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Sociology Compass

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 689 17 32 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.31
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Sociology Compass?

Sociology Compass was organized to reinforce research efforts on Social science, Gender studies, Social psychology, Criminology and Politics. The studies on Social science discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Political economy, Social movement, Public relations and Scholarship. The majority of Social movement studies presented zero in on Resource mobilization.

Topics in Gender studies were tackled in line with various other fields like Identity (social science) and Ethnic group.

  • Social science (26.61%)
  • Gender studies (21.63%)
  • Social psychology (15.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality (316 citations)
  • The Intersecting Roles of Consumer and Producer: A Critical Perspective on Co-production, Co-creation and Prosumption (316 citations)
  • Hybrid Masculinities: New Directions in the Sociology of Men and Masculinities (252 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sociology Compass:

The journal papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Social science, Social psychology, Gender studies, Social movement and Politics. The journal publications with studies in Social science featured incorporate elements of Social change, Political economy, Scholarship and Media studies. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is Gender studies, they also dissect topics surrounding Ethnic group and Racism as a whole.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Sociology Compass deals with Gender studies, Social movement, Criminology, Racism and Politics. Topics in Gender studies explored in Sociology Compass were investigated in conjunction with research in Identity (social science) and Socialization. It focuses on Social movement but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Movement (music), Solidarity and Political sociology.

Issues in Criminology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Procedural justice, Scholarship and Neoliberalism. While Politics is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Political economy and Punishment. In addition to Intersectionality research, the journal aims to explore topics under Women of color and Unemployment.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • When “model minorities” become “yellow peril”—Othering and the racialization of Asian Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic (8 citations)
  • Is there a global super-bourgeoisie? (5 citations)
  • The gendered pandemic: The implications of COVID-19 for work and family (3 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 Sociology Compass (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Matthew W. Hughey (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Deborah Lupton (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Todd Nicholas Fuist (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mary Nell Trautner (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leslie Irvine (4 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 Sociology Compass (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indiana University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Connecticut (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Delaware (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kent State University (12 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, 9.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 35.29% of all publications and 47.06% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Racial/ethnic segregation and health disparities: Future directions and opportunities

    Tse Chuan Yang;Kiwoong Park;Stephen A. Matthews

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • The Internet of Things: Social dimensions

    Deborah Lupton

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Neighborhood reputations as symbolic and stratifying mechanisms in the urban hierarchy

    Megan Evans;Barrett A. Lee

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • How do you measure trust in social institutions and health professionals? A systematic review of the literature (2012–2021)

    (2023)
    14 Citations
  • UK higher education, neoliberal meritocracy, and the culture of the new capitalism: A computational‐linguistics analysis

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Precarious work: A global perspective

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Men and masculinities studies in Vietnam: A brief review

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • The reporting and help‐seeking behaviors of domestic violence victims with criminal backgrounds

    Amaia Iratzoqui;Ellen G. Cohn

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Disparate incarceration rates of foreign citizens in Europe compared to Anglo‐Saxon countries

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Organizations and the structure of culture

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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