Ars Orientalis

Aims & Scope

Each fall the Freer and Sackler publishes, with the University of Michigan, a journal of the latest research in art of the Middle East and Asia.

Titled Ars Orientalis, the journal is a collection of scholarship that crosses academic disciplines and aims to connect researchers, institutions, and ideas using one central theme per volume.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.103

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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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 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.

• Introduction: Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose: The Afterlives of Japanese Material Culture

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Halle

• Review: Interwoven, A Digital Public Platform To Connect Artworks Across Museums

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Deepthi

• The Afterlives of Dolls: On the Productive Death of Terminal Commodities

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Fabio

• Defining Raku Ceramics: Translations, Elisions, Evolutions

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Morgan

• Refurbish, Reconsecrate, Repurpose: Handling Old and Incinerated Icons in Medieval Japan

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Benedetta

• Invader Enthroned: The Indian Portraits of Nadir Shah and Their Local and British Collectors

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Janet

• From Private to Public: The Movement of Pahari Paintings from Royal Collections to the Chandigarh Museum in Post-Independence India

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Vrinda

• Jananne Al-Ani in Conversation

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Jananne, Massumeh

• Making Memories: The Conceptual Reuse of the Kakuanji KokÅ«zō Bosatsu Sculpture

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Hillary

• Xenophobia and Resignation in the Wake of the Mongol Conquest: Topical Allusions in Gong Kai’s Zhong Kui Scroll

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Shi-yee

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