Ranking & Metrics
Impact Score is a novel metric devised to rank conferences based on the number of contributing the best scientists in addition to the h-index estimated from the scientific papers published by the best scientists. See more details on our methodology page.
The foci of Parliamentary Affairs are Law, Politics, Political economy, Public administration and Parliament.
It covers various topics on Law such as Constitution, General election, House of Commons and Legislature.
The research on Politics featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Gender studies and Media studies.
It focuses on Political economy research which is adjacent to topics in Democracy.
Many of the studies tackled connect Public administration with a similar field of study like Government.
Law (34.39%)
Politics (22.12%)
Political economy (19.86%)
What are the most cited papers published in the journal?
HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE (692 citations)
What is E-government (268 citations)
The Internet and the Public: Online and Offline Political Participation in the United Kingdom (190 citations)
Research areas of the most cited articles at Parliamentary Affairs:
The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Law, Politics, Political economy, Gender studies and Parliament.
The most cited publications investigate Law research which frequently intersects with Public administration.
While Politics is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Context (language use), Social science, The Internet and Media 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:
Parliamentary Affairs tackles a plethora of topics, such as Politics, Political economy, Parliament, Law and Public administration.
The studies on Politics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of State (polity), Gender studies and Brexit.
In the journal, Representation (politics), Immigration and Democracy, Direct democracy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Political economy research.
It addresses concerns in Parliament which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Opposition (politics), Government, Legislature, Scrutiny and Populism.
The Government study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Representative democracy.
The study on Public administration presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Devolution.
The most cited articles from the last journal are:
Democracy and the Politics of Coronavirus: Trust, Blame and Understanding (8 citations)
Brexit and Parliament: The Anatomy of a Perfect Storm (7 citations)
Dynamics of Intra-Party Organisation in the Digital Age: A Grassroots Analysis of Digital Adoption (7 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.
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Top authors and change over time
The top authors publishing in Parliamentary Affairs (based on the number of publications) are:
Dilys M. Hill (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
Donald Shell (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
Eric Shaw (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
Michael Rush (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
Peter Bromhead (27 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.
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Top affiliations and change over time
Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered
The top affiliations publishing in Parliamentary Affairs (based on the number of publications) are:
University of Liverpool (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
University of Oxford (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
University of Sheffield (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
University of Essex (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
University of Exeter (23 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.
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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.
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During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.67% of all publications and 53.33% 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.
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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.
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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).
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The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
