Europe-Asia Studies

Aims & Scope

Europe-Asia Studies is the principal academic journal in the world focusing on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former 'communist bloc' of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia.

At the same time, the journal explores the economic, political and social transformation of these countries and the changing character of their relationships with the rest of Europe and Asia.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.586

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9904

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	447

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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, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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.

• Economic Transformation Outside the Law: Corruption, Trust in Public Institutions and the Informal Economy in Transition Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Claire, Rossalina

• Catching the ‘Shanghai Spirit’: How the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Promotes Authoritarian Norms in Central Asia

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Thomas

• The evolution of business – state interaction in Russia: From state capture to business capture?

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Andrei

• National Identity in Ukraine: Impact of Euromaidan and the War

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Volodymyr

• From Soviet<i>Nomenklatura</i>to Russian Élite

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Olga, Stephen

• Capture or Exchange? Business Lobbying in Russia

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Timothy

• The European Neighbourhood Policy: Conditionality Revisited for the EU's Eastern Neighbours

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Gwendolyn

• The Regional Roots of Electoral Authoritarianism in Russia

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Grigorii V.

• Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan as Post-Soviet Rentier States: Resource Incomes and Autocracy as a Double ‘Curse’in Post-Soviet Regimes

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Anja, Andrea, Gurban

• Competing Rationalities: Russia, the EU and the ‘Shared Neighbourhood’

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Derek

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