Table 2 Most relevant journals with publication counts and citation frequencies.

From: Global soft power in the 21st century: a two-decade global perspective

Most relevant journals

Most locally cited journal

Journal names

Articles (f)

Journal names

Citation frequency

International Journal of Cultural Policy

48

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

465

International Journal of the History of Sport

31

Foreign Affairs

461

International Affairs

24

Journal of Contemporary China

414

International Journal of Communication

24

International Organization

400

Journal of Contemporary China

20

Foreign Policy

398

Asian Perspective

17

International Affairs

297

International Politics

17

International Security

281

Journal of Asian and African Studies

17

Journal of Communication

280

Sustainability

17

The Chinese Journal of International Politics

249

Europe-Asia Studies

15

Asian Survey

239

International Communication Gazette

15

International Journal of Cultural Policy

233

Pacific Affairs

15

Third World Quarterly

229

  1. Authors based on WoS Documents 1557 (1386 articles, 134 book reviews, and 37 reviews).