Development Studies: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The 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	Papers
1	Sustainable Development	2508
2	World Development	1186
3	Habitat International	910
4	Third World Quarterly	735
5	Journal of Development Studies	683
6	Review of Development Economics	564
7	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	507
8	Journal of International Development	469
9	Social Policy & Administration	459
10	Society & Natural Resources	395
11	Journal of Peasant Studies	392
12	Climate and Development	339
13	Development Policy Review	313
14	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	289
15	Growth and Change	262
16	Long Range Planning	261
17	Development and Change	255
18	Economic Development and Cultural Change	253
19	Public Administration and Development	249
20	Journal of Agrarian Change	237
21	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	233
22	European Journal of Development Research	212
23	Community Development Journal	208
24	Housing Policy Debate	207
25	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	199
26	Development Southern Africa	196
27	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	191
28	World Bank Economic Review	186
29	Developing Economies	185
30	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	175
31	Information Technology for Development	152
32	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	148
33	Studies in Comparative International Development	144
34	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	135
-	Journal of Environment & Development	135
36	Economic Development Quarterly	117
37	International Development Planning Review	106
38	Progress in Development Studies	100
39	Journal of Development Effectiveness	93
40	Journal of South Asian Development	82
41	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	80