New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Public Administration

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 Journal of European Public Policy9.841
2 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory9.256
3 Climate Policy8.926
4 Policy and Society8.453
5 Public Management Review7.854
6 Public Administration7.714
7 Public Administration Review7.278
8 Policy Sciences6.799
9 Public Personnel Management6.624
10 Public Policy and Administration6.619
11 Public Performance & Management Review5.924
12 Policy and Politics5.900
13 Regulation & Governance5.531
14 Journal of Chinese Governance5.424
15 Review of Policy Research5.302
16 American Review of Public Administration5.070
17 Science and Public Policy4.899
18 Review of Public Personnel Administration4.853
19 Policy Studies Journal4.558
20 Journal of Accounting and Public Policy4.371
21 Journal of European Social Policy4.362
22 International Review of Administrative Sciences4.293
23 Administration & Society4.262
24 Policy Studies4.198
25 Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions4.184
26 International Public Management Journal4.078
27 Critical Policy Studies3.538
28 Public Money & Management3.384
29 Journal of Public Policy3.373
30 Australian Journal of Public Administration3.227
31 Local Government Studies3.195
32 Public Administration and Development3.145
33 Journal of Social Policy3.127
34 Nonprofit Management & Leadership3.112
35 Social Policy & Administration3.048
36 Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis2.944
37 Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space2.926
38 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management2.663
39 Canadian Public Policy-Analyse de Politiques2.097
40 Human Service Organizations Management Leadership & Governance2.078
41 Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique du Canada1.919
42 Contemporary Economic Policy1.901
43 Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences1.100
44 Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government0.130
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