New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Development Studies

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning12.774
2 Habitat International12.248
3 Information Technology for Development11.132
4 World Development10.361
5 Sustainable Development9.921
6 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.194
7 Journal of Peasant Studies7.395
8 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development6.619
9 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management6.615
10 Climate and Development5.540
11 Journal of Economic Policy Reform4.938
12 Development and Change4.573
13 Housing Policy Debate4.367
14 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.251
15 World Bank Economic Review3.995
16 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement3.657
17 Review of Development Economics3.491
18 Journal of Environment & Development3.481
19 Journal of International Development3.463
20 Journal of Agrarian Change3.388
21 Development Policy Review3.351
22 Third World Quarterly3.348
23 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.336
24 Society & Natural Resources3.162
25 Public Administration and Development3.145
26 European Journal of Development Research3.071
27 Social Policy & Administration3.048
28 Studies in Comparative International Development2.715
29 Development Southern Africa2.556
30 Economic Development Quarterly2.368
31 Growth and Change2.355
32 International Development Planning Review2.264
33 Journal of South Asian Development2.049
34 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities1.949
35 Journal of Development Studies1.941
36 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.882
37 Progress in Development Studies1.670
38 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.667
39 Community Development Journal1.365
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.959
41 Developing Economies0.503
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