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Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
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Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

1354-7860

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjap20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 363 21 24 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 32
Documents by Best Scientists*: 32
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.517
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of China, Market economy, Development economics, International economics and Foreign direct investment. Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy explores issues in China which can be linked to other research areas like Economic growth, Economy, Demographic economics and Investment (macroeconomics). It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Economy and East Asia.

The research on Market economy discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Politics. Research on Development economics addressed in Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy frequently intersections with the field of Poverty. Most of the International economics studies addressed also intersect with Exchange rate.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Foreign direct investment and International trade. International trade research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Economic integration.

  • China (22.35%)
  • Market economy (12.69%)
  • Development economics (12.11%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Infrastructure development and economic growth in India (125 citations)
  • Economic Freedom and Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia (111 citations)
  • Does Financial Development Cause Economic Growth? A Panel Data Dynamic Analysis for the Asian Developing Countries (97 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Development economics, Foreign direct investment, International trade, China and Economic growth. While the published papers focused on Foreign direct investment, they were also able to explore topics like Financial crisis, Investment (macroeconomics) and International economics. The journal papers focus on China but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Government and Natural resource economics.

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

  • World War II
  • China
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

China, Foreign direct investment, International economics, Econometrics and Monetary economics are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy. The presented China research focuses mostly on Financial system and, on occasion, topics in Financial market. The research on Foreign direct investment featured in it combines topics in other fields like Productivity and Panel data.

The International economics research dealing mostly with Free trade is the focus of it. The study on Econometrics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Monetary policy. The Monetary economics study featured in Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy draws connections with the study of Investment (macroeconomics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Examining the pollution haven, and environmental kuznets hypothesis for ecological footprints: an econometric analysis of China, India, and Pakistan (20 citations)
  • Does biomass energy consumption mitigate CO2 emissions? The role of economic growth and urbanization: evidence from developing Asia (15 citations)
  • Is innovation activity persistent among small firms in developing countries? Evidence from Vietnam (6 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 Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John Thoburn (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Rajah Rasiah (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guanghua Wan (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keun Lee (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Salim Rashid (6 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 Journal of The Asia Pacific Economy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Griffith University (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Australian National University (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Malaya (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Asian Development Bank (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of East Anglia (16 papers) published 2 papers 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, 4.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.85% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.73% of all publications and 60.67% 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.

Opportunities for Further Research and Study

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Top Publications

  • Cultural heterogeneity, acquisition experience and the performance of Chinese cross-border acquisitions

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Can financial education improve consumer welfare in investment markets? Evidence from China

    Yong Zhang;Xiaomeng Lu;Jing Jian Xiao

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Exchange rate risk and commodity trade between U.S. and India: an asymmetry analysis

    Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee;Sujata Saha

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Fiscal Decentralization and Interregional Capital Misallocation: Evidence from China

    Zheng Li;Jorge Martínez-Vázquez

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Local government capacity and total factor productivity growth: evidence from an Asian emerging economy

    Su Thanh Dinh;Canh Phuc Nguyen

    (2021)
    8 Citations

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