T'oung Pao

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1890, T’oung Pao has long been the leading scholarly journal on all aspects of traditional China.

In the course of its existence, it has featured a wide range of formative contributions to Sinology by almost all major scholars in this field of ever-increasing importance.

Peer-reviewed, under the guidance of its main editors, T'oung Pao regularly presents the best new scholarship on China and also includes an extensive book review section.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.143

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25066

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	14

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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.

• Were there “Inner Chapters” in the Warring States? A New Examination of Evidence about the Zhuangzi

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Esther

• CONSTRUCTING LINEAGES AND INVENTING TRADITIONS THROUGH EXEMPLARY FIGURES IN EARLY CHINA

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Mark, Michael

• Buddhist Influence On Early Taoism

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Erik

• Cosmos and Computation in Early Chinese Mathematical Astronomy

  Citation: 29

  Authors: N.

• Disputers of Abdication: Zhanguo Egalitarianism and the Sovereign's Power

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Yuri

• THE GREAT ONE, WATER, AND THE LAOZI: NEW LIGHT FROM GUODIAN

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Sarah

• RITUAL, TEXT, AND THE FORMATION OF THE CANON: HISTORICAL TRANSITIONS OF WEN IN EARLY CHINA

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Martin

• Horner's Method in Chinese Mathematics : Its Origins in the Root-Extraction Procedures of the Han Dynasty

  Citation: 21

  Authors: L., Joseph

• A Sogdian Colony in Inner Mongolia

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Edwin G.

• The Early History of Lead Pigments and Cosmetics in China

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Edward H.

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