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Women's Studies International Forum

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1113 9 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.557
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Womens Studies International Forum?

Gender studies, Politics, Media studies, Feminism and Context (language use) are the subjects of interest in Womens Studies International Forum. The studies in Gender studies featured incorporate elements of Identity (social science), Social science, Narrative, Ideology and Power (social and political). Womens Studies International Forum features research on Politics in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Law.

Studies on Media studies discussed in Womens Studies International Forum link to the field of Art history.

  • Gender studies (41.36%)
  • Politics (15.52%)
  • Media studies (11.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Focus groups in feminist research (1023 citations)
  • Can there be a feminist ethnography (883 citations)
  • Objectivity and truth: Problems in doing feminist research☆ (497 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Womens Studies International Forum:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Gender studies, Social psychology, Politics, Context (language use) and Economic growth. Ideology, Power (social and political) and Negotiation are some topics wherein Gender studies research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The featured Context (language use) studies in the published articles mainly concentrate on Social science but also cover areas of interest in Feminist philosophy.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Politics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Womens Studies International Forum was organized to reinforce research efforts on Gender studies, Race (biology), Politics, Feminism and Oppression. The research on Gender studies featured in it combines topics in other fields like Royal family and Power (social and political). Race (biology) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Identity (social science), Cultural identity, Scholarship and Focus (linguistics).

While Politics is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Bodily integrity, Face (sociological concept) and Corruption. The work on Feminism tackled in it brings together disciplines like Abolitionism, Realm, Narrative and Reputation. The studies on Oppression discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Diversity (politics), Metropolitan area, Prism and Interpretation (philosophy).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Monarchy is a feminist issue: Andrew, Meghan and #MeToo era monarchy (6 citations)
  • “The best thing about having Meghan join the royal family is that she actually has Black in her”: Girls making meaning around Meghan Markle, the monarchy and meritocracy (5 citations)
  • The post-racial princess: Delusions of racial progress and intersectional failures (4 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 Womens Studies International Forum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rosalind Edwards (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sheila Jeffreys (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Liz Stanley (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cynthia Cockburn (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • June Purvis (12 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 Womens Studies International Forum (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Utrecht University (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Melbourne (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Warwick (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sussex (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Monash University (23 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, 6.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.28% of all publications and 70.18% 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 Opportunities in Women's Studies

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This is just one of the many career opportunities open to individuals who choose to study Women's Studies. The field allows you to explore and address key societal issues related to gender, politics, and media, which can be instrumental in creating a more equitable world. So whether your dream job is in academic research or active counseling, Women's Studies provides the foundational knowledge you need to make a difference in your chosen field.

Top Publications

  • Women's perceptions of empowerment in Ramsar, a tourism destination in northern Iran

    Yeganeh Aghazamani;Deborah Kerstetter;Pete Allison

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Authoritarianism, violence, and varieties of gender regimes: Violence as an institutional domain

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • “All we have to do, is do it all”: Exploring middle-career women's academic identities in Australian higher education using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • The future of gender regimes

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Structural vulnerability and neoliberal subjectivities of low-income binational families in Singapore

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Gender-based differences in the meanings and uses of housing for health and everyday life: An intersectional approach

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Infant feeding as a transgressive practice in the context of HIV in the UK: A qualitative interview study

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • The ‘Institutional Lottery’: Institutional variation in the processes involved in accessing late abortion in Victoria, Australia

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Institutional challenges to delivering domestic violence services in Ghana: A case of structural violence?

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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