European Sociological Review

Aims & Scope

The European Sociological Review publishes original research articles in all fields of Sociology.

ESR is the flagship journal of the European Consortium for Sociological Research and shares in the Consortium's mission to foster sociological research that combines analytical theory and stringent empirical analysis to contribute to a cumulative and generalising body of knowledge on the social world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.515

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	115

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2345

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	733

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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 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.

• Logistic Regression: Why We Cannot Do What We Think We Can Do, and What We Can Do About It

  Citation: 2406

  Authors: C.

• Predicting Cross-National Levels of Social Trust: Global Pattern or Nordic Exceptionalism?

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Jan, Kenneth

• Educational systems and labor market outcomes

  Citation: 650

  Authors: JUTTA

• Multilevel Modelling of Country Effects: A Cautionary Tale

  Citation: 640

  Authors: Mark L., Stephen P.

• Ethnic Exclusionism in European Countries. Public Opposition to Civil Rights for Legal Migrants as a Response to Perceived Ethnic Threat

  Citation: 634

  Authors: P.

• Environmental Attitudes in Cross-National Perspective: A Multilevel Analysis of the ISSP 1993 and 2000

  Citation: 550

  Authors: A., R.

• Worlds of Welfare and Attitudes to Redistribution: A Comparison of Eight Western Nations

  Citation: 536

  Authors: S.

• Anti-Immigrant Attitudes in Europe: Outgroup Size and Perceived Ethnic Threat

  Citation: 501

  Authors: S. L.

• Public Attitudes toward Welfare State Policies: A Comparative Analysis of 24 Nations

  Citation: 477

  Authors: M.

• Why You Should <i>Always</i> Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction

  Citation: 418

  Authors: Jan Paul, Merlin

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