German Studies Review

Aims & Scope

German Studies Review (GSR) is the scholarly journal of the German Studies Association (GSA), the world's largest academic association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the German-speaking countries.

Recent issues have covered topics from Alexander von Humboldt and postcolonial theory to Krupp housing estates in the Ruhr Valley to the popularity of German gangsta rap.

A peer-reviewed journal, GSR includes articles and book reviews on the history, literature, culture, and politics of the German-speaking areas of Europe encompassing primarily, but not exclusively, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30030

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	23

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

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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.

• Friedrich Ratzel and the Origins of Lebensraum

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Woodruff D.

• German Radical Feminism and Eugenics, 1900-1908

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ann Taylor

• Out on a Limb: Military Medicine, Heinrich von Kleist, and the Disarticulated Body

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Stefani

• Feminism and Eugenics in Germany and Britain, 1900-1940: A Comparative Perspective

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ann Taylor

• Opposing Oppositions: Turkish-German Questions in Contemporary German Studies

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Leslie A.

• The Origins of the German Volk: Cultural Purity and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Germany

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Brian

• The Fate of Mixed Blood Children in Germany

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Reiner

• From the Beer Halls to the Halls of Power: The Cult of Bismarck and the Legitimization of a New German Right, 1898-1945

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Richard

• Progress through Racial Extermination: Social Darwinism, Eugenics, and Pacifism in Germany, 1860-1918

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Richard

• Theories of Complexity, Complexities of Theory: Habermas, Luhmann, and the Study of Social Systems

  Citation: 15

  Authors: William

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