Journal metric profile

Comparative Population Studies

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 22/50 Recorded category rank

Comparative Population Studies JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Comparative Population Studies is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by BUNDESINSTITUT BEVOELKERUNGSFORSCHUNG. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 22 out of 50 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 359 total citations, 17 total articles, 17 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.900, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.820.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 11.5 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Comparative Population Studies is identified in this record by print ISSN 1869-8980 and electronic ISSN 1869-8999. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameComparative Population Studies
Abbreviated journalCOMP POPUL STUD
PublisherBUNDESINSTITUT BEVOELKERUNGSFORSCHUNG
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,174
ISSN1869-8980
eISSN1869-8999
Total cites359
Total articles17
Citable items17
Cited half-life5.7 years
Citing half-life11.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.600
5-Year Impact Factor1.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.820
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank22/50
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Comparative Population Studies?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Comparative Population Studies is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Comparative Population Studies?

Comparative Population Studies is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Comparative Population Studies?

Comparative Population Studies is listed as being published by BUNDESINSTITUT BEVOELKERUNGSFORSCHUNG.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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