of Chicago Press
6 citations, 0.29%
Scientific Research Publishing
5 citations, 0.24%
Hans Publishers
5 citations, 0.24%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
4 citations, 0.19%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.19%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
3 citations, 0.14%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.14%
SciELO
3 citations, 0.14%
CAIRN
3 citations, 0.14%
AOSIS
3 citations, 0.14%
Modestum Ltd
3 citations, 0.14%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.14%
Edinburgh University Press
2 citations, 0.1%
University of California Press
2 citations, 0.1%
Brill
2 citations, 0.1%
2 citations, 0.1%
Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
2 citations, 0.1%
Editions Antipodes
2 citations, 0.1%
Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, Ihsan Dogramaci Peace Foundation
2 citations, 0.1%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.1%
OpenEdition
2 citations, 0.1%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.1%
Bristol University Press
2 citations, 0.1%
National Research Mordovia State University MRSU
2 citations, 0.1%
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
2 citations, 0.1%
St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI
2 citations, 0.1%
Pamukkale Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu Dergisi
2 citations, 0.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.05%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.05%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.05%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.05%
American Meteorological Society
1 citation, 0.05%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.05%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
1 citation, 0.05%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.05%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Polibijaus Fondas
1 citation, 0.05%
Vysoka Skola Ekonomicka
1 citation, 0.05%
Institut International d'administration Publique
1 citation, 0.05%
Editura Economica
1 citation, 0.05%
Tyumen State University
1 citation, 0.05%
American Society of Transportation and Logistics
1 citation, 0.05%
Sirey
1 citation, 0.05%
French Centre for Research on Contemporary China
1 citation, 0.05%
Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
1 citation, 0.05%
China Science Publishing & Media
1 citation, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.05%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.05%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.05%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.05%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.05%
Publishing House Science
1 citation, 0.05%
Virtus Interpress
1 citation, 0.05%
MGIMO University
1 citation, 0.05%
FSFEI HE Don State Technical University
1 citation, 0.05%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1 citation, 0.05%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.05%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.05%
Berghahn Books
1 citation, 0.05%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.05%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.05%
Korean Political Science Association
1 citation, 0.05%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.05%
Minin University
1 citation, 0.05%
Cogitatio
1 citation, 0.05%
Namik Kemal University
1 citation, 0.05%
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Publishing organizations

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Renmin University of China
65 publications, 8.2%
Peking University
44 publications, 5.55%
Tsinghua University
38 publications, 4.79%
Fudan University
37 publications, 4.67%
Zhejiang University
25 publications, 3.15%
Sun Yat-sen University
23 publications, 2.9%
Beijing Normal University
21 publications, 2.65%
Wuhan University
17 publications, 2.14%
China University of Political Science and Law
16 publications, 2.02%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
15 publications, 1.89%
Jilin University
15 publications, 1.89%
Shanghai University
14 publications, 1.77%
Nanjing University
12 publications, 1.51%
Central China Normal University
12 publications, 1.51%
Xiamen University
11 publications, 1.39%
Capital Normal University
10 publications, 1.26%
Jinan University
10 publications, 1.26%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
10 publications, 1.26%
Shandong University
10 publications, 1.26%
Central University of Finance and Economics
9 publications, 1.13%
East China University of Political Science and Law
9 publications, 1.13%
University of International Business and Economics
9 publications, 1.13%
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
9 publications, 1.13%
East China Normal University
8 publications, 1.01%
Nanjing Normal University
7 publications, 0.88%
Nankai University
7 publications, 0.88%
Shaanxi Normal University
7 publications, 0.88%
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
7 publications, 0.88%
South China Normal University
6 publications, 0.76%
Tianjin Normal University
6 publications, 0.76%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
6 publications, 0.76%
Heilongjiang University
6 publications, 0.76%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5 publications, 0.63%
Shenzhen University
5 publications, 0.63%
Zhejiang Gongshang University
5 publications, 0.63%
Sichuan University
4 publications, 0.5%
Northeast Normal University
4 publications, 0.5%
Guangzhou University
4 publications, 0.5%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
4 publications, 0.5%
Henan University
4 publications, 0.5%
Southwest University
3 publications, 0.38%
China Agricultural University
3 publications, 0.38%
Minzu University of China
3 publications, 0.38%
Zhejiang Normal University
3 publications, 0.38%
Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
3 publications, 0.38%
Tongji University
2 publications, 0.25%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2 publications, 0.25%
Central South University
2 publications, 0.25%
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
2 publications, 0.25%
Southeast University
2 publications, 0.25%
Hebei University
2 publications, 0.25%
East China University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.25%
Communication University of China
2 publications, 0.25%
Shandong Normal University
2 publications, 0.25%
Shanxi University
2 publications, 0.25%
Shanghai Normal University
2 publications, 0.25%
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
2 publications, 0.25%
National University of Singapore
2 publications, 0.25%
National Taiwan University
