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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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 H4-Index
1 Sustainable Development61
2 Habitat International44
3 World Development42
4 Long Range Planning27
5 Journal of Peasant Studies24
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management24
7 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development21
8 Review of Development Economics20
9 Third World Quarterly19
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society19
- Climate and Development19
- Information Technology for Development19
13 Social Policy & Administration16
- Journal of International Development16
15 Development and Change15
16 Housing Policy Debate14
- Journal of Development Studies14
18 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement13
- Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning13
- Public Administration and Development13
- Economic Development and Cultural Change13
- Journal of Agrarian Change13
- Society & Natural Resources13
24 Development Policy Review12
- World Bank Economic Review12
26 Growth and Change11
- Journal of Environment & Development11
28 Development Southern Africa10
- European Journal of Development Research10
- Journal of Economic Policy Reform10
31 Studies in Comparative International Development9
32 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities8
33 Community Development Journal7
- Economic Development Quarterly7
- International Development Planning Review7
- Journal of South Asian Development7
- Progress in Development Studies7
38 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement6
- IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies6
- Journal of Development Effectiveness6
41 Developing Economies5
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