World Economy

Aims & Scope

The World Economy is a vital resource for researchers, analysts and policy-advisors interested in trade policy and other open economy issues embracing international trade and the environment, international finance, and trade and development.

The journal also considers related areas such as economies in transition and development economics, making The World Economy an essential reference for in-depth knowledge on and up-to-date coverage of international economic relations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.803

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	87

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6758

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1321

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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 Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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.

• Exports and Productivity: A Survey of the Evidence from Firm‐level Data

  Citation: 962

  Authors: Joachim

• Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability

  Citation: 686

  Authors: Elizabeth

• Institutional Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Agnès, Maylis, Thierry

• Supply‐chain Trade: A Portrait of Global Patterns and Several Testable Hypotheses

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Richard, Javier

• Natural Resources and Economic Growth: The Role of Investment

  Citation: 409

  Authors: Thorvaldur, Gylfi

• How renewable energy consumption lower global CO₂ emissions? Evidence from countries with different income levels

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Kangyin, Xiucheng, Qingzhe

• Proper Econometric Specification of the Gravity Model

  Citation: 351

  Authors: Laszlo

• The World Trade Network

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Luca, Lucia

• On the Causal Links Between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Henrik, John

• The Evidence on Globalisation

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Niklas

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