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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	54
2	World Development	43
3	Habitat International	42
4	Long Range Planning	30
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	27
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	25
7	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	20
8	Information Technology for Development	19
-	Review of Development Economics	19
10	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	18
-	Climate and Development	18
12	Third World Quarterly	16
-	Development Policy Review	16
-	Growth and Change	16
-	Journal of Development Studies	16
16	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	15
-	Social Policy & Administration	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	15
-	Journal of International Development	15
21	Development and Change	14
-	European Journal of Development Research	14
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
25	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
26	World Bank Economic Review	12
27	Development Southern Africa	11
-	Public Administration and Development	11
-	Journal of Environment & Development	11
30	Economic Development Quarterly	9
-	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	9
32	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
37	Community Development Journal	6
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
39	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	5
-	Journal of South Asian Development	5
41	Developing Economies	4