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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning13.106
2 Habitat International12.129
3 Information Technology for Development10.621
4 World Development10.277
5 Sustainable Development10.093
6 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.990
7 Journal of Peasant Studies8.319
8 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development6.769
9 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management6.551
10 Climate and Development5.780
11 Journal of Economic Policy Reform4.873
12 Housing Policy Debate4.683
13 Development and Change4.500
14 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.105
15 World Bank Economic Review4.044
16 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement3.888
17 Journal of Environment & Development3.752
18 Journal of Agrarian Change3.605
19 Review of Development Economics3.475
20 Journal of International Development3.413
21 Third World Quarterly3.374
22 European Journal of Development Research3.345
23 Development Policy Review3.272
24 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.176
25 Public Administration and Development3.160
26 Society & Natural Resources3.144
27 Social Policy & Administration2.980
28 Studies in Comparative International Development2.694
29 Development Southern Africa2.583
30 Growth and Change2.366
31 Economic Development Quarterly2.299
32 International Development Planning Review2.208
33 Journal of Development Studies2.097
34 Journal of South Asian Development1.882
35 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities1.855
36 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.815
37 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.622
38 Progress in Development Studies1.556
39 Community Development Journal1.399
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.899
41 Developing Economies0.481
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