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The Most-Cited Articles in JPR

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  • NILS PETTER GLEDITSCH

    (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo)

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The most-cited articles in JPR are listed based on citations in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) for the period 1972-92. The number of citations does not measure quality, but provides a measure of the use which the research community makes of an article. If good articles are to be used they must also be visible and a widely circulated journal is the best vehicle for achieving this. The SSCI has a US bias, but includes citations from other countries and also from languages other than English. Judging from the articles at the top of the list, JPR's foremost user community is found within a quantitatively oriented school of international relations, but other communities can also be discerned. The role of the Journal's founding father, Johan Galtung, was of inestimable importance in the first years of JPR's life. It remains important today, but less so. However, his old JPR articles retain considerable importance for Galtung's continued visibility in the scholarly community.

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  • Nils Petter Gleditsch, 1993. "The Most-Cited Articles in JPR," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 30(4), pages 445-449, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joupea:v:30:y:1993:i:4:p:445-449
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