Journals and weights

Decide how much a journal’s citations count, then see how the rankings change.

How should citations be weighted?

Journal formula

Ready to use when you select Formula.

A
Median citations of publishing academics
B
Mean citations per publication
N
Number of publications
P
Number of publishing academics

Inputs become percentile ranks from 0 to 1 within this field, then the equation determines weights. A uses academics’ whole-profile citation totals; B uses publication citation counts. All years and visible departments contribute.

Using the institution default

Rankings use the saved weights. Changes stay in this draft until you save.

Journal ranking

1372 journals · 30 per page

Compare formula, manual, and applied weights. A weight of 2× doubles a citation’s score. Sort any column across all journals.

1–30 of 1,372 Saved weights

All journals are tied at weight 1×. Search keeps each journal’s rank across the whole field.

Journal rankings and citation weights. Sort any column across all matching journals; 30 journals appear on each page. A dash means no data is available.
1 Foreign Affairs 509 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6262
Formula score rank
63
Author median citations (A)
6,028.5 · percentile 43.9%
Citations per work (B)
54.93 · percentile 30.0%
Works / authors
714 / 66
 714 11,260 1.844× 1× 11,260
1 Perspectives on Politics 142 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.4985
Formula score rank
78
Author median citations (A)
3,518 · percentile 16.7%
Citations per work (B)
74.41 · percentile 41.1%
Works / authors
416 / 156
 416 20,389 1.648× 1× 20,389
1 American Political Science Review 65 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.8425
Formula score rank
36
Author median citations (A)
4,064.5 · percentile 22.2%
Citations per work (B)
318.30 · percentile 90.0%
Works / authors
406 / 166
 406 108,541 2.175× 1× 108,541
1 The Journal of Politics 25 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.5960
Formula score rank
67
Author median citations (A)
2,814 · percentile 11.1%
Citations per work (B)
133.31 · percentile 63.3%
Works / authors
389 / 168
 389 48,526 1.797× 1× 48,526
1 American Journal of Political Science 9 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7195
Formula score rank
50
Author median citations (A)
2,789.5 · percentile 10.0%
Citations per work (B)
286.77 · percentile 86.7%
Works / authors
351 / 144
 351 98,074 1.987× 1× 98,074
1 International Organization 10 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.9940
Formula score rank
20
Author median citations (A)
6,028.5 · percentile 43.9%
Citations per work (B)
300.76 · percentile 87.8%
Works / authors
194 / 58
 194 55,339 2.407× 1× 55,339
1 Political Science Quarterly 61 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6848
Formula score rank
54
Author median citations (A)
5,930 · percentile 41.7%
Citations per work (B)
71.32 · percentile 40.0%
Works / authors
187 / 71
 187 8,986 1.934× 1× 8,986
1 Comparative Political Studies 22 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7735
Formula score rank
45
Author median citations (A)
4,792 · percentile 28.3%
Citations per work (B)
155.63 · percentile 68.9%
Works / authors
184 / 75
 184 25,212 2.069× 1× 25,212
1 Education next 54 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.5006
Formula score rank
77
Author median citations (A)
6,142 · percentile 45.6%
Citations per work (B)
22.74 · percentile 13.3%
Works / authors
155 / 4
 155 2,297 1.651× 1× 2,297
1 PS Political Science & Politics 25 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.5932
Formula score rank
68
Author median citations (A)
6,530 · percentile 52.2%
Citations per work (B)
37.05 · percentile 18.9%
Works / authors
149 / 81
 149 4,594 1.793× 1× 4,594
1 Public Opinion Quarterly 19 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.9686
Formula score rank
22
Author median citations (A)
8,911 · percentile 70.6%
Citations per work (B)
114.17 · percentile 54.4%
Works / authors
142 / 41
 142 14,043 2.368× 1× 14,043
1 Political Analysis 7 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
1.1103
Formula score rank
12
Author median citations (A)
6,609 · percentile 56.1%
Citations per work (B)
378.81 · percentile 94.4%
Works / authors
141 / 50
 141 50,760 2.586× 1× 50,760
1 World Politics 14 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
1.0012
Formula score rank
19
Author median citations (A)
6,187 · percentile 46.7%
Citations per work (B)
271.98 · percentile 85.6%
Works / authors
141 / 72
 141 34,542 2.418× 1× 34,542
1 British Journal of Political Science 1 publication without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7901
Formula score rank
43
Author median citations (A)
5,087.5 · percentile 32.2%
Citations per work (B)
148.47 · percentile 66.7%
Works / authors
126 / 82
 126 18,559 2.095× 1× 18,559
1 International Security 18 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
1.0830
Formula score rank
14
Author median citations (A)
6,703 · percentile 61.1%
Citations per work (B)
239.99 · percentile 83.3%
Works / authors
122 / 35
 122 24,959 2.544× 1× 24,959
1 Political Theory 20 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.3370
Formula score rank
85
Author median citations (A)
1,155.5 · percentile 3.3%
Citations per work (B)
60.94 · percentile 35.6%
Works / authors
113 / 37
 113 5,667 1.401× 1× 5,667
1 International Studies Quarterly 6 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6995
Formula score rank
53
Author median citations (A)
4,644 · percentile 26.7%
Citations per work (B)
123.34 · percentile 58.9%
Works / authors
108 / 58
 108 12,581 1.956× 1× 12,581
1 Annual Review of Political Science 2 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
1.0814
Formula score rank
15
Author median citations (A)
6,609 · percentile 56.1%
Citations per work (B)
310.32 · percentile 88.9%
Works / authors
105 / 90
 105 31,963 2.541× 1× 31,963
1 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7967
Formula score rank
40
Author median citations (A)
4,477 · percentile 25.6%
Citations per work (B)
193.89 · percentile 76.7%
Works / authors
102 / 51
 102 18,613 2.105× 1× 18,613
1 Journal of democracy 13 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.9571
Formula score rank
25
Author median citations (A)
6,220 · percentile 48.3%
Citations per work (B)
188.69 · percentile 75.6%
Works / authors
96 / 33
 96 15,661 2.351× 1× 15,661
1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 6 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.8511
Formula score rank
35
Author median citations (A)
5,908 · percentile 37.8%
Citations per work (B)
156.15 · percentile 70.0%
Works / authors
93 / 45
 93 13,585 2.188× 1× 13,585
1 Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law 17 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7064
Formula score rank
52
Author median citations (A)
8,797.5 · percentile 68.9%
Citations per work (B)
38.91 · percentile 20.0%
Works / authors
82 / 22
 82 2,529 1.967× 1× 2,529
1 Political Behavior 2 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7272
Formula score rank
49
Author median citations (A)
4,169 · percentile 23.3%
Citations per work (B)
155.06 · percentile 67.8%
Works / authors
80 / 44
 80 12,095 1.998× 1× 12,095
1 Legislative Studies Quarterly 12 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.8401
Formula score rank
37
Author median citations (A)
6,589 · percentile 54.4%
Citations per work (B)
98.16 · percentile 50.0%
Works / authors
68 / 30
 68 5,497 2.172× 1× 5,497
1 Quarterly Journal of Political Science 7 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6405
Formula score rank
62
Author median citations (A)
4,062 · percentile 21.1%
Citations per work (B)
121.52 · percentile 56.7%
Works / authors
67 / 43
 67 7,291 1.866× 1× 7,291
1 Political Science Research and Methods 2 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.4277
Formula score rank
83
Author median citations (A)
2,840 · percentile 12.2%
Citations per work (B)
61.45 · percentile 36.7%
Works / authors
66 / 51
 66 3,933 1.540× 1× 3,933
1 Political Psychology 9 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.8750
Formula score rank
31
Author median citations (A)
6,703 · percentile 61.1%
Citations per work (B)
98.08 · percentile 48.9%
Works / authors
61 / 31
 61 5,100 2.225× 1× 5,100
1 Comparative Politics 1 publication without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.7941
Formula score rank
41
Author median citations (A)
3,470 · percentile 14.4%
Citations per work (B)
368.94 · percentile 93.3%
Works / authors
54 / 37
 54 19,554 2.101× 1× 19,554
1 The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 7 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6657
Formula score rank
57
Author median citations (A)
6,628.5 · percentile 57.8%
Citations per work (B)
48.38 · percentile 23.3%
Works / authors
52 / 30
 52 2,177 1.904× 1× 2,177
1 Studies in Comparative International Development 10 publications without citation data
Formula evidence
Formula score
0.6215
Formula score rank
64
Author median citations (A)
3,501.5 · percentile 15.6%
Citations per work (B)
130.34 · percentile 61.1%
Works / authors
51 / 28
 51 5,344 1.837× 1× 5,344
1–30 of 1,372

