New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Habitat International12.485
2 Long Range Planning12.036
3 Information Technology for Development11.901
4 World Development10.579
5 Sustainable Development9.994
6 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.661
7 Journal of Peasant Studies7.461
8 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management6.660
9 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development6.647
10 Climate and Development5.789
11 Development and Change4.903
12 Journal of Economic Policy Reform4.500
13 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.391
14 World Bank Economic Review4.065
15 Housing Policy Debate3.965
16 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement3.871
17 Journal of Environment & Development3.777
18 Review of Development Economics3.654
19 Development Policy Review3.589
20 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.572
- Journal of International Development3.572
22 Journal of Agrarian Change3.544
23 Third World Quarterly3.301
24 Society & Natural Resources3.222
25 Public Administration and Development3.191
26 European Journal of Development Research3.009
27 Social Policy & Administration3.000
28 Studies in Comparative International Development2.746
29 Development Southern Africa2.742
30 International Development Planning Review2.540
31 Economic Development Quarterly2.500
32 Growth and Change2.464
33 Journal of South Asian Development2.131
34 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2.124
35 Journal of Development Effectiveness2.011
36 Journal of Development Studies1.997
37 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.693
38 Progress in Development Studies1.612
39 Community Development Journal1.429
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies1.020
41 Developing Economies0.505
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