International Relations: 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade	28
2	International Organization	24
3	International Affairs	21
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	21
5	Journal of Peace Research	20
-	World Economy	20
-	New Political Economy	20
8	Review of International Political Economy	19
9	Global Policy	18
-	Journal of European Integration	18
11	Global Environmental Politics	17
-	Globalizations	17
13	International Studies Quarterly	16
14	Review of International Studies	15
15	European Security	14
-	International Studies Review	14
-	Journal of the Japanese and International Economies	14
-	European Journal of International Relations	14
-	World Politics	14
20	Journal of Conflict Resolution	13
21	Politics	12
-	Contemporary Security Policy	12
-	Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding	12
-	Review of International Organizations	12
25	International Political Sociology	11
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	11
-	International Security	11
-	Survival	11
29	Security Dialogue	10
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	10
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	10
32	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Human Rights	9
-	Pacific Review	9
-	Review of World Economics	9
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	9
-	Chinese Journal of International Politics	9
-	Cooperation and Conflict	9
-	International Interactions	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Security Studies	9
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	9
44	Asia Europe Journal	8
-	Conflict Management and Peace Science	8
-	Current History	8
-	Mediterranean Politics	8
-	Space Policy	8
-	World Trade Review	8
-	American Journal of International Law	8

-	Australian Journal of International Affairs	8
-	Foreign Policy Analysis	8
-	Global Governance	8
-	International Peacekeeping	8
-	International Relations	8
-	International Theory	8
-	Latin American Politics and Society	8
-	Washington Quarterly	8
59	Common Market Law Review	7
-	International Studies Perspectives	7
-	Millennium-Journal of International Studies	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
-	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	7
-	Human Geography	7
66	Contemporary Southeast Asia	6
-	European Journal of International Law	6
-	Intelligence and National Security	6
-	International Journal	6
-	International Relations of the Asia-Pacific	6
-	Ocean Development and International Law	6
-	Journal of World Trade	6
-	Middle East Policy	6
-	Peacebuilding	6
75	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	5
-	Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations	5
77	Chinese Journal of International Law	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
-	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
-	Pacific Focus	3
81	Korea Observer	2
-	War in History	2
-	Diplomacy & Statecraft	2