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Mobilization
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Mobilization

1086-671X

Published by: San Diego State University

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 179 10 10 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.64
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mobilization?

The scientific interests tackled in Mobilization are Social movement, Politics, Political economy, Public relations and Social psychology. The work on Social movement tackled in Mobilization brings together disciplines like Movement (music), Social science, Framing (social sciences), Epistemology and Public opinion. The studies on Movement (music) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Collective identity and Ethnography.

The in-depth study on Public opinion also explores topics in the intersecting field of Public policy. The presented Politics study covers related areas such as Political opportunity, Collective action and Democracy and also touches on topics like Context (language use). Some problems in Political opportunity that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Unemployment and Public administration.

Political economy research featured in Mobilization incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Mobilization, State (polity), Development economics, Economy and Contentious politics. While Mobilization primarily focused on Public relations, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Media coverage. While it focused on Social psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Perception and Ideology.

  • Social movement (40.13%)
  • Politics (32.48%)
  • Political economy (30.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Return of The Repressed: The Fall and Rise of Emotions in Social Movement Theory (191 citations)
  • Seeing Blue: A Police-Centered Explanation of Protest Policing (121 citations)
  • Socialization, Connection, and The Structure/Agency Gap: A Specification of The Impact of Networks on Participation in Social Movements (118 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mobilization:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Social movement, Politics, Public relations, Political economy and State (polity). The most cited papers about Social movement theory under the umbrella field of Social movement overlap with concepts in Situated. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Politics, it also covers topics in Affect (psychology) and Mobilization.

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 Mobilization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marco Giugni (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jennifer Earl (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bert Klandermans (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P.G. Klandermans (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John D. McCarthy (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 Mobilization (based on the number of publications) are:

  • VU University Amsterdam (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Arizona (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Geneva (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Amsterdam (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (5 papers) absent 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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.

How to Pursue a Career in These Fields?

If this pressing set of diverse topics within Social Movement, Politics, and Political Economy incites interest and curiosity in you and you aspire to undertake research in these domains, consider taking up a career as a researcher, academician, or a scholar, an opportunity which promises to challenge and gratify you in equal measures.

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While your preparation for such a career may seem like an enormous task right now, remember that every expert was once a novice. Embrace the journey and engage persistently with the curiosity that sparked your interest in the first place.

Top Publications

  • Ticked off, but Scared off? Riots and the Fate of Nonviolent Campaigns

    Luke Abbs;Kristian Skrede Gleditsch

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • BUREAUCRAT-ASSISTED CONTENTION IN CHINA*

    Kevin J. O’Brien;Lianjiang Li;Mingxing Liu

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Mediated interaction rituals: a geography of everyday life and contention in Black Lives Matter

    Sander van Haperen;Justus Uitermark;Alex van der Zeeuw

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • The new-new social movements: are social media changing the ontology of social movements

    Bart Cammaerts

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • GROWTH AND DECLINE OF OPPOSING MOVEMENTS: GUN CONTROL AND GUN RIGHTS, 1945–2015

    Eulalie Laschever;David S. Meyer

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • THE RISE OF A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROTECT PRIVACY*

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • MOVEMENT ANALYSIS ON THE FLY: THE LIMITS AND PROMISE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

    David S. Meyer

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • MOBILIZATION FORUM ON “VIDEO PROTEST EVENT ANALYSIS”

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • EXPANDING PROTEST EVENT ANALYSIS THROUGH VIDEOS

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • ANTI-GENDER REGIMES, FEMINIST POLITICS, AND THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIETAL DEMOCRATIZATION

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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