Populism

Aims & Scope

Populism is a peer-reviewed, international journal devoted to promoting transdisciplinary examination of populism in both historical and contemporary contexts.

The journal’s fundamental premise is that, while there is currently no coherent frame of analysis, most experts do agree that populism is a complex and variegated phenomenon that should be examined from different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches.

Moreover, there is general agreement about its growing importance in the social sciences and about the rather obvious etymological fact that it is predicated upon the positing of an antagonistic relationship between two collective entities: ‘the people’ and ‘the elites’.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.206

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20815

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	31

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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.

• Do We Need a Minimum Definition of Populism? An Appraisal of Mudde’s Conceptualization

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Carlos, Oscar

• Populist Attitudes among the French Yellow Vests

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Tristan, Chloé, Frédéric

• Economic Populism and Producerism: European Right-Wing Populist Parties in a Transatlantic Perspective

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Gilles, Oscar

• On Populism and Democracy

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Federico, Nadia

• The Dangerous Myth of Populism as a Thin Ideology

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Ralph

• Can We Win the War on Science? Understanding the Link between Political Populism and Anti-Science Politics

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Krisztián

• Mapping Antiglobalist Populism

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Manfred B.

• Biopolitical Populism in Poland: The Case of PiS

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Alexandra

• Antidemocratic Populism in Turkey after the July 2016 Coup Attempt

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Julius M.

• Where the Real People Meet the Real Elite

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Carola

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