Ageing and Society

Aims & Scope

Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts.

It draws contributions and has readers from many disciplines including gerontology, sociology, demography, psychology, economics, medicine, social policy and the humanities.

Ageing & Society promotes high-quality original research which is relevant to an international audience to encourage the exchange of ideas across the broad audience of multidisciplinary academics and practitioners working in the field of ageing.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.159

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3779

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1567

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Medicine, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Towards a Theory of Dementia Care: Personhood and Well-being

  Citation: 819

  Authors: Tom, Kathleen

• Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people: a systematic review of health promotion interventions

  Citation: 726

  Authors: MIMA, MARTIN, JOHN, ALISON

• A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life

  Citation: 588

  Authors: KATHRYN BETTS, SYLVIA, HEEHYUL

• The Process of Successful Ageing

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Margret M., Laura L.

• Quality of life from the perspectives of older people

  Citation: 479

  Authors: ZAHAVA, ANN

• Age and loneliness in 25 European nations

  Citation: 422

  Authors: KEMING, CHRISTINA

• The Construction and Deconstruction of Self in Alzheimer's Disease

  Citation: 416

  Authors: Steve R., Rom

• Older adults' use of information and communications technology in everyday life

  Citation: 415

  Authors: NEIL, STEPHEN, JOHN, LOUISE

• The prevalence of, and risk factors for, loneliness in later life: a survey of older people in Great Britain

  Citation: 391

  Authors: CHRISTINA R., SASHA J., ANN, JOHN

• The Dialectics of Dementia: With Particular Reference to Alzheimer's Disease

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Tom

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