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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning14.767
2 Habitat International11.328
3 Sustainable Development10.526
4 World Development10.181
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.573
6 Information Technology for Development8.029
7 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management7.071
8 Journal of Peasant Studies6.570
9 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development6.526
10 Climate and Development5.495
11 Housing Policy Debate4.744
12 Growth and Change4.570
13 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.522
14 Journal of Economic Policy Reform4.419
15 Development and Change4.226
16 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement4.016
17 European Journal of Development Research3.868
18 Third World Quarterly3.708
19 Journal of Agrarian Change3.662
20 Review of Development Economics3.553
21 Journal of Environment & Development3.534
22 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.373
23 World Bank Economic Review3.333
24 Society & Natural Resources3.139
25 Development Southern Africa3.123
26 Journal of International Development3.048
27 Development Policy Review2.926
28 Public Administration and Development2.657
29 Social Policy & Administration2.449
30 Journal of Development Studies2.279
31 Economic Development Quarterly2.136
32 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2.055
33 International Development Planning Review2.020
34 Studies in Comparative International Development1.811
35 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.703
36 Progress in Development Studies1.654
37 Journal of South Asian Development1.455
38 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.327
39 Community Development Journal1.230
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.757
41 Developing Economies0.479
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