New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

International Relations

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Peace Research7.483
2 Journal of European Integration7.431
3 Contemporary Security Policy7.130
4 Review of International Political Economy6.827
5 Global Environmental Politics6.166
6 Security Dialogue5.741
7 Review of International Organizations5.711
8 International Security5.637
9 JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies5.614
10 New Political Economy5.332
11 European Journal of International Relations5.250
12 World Economy5.029
13 Chinese Journal of International Politics5.000
14 Journal of International Relations and Development4.974
15 European Security4.860
16 International Organization4.828
17 Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding4.795
18 Journal of the Japanese and International Economies4.788
19 International Studies Review4.733
20 International Studies Quarterly4.661
21 International Theory4.270
22 British Journal of Politics & International Relations4.206
23 Politics4.144
24 Journal of Conflict Resolution4.141
25 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade3.995
26 Space Policy3.929
27 Globalizations3.903
28 International Political Sociology3.898
29 Pacific Review3.762
30 Australian Journal of International Affairs3.609
31 International Relations3.493
32 Review of International Studies3.490
33 International Studies Perspectives3.462
34 Global Policy3.383
35 Cooperation and Conflict3.371
36 Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs3.347
37 Journal of Contemporary European Studies3.143
38 Security Studies3.099
39 Journal of Strategic Studies3.087
40 Studies in Comparative International Development2.979
41 International Affairs2.723
42 Washington Quarterly2.688
43 Human Geography2.621
44 Conflict Management and Peace Science2.538
45 Foreign Policy Analysis2.533
46 World Trade Review2.519
47 Asia Europe Journal2.511
48 Studies in Conflict & Terrorism2.488
49 Review of World Economics2.476
50 Terrorism and Political Violence2.422
51 International Interactions2.346
52 Journal of Human Rights2.301
53 Latin American Politics and Society2.223
54 Millennium-Journal of International Studies2.217
55 International Relations of the Asia-Pacific2.169
56 Ocean Development and International Law2.110
57 International Politics2.088
58 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2.072
59 Communist and Post-Communist Studies1.968
60 Peacebuilding1.905
61 International Journal of Transitional Justice1.904
62 Mediterranean Politics1.863
63 Contemporary Southeast Asia1.724
64 Ethics & International Affairs1.695
65 Human Rights Law Review1.594
66 International Peacekeeping1.488
67 Current History1.486
68 Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional1.444
69 Survival1.407
70 Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations1.391
71 Cambridge Review of International Affairs1.387
72 Journal of World Trade1.315
73 American Journal of International Law1.283
74 Middle East Policy1.228
75 European Journal of International Law1.222
76 Global Governance1.194
77 Korea Observer1.139
78 Intelligence and National Security1.109
79 Pacific Focus0.889
80 International Journal0.864
81 Common Market Law Review0.802
82 Chinese Journal of International Law0.545
83 Internasjonal Politikk0.388
84 Diplomacy & Statecraft0.311
85 Journal of Cold War Studies0.250
86 War in History0.059
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