New: Think Tank Rankings 2025
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(Using publications from roughly 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
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1 Annual Review of Political Science ca. 9.5
2 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 6.3
3 Policy and Society ca. 6.1
4 Environmental Politics ca. 5.9
5 American Political Science Review ca. 5.8
6 American Journal of Political Science ca. 5.6
7 Political Analysis ca. 5.4
8 Public Administration ca. 5.1
- Political Communication ca. 5.1
10 Contemporary Security Policy ca. 5
11 Policy Studies Journal ca. 4.9
- Political Geography ca. 4.9
13 British Journal of Political Science ca. 4.7
14 South European Society and Politics ca. 4.6
- New Political Economy ca. 4.6
16 Perspectives on Politics ca. 4.5
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.5
- International Organization ca. 4.5
19 International Journal of Press-Politics ca. 4.3
20 Current History ca. 4.2
- European Journal of Political Research ca. 4.2
22 Review of International Organizations ca. 4
- Global Environmental Politics ca. 4
24 Journal of Politics ca. 3.8
- Regulation & Governance ca. 3.8
26 Journal of Chinese Governance ca. 3.7
27 West European Politics ca. 3.6
- European Security ca. 3.6
- Policy and Internet ca. 3.6
30 Politics & Gender ca. 3.5
- Review of International Political Economy ca. 3.5
- Political Psychology ca. 3.5
- Journal of Chinese Political Science ca. 3.5
34 British Journal of Politics & International Relations ca. 3.4
- Comparative Political Studies ca. 3.4
- Geopolitics ca. 3.4
- International Studies Review ca. 3.4
38 Political Behavior ca. 3.3
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies ca. 3.3
40 Review of Policy Research ca. 3.2
- Government and Opposition ca. 3.2
42 East European Politics ca. 3.1
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions ca. 3.1
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics ca. 3.1
- Journal of European Integration ca. 3.1
- Policy and Politics ca. 3.1
- Journal of Peace Research ca. 3.1
48 Post-Soviet Affairs ca. 3
49 Democratization ca. 2.9
50 Political Studies ca. 2.8
51 Politics & Society ca. 2.7
- Public Opinion Quarterly ca. 2.7
53 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ca. 2.6
- International Political Sociology ca. 2.6
- Political Science Research and Methods ca. 2.6
- Socio-Economic Review ca. 2.6
57 Politische Vierteljahresschrift ca. 2.5
- Journal of International Relations and Development ca. 2.5
- International Studies Quarterly ca. 2.5
- European Political Science Review ca. 2.5
- World Politics ca. 2.5
- Politics ca. 2.5
63 Scandinavian Political Studies ca. 2.4
- Legislative Studies Quarterly ca. 2.4
- European Journal of Political Economy ca. 2.4
- Social Movement Studies ca. 2.4
- Critical Policy Studies ca. 2.4
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics ca. 2.4
69 Comparative Politics ca. 2.3
- Territory Politics Governance ca. 2.3
- Electoral Studies ca. 2.3
72 African Affairs ca. 2.2
- Comparative European Politics ca. 2.2
- European Union Politics ca. 2.2
- Party Politics ca. 2.2
- Public Choice ca. 2.2
- Journal of Conflict Resolution ca. 2.2
78 Politics and Governance ca. 2.1
- Journal of Public Policy ca. 2.1
- Parliamentary Affairs ca. 2.1
- Philosophy & Public Affairs ca. 2.1
- International Theory ca. 2.1
- Terrorism and Political Violence ca. 2.1
- German Politics ca. 2.1
- Political Research Quarterly ca. 2.1
- Journal of Political Philosophy ca. 2.1
- Cooperation and Conflict ca. 2.1
88 Problems of Post-Communism ca. 2
- Nations and Nationalism ca. 2
- Research & Politics ca. 2
- Contemporary Politics ca. 2
- Journal of Strategic Studies ca. 2
93 European Political Science ca. 1.9
- Acta Politica ca. 1.9
- Local Government Studies ca. 1.9
- International Journal of Transitional Justice ca. 1.9
- International Feminist Journal of Politics ca. 1.9
- Citizenship Studies ca. 1.9
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine ca. 1.9
- Survival ca. 1.9
101 Publius-The Journal of Federalism ca. 1.8
- Social Science Quarterly ca. 1.8
- PS-Political Science & Politics ca. 1.8
- Global Policy ca. 1.8
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies ca. 1.8
- Political Studies Review ca. 1.8
- American Politics Research ca. 1.8
108 Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs ca. 1.7
- Critical Review ca. 1.7
- Armed Forces & Society ca. 1.7
111 Mediterranean Politics ca. 1.6
- Swiss Political Science Review ca. 1.6
- Journal of Human Rights ca. 1.6
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity ca. 1.6
- Review of African Political Economy ca. 1.6
- Politics Philosophy & Economics ca. 1.6
- International Political Science Review ca. 1.6
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties ca. 1.6
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism ca. 1.6
120 Latin American Politics and Society ca. 1.5
- Politics and Religion ca. 1.5
- Political Quarterly ca. 1.5
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy ca. 1.5
- British Politics ca. 1.5
125 Economics & Politics ca. 1.4
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly ca. 1.4
- Revista de Ciencia Politica ca. 1.4
128 International Journal of Public Opinion Research ca. 1.3
- Australian Journal of Political Science ca. 1.3
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs ca. 1.3
- Politics Groups and Identities ca. 1.3
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies ca. 1.3
133 Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique ca. 1.2
- Political Science ca. 1.2
- Europe-Asia Studies ca. 1.2
- Studies in Comparative International Development ca. 1.2
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy ca. 1.2
- Journal of Political Ideologies ca. 1.2
139 Ethics & International Affairs ca. 1.1
- Polity ca. 1.1
- Political Science Quarterly ca. 1.1
- Irish Political Studies ca. 1.1
- Peacebuilding ca. 1.1
144 East European Politics and Societies ca. 1
- Political Theory ca. 1
- Studies in American Political Development ca. 1
- Japanese Journal of Political Science ca. 1
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory ca. 1
149 International Politics ca. 0.9
- Contemporary Southeast Asia ca. 0.9
151 Intelligence and National Security ca. 0.8
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics ca. 0.8
153 Latin American Perspectives ca. 0.7
- Journal of Cold War Studies ca. 0.7
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 0.7
- Journal of Theoretical Politics ca. 0.7
- Presidential Studies Quarterly ca. 0.7
- Revista de Estudios Politicos ca. 0.7
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional ca. 0.7
160 Australian Journal of Politics and History ca. 0.6
- Politikon ca. 0.6
- Politics Religion & Ideology ca. 0.6
- Historia y Politica ca. 0.6
164 Revue d'Economie Politique ca. 0.5
- European History Quarterly ca. 0.5
166 Politicka Ekonomie ca. 0.4
- Ethics & Global Politics ca. 0.4
- Journal of Policy History ca. 0.4
- Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government ca. 0.4
170 Telos ca. 0.3
171 Austrian Journal of Political Science ca. 0.2
172 Politix ca. 0.1
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