New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

International Relations

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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 TQCC
1 Review of International Organizations8
- Contemporary Security Policy8
- Journal of European Integration8
- Journal of Peace Research8
- Review of International Political Economy8
- Security Dialogue8
7 Global Environmental Politics7
- New Political Economy7
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations7
- Chinese Journal of International Politics7
- European Journal of International Relations7
- International Organization7
13 European Security6
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies6
- Journal of Conflict Resolution6
- Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding6
- International Security6
- International Studies Quarterly6
- International Theory6
- Journal of the Japanese and International Economies6
21 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade5
- Globalizations5
- Review of International Studies5
- International Political Sociology5
- International Relations5
- Journal of International Relations and Development5
- Pacific Review5
- Politics5
- Space Policy5
30 Australian Journal of International Affairs4
- Conflict Management and Peace Science4
- International Studies Perspectives4
- International Studies Review4
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs4
- Studies in Comparative International Development4
- World Economy4
- Cooperation and Conflict4
- Global Policy4
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies4
40 Washington Quarterly3
- World Trade Review3
- International Interactions3
- International Journal of Transitional Justice3
- International Politics3
- Journal of Human Rights3
- Journal of Strategic Studies3
- Security Studies3
- Human Geography3
- Asia Europe Journal3
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies3
- Foreign Policy Analysis3
- Millennium-Journal of International Studies3
- Review of World Economics3
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism3
55 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2
- Current History2
- Human Rights Law Review2
- International Peacekeeping2
- International Relations of the Asia-Pacific2
- Journal of World Trade2
- Latin American Politics and Society2
- Peacebuilding2
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional2
- Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations2
- Ethics & International Affairs2
- Mediterranean Politics2
- Ocean Development and International Law2
- Terrorism and Political Violence2
69 Contemporary Southeast Asia1
- European Journal of International Law1
- Internasjonal Politikk1
- Middle East Policy1
- Pacific Focus1
- Survival1
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs1
- Global Governance1
- Intelligence and National Security1
- International Affairs1
- International Journal1
- Korea Observer1
81 American Journal of International Law0
- Chinese Journal of International Law0
- Common Market Law Review0
- War in History0
- Diplomacy & Statecraft0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
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