Development Studies

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Long Range Planning14
2 World Development12
3 Habitat International11
4 Sustainable Development9
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8
6 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning7
- Information Technology for Development7
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management7
- Climate and Development7
10 Journal of Peasant Studies6
11 European Journal of Development Research5
- African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement5
- Entrepreneurship and Regional Development5
- Growth and Change5
- Housing Policy Debate5
16 Third World Quarterly4
- Development and Change4
- Journal of Agrarian Change4
19 Development Southern Africa3
- Economic Development Quarterly3
- Journal of Economic Policy Reform3
- Public Administration and Development3
- Economic Development and Cultural Change3
- Journal of Environment & Development3
- Journal of International Development3
- Review of Development Economics3
- Society & Natural Resources3
- World Bank Economic Review3
29 International Development Planning Review2
- Journal of Development Effectiveness2
- Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2
- Social Policy & Administration2
- Studies in Comparative International Development2
- Development Policy Review2
- Journal of Development Studies2
- Journal of South Asian Development2
- Progress in Development Studies2
38 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies1
- Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1
- Community Development Journal1
41 Developing Economies0
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