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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	60
2	Habitat International	45
3	World Development	42
4	Journal of Peasant Studies	27
-	Long Range Planning	27
6	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	24
7	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	21
8	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	20
-	Review of Development Economics	20
10	Third World Quarterly	19
-	Climate and Development	19
-	Information Technology for Development	19
13	Social Policy & Administration	16
-	Journal of International Development	16
15	Development and Change	15
-	Journal of Development Studies	15
17	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	14
-	Housing Policy Debate	14
19	European Journal of Development Research	13
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	13
-	Society & Natural Resources	13
-	World Bank Economic Review	13
25	Public Administration and Development	12
-	Growth and Change	12
-	Journal of Environment & Development	12
28	Development Policy Review	11
29	Development Southern Africa	10
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	10
31	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
33	Community Development Journal	7
-	Economic Development Quarterly	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of South Asian Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
38	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	6
-	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	6
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
41	Developing Economies	4