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British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
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British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

1353-0194

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cbjm20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 278 4 6 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 9
Documents by Best Scientists*: 11
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.296
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Politics, Law, Ancient history, Political economy and Islam. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies explores issues in Politics which can be linked to other research areas like Turkish, Gender studies and Power (social and political). Topics like State (polity), Opposition (politics), Ideology and Government are tackled as part of the discussions on Law.

Topics in Ancient history explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Middle East, Middle Eastern studies and Classics. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Political economy, it also covered topics in Authoritarianism and Democracy. It links adjacent topics like Islam with Religious studies.

  • Politics (25.65%)
  • Law (22.61%)
  • Ancient history (21.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Islamic city, Arab city: orientalist myths and recent views (86 citations)
  • Migrants' strategies of coping and patterns of accommodation in the oil‐rich Gulf societies: evidence from the UAE (84 citations)
  • Constructing Palestine through Surveillance Practices (77 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Law, Politics, Political economy, Democracy and State (polity). The works on Law tackled in the published articles bring together disciplines like Islam and Turkish. Most of the Politics studies addressed in the journal publications also intersect with Gender studies.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Politics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies are Politics, Political economy, Ancient history, Middle East and Economic history. Some problems in Politics that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Identity (social science), Religious studies, Gender studies and World War II. The studies in Political economy featured incorporate elements of Authoritarianism, Democracy, Narrative, Social movement and Economic Justice.

The studies on Ancient history discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Period (music), Nationalism, Spring (hydrology) and Spanish Civil War. Order (business) and Ethnology are some topics wherein Middle East research discussed in it have an impact. The Economic history works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Empire and Immigration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Policing labour in empire: the modern origins of the Kafala sponsorship system in the Gulf Arab States (7 citations)
  • Solidarity theologies and the (re)definition of ethnoreligious identities: the case of the Alevis of Turkey and Alawites of Syria (2 citations)
  • Divergent opposition to sub-Saharan African and Arab migrants in Morocco’s Casablanca Region: prejudice from the pocketbook? (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen R. Burge (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Amidu Olalekan Sanni (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rodney Wilson (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Francesco Cavatorta (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Amr G.E. Sabet (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Exeter (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Durham University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Leeds (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.58% of all publications and 57.14% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Middle Eastern Studies

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Top Publications

  • Your sons are at your service. Tunisia’s missionaries of Jihad

    Francesco Cavatorta

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Iran’s changing naval strategy in the Persian Gulf: motives and features

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Framing electoral impropriety: The strategic use of allegations of wrong-doing in election campaigns

    Emre Toros;Sarah Birch

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Institutions, feminist mobilizations, and political economy: Debating equal inheritance in Tunisia

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Classless Politics. Islamist movements, the left, and authoritarian legacies in Egypt <b>Classless Politics. Islamist movements, the left, and authoritarian legacies in Egypt</b> , by Hesham Sallam, New York, United States of America, Columbia University Press, 2022, ix-xviii+454 pp., $35 .00 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-231-203258

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • The Muslim brotherhood in Jordan: by Joas Wagemakers, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2020, 288 pp., CAD$ 33.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-108-81353-2

    Francesco Cavatorta

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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