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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	World Development	55
2	Sustainable Development	47
3	Habitat International	35
4	Long Range Planning	29
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	20
7	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	19
-	Growth and Change	19
-	Information Technology for Development	19
10	Social Policy & Administration	18
11	European Journal of Development Research	17
-	Climate and Development	17
13	Third World Quarterly	16
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	16
-	Housing Policy Debate	16
16	Development and Change	15
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	15
-	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	15
19	Journal of Development Studies	14
20	Development Policy Review	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	13
-	Journal of International Development	13
-	Society & Natural Resources	13
25	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	12
26	Development Southern Africa	11
-	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	11
-	World Bank Economic Review	11
29	Studies in Comparative International Development	9
-	Journal of Environment & Development	9
-	Public Administration and Development	9
32	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	International Development Planning Review	8
34	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
-	Journal of South Asian Development	7
36	Community Development Journal	6
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Developing Economies	6
39	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	5