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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning15.431
2 Habitat International11.716
3 Sustainable Development10.466
4 World Development10.460
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society7.801
6 Information Technology for Development7.518
7 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management7.360
8 Journal of Peasant Studies6.804
9 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development6.637
10 Climate and Development5.541
11 Housing Policy Debate4.667
12 Journal of Economic Policy Reform4.662
13 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.432
14 Growth and Change4.265
15 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement4.174
16 Development and Change3.877
17 European Journal of Development Research3.846
18 Journal of Environment & Development3.726
19 Journal of Agrarian Change3.679
20 Review of Development Economics3.617
21 World Bank Economic Review3.500
22 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.490
23 Third World Quarterly3.448
24 Society & Natural Resources3.164
25 Journal of International Development3.156
26 Development Southern Africa3.140
27 Development Policy Review2.865
28 Public Administration and Development2.773
29 Social Policy & Administration2.437
30 Journal of Development Studies2.276
31 Economic Development Quarterly2.237
32 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2.145
33 International Development Planning Review2.094
34 Studies in Comparative International Development1.901
35 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.781
36 Progress in Development Studies1.590
37 Journal of South Asian Development1.551
38 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.293
39 Community Development Journal1.162
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.791
41 Developing Economies0.497
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