Political Science: 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Political Science Review	33
2	Journal of Politics	26
3	American Journal of Political Science	24
4	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	23
5	West European Politics	22
6	Comparative Political Studies	21
-	Public Administration	21
8	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	18
9	Social Science Quarterly	17
10	British Journal of Political Science	16
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	16
-	International Studies Quarterly	16
13	Political Studies	15
-	Government and Opposition	15
15	Journal of Peace Research	14
16	International Organization	12
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	12
-	Political Quarterly	12
19	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	11
-	Survival	11
-	World Politics	11
22	Comparative Politics	10
-	Public Choice	10
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	10
25	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	9
-	Acta Politica	9
-	Cooperation and Conflict	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Politics & Society	9
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	9
31	African Affairs	8
-	Armed Forces & Society	8
-	Current History	8
-	Journal of Public Policy	8
-	Latin American Perspectives	8
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	8
-	Parliamentary Affairs	8
38	Philosophy & Public Affairs	7
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	7
-	Political Theory	7
-	Polity	7
42	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	6
43	Politicka Ekonomie	5
-	Political Science Quarterly	5
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	5
46	Contemporary Southeast Asia	4
-	Political Science	4
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	4
49	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	3
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	3

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