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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	55
2	Habitat International	43
3	World Development	40
4	Long Range Planning	28
-	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	25
7	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	21
8	Review of Development Economics	19
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	19
-	Climate and Development	19
11	Third World Quarterly	18
-	Information Technology for Development	18
13	Journal of International Development	17
14	Social Policy & Administration	16
-	Journal of Development Studies	16
16	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	15
-	Growth and Change	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
19	Journal of Agrarian Change	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
-	Development Policy Review	14
22	European Journal of Development Research	13
-	Development and Change	13
-	World Bank Economic Review	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
26	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	12
-	Public Administration and Development	12
28	Journal of Environment & Development	11
29	Development Southern Africa	10
30	Economic Development Quarterly	9
31	International Development Planning Review	8
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	8
-	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	8
34	Studies in Comparative International Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
36	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	6
-	Community Development Journal	6
-	Journal of South Asian Development	6
39	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	5
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	5
41	Developing Economies	4