Development Studies: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The 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	Papers
1	Sustainable Development	2624
2	World Development	1189
3	Habitat International	929
4	Journal of Development Studies	690
5	Third World Quarterly	624
6	Review of Development Economics	569
7	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	497
8	Journal of International Development	470
9	Society & Natural Resources	396
10	Journal of Peasant Studies	386
11	Social Policy & Administration	350
12	Climate and Development	337
13	Development Policy Review	309
14	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	289
15	Growth and Change	263
16	Development and Change	258
17	Economic Development and Cultural Change	257
18	Long Range Planning	251
19	Public Administration and Development	246
20	Journal of Agrarian Change	241
21	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	233
22	European Journal of Development Research	215
23	Community Development Journal	203
24	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	197
25	Development Southern Africa	194
26	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	192
27	Developing Economies	190
28	World Bank Economic Review	185
29	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	177
30	Housing Policy Debate	170
31	Information Technology for Development	152
32	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	148
33	Studies in Comparative International Development	142
34	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	137
35	Journal of Environment & Development	130
36	Economic Development Quarterly	114
37	International Development Planning Review	100
38	Progress in Development Studies	98
39	Journal of Development Effectiveness	93
40	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	84
-	Journal of South Asian Development	84