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Social and Cultural Geography
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Social and Cultural Geography

1464-9365

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rscg20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 325 25 36 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.12
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Social & Cultural Geography?

The concepts of Gender studies, Politics, Social science, Aesthetics and Anthropology are tackled in Social & Cultural Geography. While Gender studies is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Identity (social science), Context (language use), Narrative, Space (commercial competition) and Negotiation. The study on Politics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Political economy.

The journal features Social science research that overlaps with concepts in Media studies.

  • Gender studies (26.50%)
  • Politics (14.58%)
  • Social science (14.03%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Embodying emotion sensing space: introducing emotional geographies (424 citations)
  • Fast food/organic food: Reflexive tastes and the making of 'yuppie chow' (308 citations)
  • On plantations, prisons, and a black sense of place (293 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Social & Cultural Geography:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Gender studies, Social science, Politics, Aesthetics and Social psychology. The published articles with studies in Gender studies featured incorporate elements of Narrative and Ethnography. The most cited articles explore issues in Politics which can be linked to other research areas like Identity (social science), Context (language use) and Media studies.

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 Social & Cultural Geography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gordon R Waitt (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gill Valentine (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robin Kearns (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vincent J. Del Casino (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew Gorman-Murray (8 papers) published 2 papers 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 Social & Cultural Geography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Durham University (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sheffield (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wollongong (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (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.

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, 5.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.00% of all publications and 46.40% 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 Paths in Social and Cultural Geography

In addition to academic research, a career in social and cultural geography can lead to a broad range of practical professions. Many students apply the skills and knowledge acquired in these programs in fields like urban planning, government policy, international aid, and cultural heritage management. Another career pathway to consider is becoming a mental health counselor, where you would apply social-cultural understanding to assist individuals navigating their mental health challenges. If you are in Illinois, for example, you can read on our dedicated page about how to become a mental health counselor in Illinois.

This career pathway can particularly resonate with individuals who are passionate about understanding and supporting diverse cultures, social dynamics, and how they are perceived and negotiated by individuals, which are fundamental aspects of social-cultural geography.

Top Publications

  • Coliving housing: home cultures of precarity for the new creative class

    Tegan L. Bergan;Andrew Gorman-Murray;Emma R. Power

    (2021)
    64 Citations
  • Slow violence in public parks in the U.S.: can we escape our troubling past?

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • New cultures of care? The spatio-temporal modalities of home-based smart eldercare technologies in Singapore

    Orlando Woods;Lily Kong

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • African migrants in China: space, race and embodied encounters in Guangzhou, China

    Kelly Liang;Philippe Le Billon

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Gathering Together: Social Capital, Cultural Capital, the Value of Cultural Heritage in a Digital Age

    David Beel;Claire Wallace

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Mapping the spatial and affective composition of care in a drug consumption room in Germany

    Tristan Duncan;Bernadette Sebar;Jessica Lee;Cameron Duff

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • The arts of poverty politics: Real Change

    Sarah Elwood;Victoria Lawson

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • International education ‘here’ and ‘there’: geographies, materialities and differentiated mobilities within UK degrees

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • The everyday lived experiences of Airbnbification in London

    Sharda Rozena;Loretta Lees

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Lived religion in a digital age: technology, affect and the pervasive space-times of ‘new’ religious praxis

    (2022)
    17 Citations

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