Development Studies: Journal Rankings

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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	50
2	World Development	45
3	Habitat International	37
4	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	30
5	Long Range Planning	29
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	22
7	Information Technology for Development	19
8	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	17
-	Growth and Change	17
-	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	17
-	European Journal of Development Research	17
12	Climate and Development	16
-	Review of Development Economics	16
-	Third World Quarterly	16
15	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	15
18	Journal of Development Studies	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
20	Development Policy Review	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	13
-	Journal of International Development	13
-	Development and Change	13
25	World Bank Economic Review	12
-	Social Policy & Administration	12
27	Development Southern Africa	11
-	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	11
29	Journal of Environment & Development	10
30	Public Administration and Development	9
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	9
32	Progress in Development Studies	8
-	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	International Development Planning Review	8
35	Journal of South Asian Development	6
-	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	6
-	Community Development Journal	6
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	6
40	Developing Economies	4
-	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	4