Bibliometric analysis of Social Science Japan Journal (published by Oxford University Press) using Scopus and other resources.

1. JOURNAL analysis
Social Science Japan Journal
(SSJJ)
Published by Oxford University Press
November 2018
K. Ono
Bibliometric

2. By
Year
The Scopus
coverage of the
journal starts in
1998

3. By Year

4. By
Author

7. Keyword groups
HISTORY
Post-war (15), Social Hisotry
(9), Historical Perspective (8),
Political History (7), War (6),
Colonialism or Colonization
(6), Imperialism (3), Comfort
Women (2) and others
POLITICS
Democracy (12), Party Politics
(12), Election (11), Ideology
(8), Political Participation (5),
Electoral System (4), Political
Conflict (3), Voting Behavior
(3) and others
GENDER
Gender issue (10),
Women’s status (8),
Gender role (4),
Feminism (3) and others
LABOR
Employment (16), Labor
Market (9), Working
Conditions (9), Labor
Policy (5),
Unemployment (4)
POLICY
Education (6), Child Care
(4), Policy Making (4),
Elderly Care (4), Financial
Market (3) and others
*The number in parenthesys indicates the number of articles.

8. Top five most frequently cited articles
Author Title Publica
tion
year
# of citations in
Scopus (as of
November 2018)
Genda, Y. Jobless youths and the NEET problem in Japan 2007 36
Oswara, M. People in irregular modes of employment: Are they
really not subject to discrimination?
2001 32
Osawa, M. Government approaches to gender equality in the mid-
1990s*
2000 32
Daliot-Bul, M. Japan brand strategy: The taming of “Cool Japan” and
the challenges of cultural planning in a postmodern
age
2009 31
Hirata, K. Beached whales: Examining Japan’s rejection of an
international norm
2004 29
*One of the “Top 20 articles recommended by SSJJ readers”

9. Journal ranking