New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
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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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Sustainable Development63
2 Habitat International44
3 World Development43
4 Long Range Planning26
5 Journal of Peasant Studies25
6 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management24
7 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development21
- Information Technology for Development21
9 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society20
- Review of Development Economics20
11 Third World Quarterly19
- Climate and Development19
13 Development and Change16
- Journal of International Development16
15 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement14
- Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning14
- Social Policy & Administration14
- Economic Development and Cultural Change14
- Journal of Agrarian Change14
- Journal of Development Studies14
21 Housing Policy Debate13
- Society & Natural Resources13
- World Bank Economic Review13
24 Public Administration and Development12
- Development Policy Review12
- Journal of Environment & Development12
27 European Journal of Development Research11
- Growth and Change11
29 Development Southern Africa10
- Journal of Economic Policy Reform10
31 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities9
- Studies in Comparative International Development9
33 International Development Planning Review8
- Journal of South Asian Development8
35 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement7
- Community Development Journal7
- Economic Development Quarterly7
- IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies7
39 Journal of Development Effectiveness6
- Progress in Development Studies6
41 Developing Economies5
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