Weighted citations = available citation counts × applied weight. A dash means no citation data; partial totals use the counts available.

Impact on department rankings

All journals currently use 1×. Choose Manual or Formula above to see how weighting changes department totals and ranks. Tied citation totals share a rank.

Department citation totals and ranks before and after weighting. All columns can be sorted.
DepartmentUnweighted citationsWeighted citationsCitation changeUnweighted rankWeighted rank
Harvard GovernmentScholar for 2726 publications, OpenAlex for 553, 1538 with no count 520,852 520,852 0 1 1
Columbia Political ScienceScholar for 2036 publications, OpenAlex for 524, 1814 with no count 478,662 478,662 0 2 2
Princeton PoliticsScholar for 1726 publications, OpenAlex for 474, 1009 with no count 294,474 294,474 0 3 3
Penn Political ScienceScholar for 1618 publications, OpenAlex for 251, 1057 with no count 261,373 261,373 0 4 4
Yale Political ScienceScholar for 1427 publications, OpenAlex for 103, 598 with no count 200,916 200,916 0 5 5
Dartmouth GovernmentScholar for 881 publications, OpenAlex for 150, 461 with no count 137,769 137,769 0 6 6
Brown Political ScienceScholar for 911 publications, OpenAlex for 351, 711 with no count 100,316 100,316 0 7 7
Cornell GovernmentScholar for 1137 publications, OpenAlex for 341, 876 with no count 90,439 90,439 0 8 8

Citation counts use Google Scholar where available, with OpenAlex as the fallback for CV-backed publications. Totals include available counts; a dash means no citation data.

Coverage and saved defaults

These rankings use all publication years, all academic ranks, and every visible department in the chosen field. Publications require CV or verified Google Scholar support. Citation counts prefer Scholar, with OpenAlex as the fallback for CV-supported works.

Missing citation counts stay unknown. Publications without a journal record use weight 1. The journal formula uses the same field-wide evidence whenever you select it in Department, Faculty, or Career analytics.

Saving changes your own version. Switching between All 1, Manual, and Formula keeps the other settings for later.