Irish Historical Studies

Aims & Scope

This journal is published jointly by the Irish Historical Society and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies.

Published twice a year, Irish Historical Studies covers all areas of Irish history, including the medieval period.

We thank William E.

Vaughn of the management committee of Irish Historical Studies for his permission to republish the following two articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.165

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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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.

• The Whiteboy movement, 1761-5

  Citation: 59

  Authors: James S.

• Nationalism and historical scholarship in modern Ireland

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Brendan

• Irish Emigration in the Later Nineteenth Century

  Citation: 29

  Authors: David

• British conservative opinion, the Ulster question, and the partition of Ireland, 1912-21

  Citation: 29

  Authors: D. G.

• Briton and Scythian: Tudor representations of Irish origins

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Andrew

• The ‘Irish’ policeman and the Empire: influencing the policing of the British Empire–Commonwealth

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Georgina

• The Carrigan Committee of 1930-31 and the ‘moral condition of the Saorstát’

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Mark

• Defence and the role of Erskine Childers in the treaty negotiations of 1921

  Citation: 16

  Authors: F.M.A.

• Probing the boundaries of Irish memory: from postmemory to prememory and back

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Guy

• The origins of the act of union: an examination of unionist opinion in Britain and Ireland, 1650-1800

  Citation: 15

  Authors: James

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