2 publications, 0.25%
Zhengzhou University
2 publications, 0.25%
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics
2 publications, 0.25%
Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.25%
Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.13%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.13%
Jilin University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.13%
Harbin Engineering University
1 publication, 0.13%
Fuzhou University
1 publication, 0.13%
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1 publication, 0.13%
Nanjing Tech University
1 publication, 0.13%
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
Beijing University of Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
1 publication, 0.13%
Hubei University of Economics
1 publication, 0.13%
Jiangsu Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Chongqing University
1 publication, 0.13%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.13%
Beijing Language and Culture University
1 publication, 0.13%
Beijing International Studies University
1 publication, 0.13%
Capital University of Economics and Business
1 publication, 0.13%
Hunan Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Henan Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Hainan Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.13%
Shanxi University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.13%
Handan university
1 publication, 0.13%
Inner Mongolia University
1 publication, 0.13%
Shanghai Maritime University
1 publication, 0.13%
Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.13%
South-Central Minzu University
1 publication, 0.13%
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
Yangzhou University
1 publication, 0.13%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.13%
Changzhou University
1 publication, 0.13%
Duke Kunshan University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Manchester
1 publication, 0.13%
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.13%
Anhui Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Harbin University of Commerce
1 publication, 0.13%
Guizhou University
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Renmin University of China
15 publications, 7.73%
Peking University
11 publications, 5.67%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
10 publications, 5.15%
Tsinghua University
9 publications, 4.64%
Wuhan University
5 publications, 2.58%
Xiamen University
5 publications, 2.58%
Zhejiang University
4 publications, 2.06%
Fudan University
4 publications, 2.06%
University of International Business and Economics
4 publications, 2.06%
Jilin University
3 publications, 1.55%
Central University of Finance and Economics
3 publications, 1.55%
East China Normal University
3 publications, 1.55%
Shanghai University
3 publications, 1.55%
Shandong University
3 publications, 1.55%
Beijing Normal University
2 publications, 1.03%
Nanjing Normal University
2 publications, 1.03%
Central China Normal University
2 publications, 1.03%
Southwest University
2 publications, 1.03%
Sun Yat-sen University
2 publications, 1.03%
Shaanxi Normal University
2 publications, 1.03%
Jinan University
2 publications, 1.03%
Communication University of China
2 publications, 1.03%
Shanghai Normal University
2 publications, 1.03%
Guangzhou University
2 publications, 1.03%
Zhengzhou University
2 publications, 1.03%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.52%
Sichuan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.52%
Harbin Engineering University
1 publication, 0.52%
Central South University
1 publication, 0.52%
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.52%
Nanjing University
1 publication, 0.52%
Nankai University
1 publication, 0.52%
Hebei University
1 publication, 0.52%
Capital Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
China Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.52%
Capital University of Economics and Business
1 publication, 0.52%
South China Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
East China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.52%
China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.52%
Tianjin Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
1 publication, 0.52%
Soochow University (Suzhou)
1 publication, 0.52%
Changzhou University
1 publication, 0.52%
Duke Kunshan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.52%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.52%
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.52%
Anhui Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
Heilongjiang University
1 publication, 0.52%
Zhejiang Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
Zhejiang Gongshang University
1 publication, 0.52%
Wenzhou Medical University
1 publication, 0.52%
Yunnan University
1 publication, 0.52%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.52%
Hunan University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.52%
Northwest Normal University
1 publication, 0.52%
Guangxi University
1 publication, 0.52%
Waseda University
1 publication, 0.52%
Western University
1 publication, 0.52%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.52%
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China, 585, 73.77%
China
585 publications, 73.77%
USA, 20, 2.52%
USA
20 publications, 2.52%
Italy, 18, 2.27%
Italy
18 publications, 2.27%
India, 6, 0.76%
India
6 publications, 0.76%
Iraq, 6, 0.76%
Iraq
6 publications, 0.76%
Germany, 3, 0.38%
Germany
3 publications, 0.38%
Australia, 2, 0.25%
Australia
2 publications, 0.25%
Canada, 2, 0.25%
Canada
2 publications, 0.25%
Singapore, 2, 0.25%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.25%
Japan, 2, 0.25%
Japan
2 publications, 0.25%
Russia, 1, 0.13%
Russia
1 publication, 0.13%
France, 1, 0.13%
France
1 publication, 0.13%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.13%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.13%
Ireland, 1, 0.13%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.13%
Mongolia, 1, 0.13%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.13%
Netherlands, 1, 0.13%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.13%
Turkey, 1, 0.13%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 114, 58.76%
China
114 publications, 58.76%
Italy, 5, 2.58%
Italy
5 publications, 2.58%
USA, 4, 2.06%
USA
4 publications, 2.06%
Canada, 2, 1.03%
Canada
2 publications, 1.03%
Japan, 2, 1.03%
Japan
2 publications, 1.03%
Australia, 1, 0.52%
Australia
1 publication, 0.52%
India, 1, 0.52%
India
1 publication, 0.52%
Iraq, 1, 0.52%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.52%
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