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International Organization
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International Organization

0020-8183

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organization

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 15 54 49 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 58
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 168
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.977
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Organization?

Politics, Political economy, International trade, International relations and Law are the subjects of interest in International Organization. It explores issues in Politics which can be linked to other research areas like State (polity), Public administration, Government, Power (social and political) and Economic system. It centers on topics in Public administration, with a focus on Peacekeeping.

Development economics, Democracy and Foreign policy are some topics wherein Political economy research discussed in it have an impact. While the journal focused on International trade, it was also able to explore topics like Negotiation and International economics. International Organization explores topics in International relations which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Positive economics and Law and economics.

International Organization encompasses presentations on Law, specifically International law and Human rights.

  • Politics (32.37%)
  • Political economy (23.19%)
  • International trade (16.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Diplomacy and domestic politics: the logic of two-level games (4735 citations)
  • Introduction: epistemic communities and international policy coordination (4414 citations)
  • International Norm Dynamics and Political Change (4268 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Organization:

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Politics, International relations, International trade, Political economy and Law. While Politics is the key highlight in the published articles, thet also covered some subjects on Public administration and European integration. The journal articles address concerns in International relations which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Social science, Positive economics, State (polity) and Law and economics.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Organization generally zeroes in on subjects such as Political economy, Politics, International relations, State (polity) and Globalization. The work on Political economy tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like International security, Opposition (politics), Order (exchange), Incentive and Ethnic group. The study on Politics featured in the journal expounds on the topic of Immigration policy in particular.

International relations research presented in International Organization encompasses a variety of subjects, including Sovereignty, Nationalism, International law, Epistemology and Human rights. The studies on State (polity) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Institution, Brexit and Hegemony. In addition to Globalization research, it aims to explore topics under Free trade, International economics, Wage and Democracy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Populism in Place: The Economic Geography of the Globalization Backlash (20 citations)
  • Challenges to the Liberal Order: Reflections on International Organization (16 citations)
  • Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism (14 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 International Organization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert O. Keohane (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beth A. Simmons (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Edward D. Mansfield (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Joseph S. Nye (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ernst B. Haas (13 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 International Organization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 92.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 25.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Populism in Place: The Economic Geography of the Globalization Backlash

    J. Lawrence Broz;Jeffry Frieden;Stephen Weymouth

    (2021)
    253 Citations
  • Asset Revaluation and the Existential Politics of Climate Change

    Jeff D. Colgan;Jessica F. Green;Thomas N. Hale

    (2021)
    189 Citations
  • Challenges to the Liberal Order: Reflections on International Organization

    David A. Lake;Lisa L. Martin;Thomas Risse

    (2021)
    188 Citations
  • Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

    Tanja A. Börzel;Michael Zürn

    (2021)
    173 Citations
  • Politicizing international cooperation: the mass public, political entrepreneurs and political opportunity structures

    Catherine E. De Vries;Sara B. Hobolt;Stefanie Walter

    (2021)
    109 Citations
  • Democracy, Autocracy, and Emergency Threats: Lessons for COVID-19 From the Last Thousand Years

    David Stasavage

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic, International Cooperation, and Populism

    Jon C.W. Pevehouse

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Pandemic Response as Border Politics

    Michael R. Kenwick;Beth A. Simmons

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Digital Authoritarianism and the Future of Human Rights

    Tiberiu Dragu;Yonatan Lupu

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • The Big Reveal: COVID-19 and Globalization's Great Transformations

    Kathleen R. McNamara;Abraham L. Newman

    (2020)
    50 Citations

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