Getty Research Journal

Aims & Scope

The Getty Research Journal features the work of art historians, museum curators, and conservators around the world as part of the Getty’s mission to promote the presentation, conservation, and interpretation of the world's artistic legacy.

Articles present original scholarship related to the Getty’s collections, initiatives, and research.

The journal is now available in a variety of digital formats: electronic issues are available on the JSTOR platform, and the e-Book Edition for iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android, or computer is available for download.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.111

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28306

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

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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, 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.

• Historicity, Achronicity, and the Materiality of Cultures in Colonial Brazil

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Amy J.

• Vitreous Views: Materiality and Mediality of Glass in Qing China through a Transcultural Prism

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Lihong

• The Face of China: Photography's Role in Shaping Image, 1860—1920

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sarah E.

• Rasheed Araeen, Live Art, and Radical Politics in Britain

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Courtney J.

• Dioramas in the Making: Caspar Mayer and Franz Boas in the Contact Zone(s)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Noémie

• The Transparency of Color: Aesthetics, Materials, and Practices of Hand Coloring Photographs between Rochester and Yokohama

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ann-Sophie

• Parsi Patronage of the Urheimat

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Talinn

• Rethinking Provenance Research

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Christian, Meike

• Critic and Catalyst: Pauline Gibling Schindler (1893–1977)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Thomas S.

• Process and Collaboration in a Seventeenth-Century Polychrome Sculpture: Luisa Roldán and Tomás de los Arcos

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Jane, Mari-Tere

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