New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Political Science

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Median citations
1 Annual Review of Political Science7
2 Policy and Society6
3 World Politics5
4 Journal of European Public Policy4
- American Political Science Review4
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory4
- Political Communication4
- Public Administration4
9 West European Politics3
- Journal of Chinese Political Science3
- Journal of Peace Research3
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science3
- Political Geography3
- European Union Politics3
- Review of International Organizations3
- Policy and Internet3
- Comparative Political Studies3
- Contemporary Security Policy3
- European Journal of Political Economy3
- Review of International Political Economy3
21 Territory Politics Governance2
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies2
- Journal of Conflict Resolution2
- Journal of Politics2
- Policy and Politics2
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations2
- Citizenship Studies2
- Comparative European Politics2
- Comparative Politics2
- Contemporary Politics2
- Politics and Governance2
- Politics & Society2
- European Journal of Political Research2
- European Political Science Review2
- German Politics2
- Review of Policy Research2
- Government and Opposition2
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics2
- International Journal of Press-Politics2
- International Studies Quarterly2
- Journal of Chinese Governance2
- Journal of European Integration2
- Journal of International Relations and Development2
- New Political Economy2
- Acta Politica2
- American Journal of Political Science2
- Political Analysis2
- Politics2
- Post-Soviet Affairs2
- Public Opinion Quarterly2
- European Security2
- Geopolitics2
- Global Environmental Politics2
54 Social Science Quarterly1
- South European Society and Politics1
- International Political Science Review1
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism1
- International Studies Review1
- Human Geography1
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs1
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties1
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics1
- Journal of Political Ideologies1
- Journal of Public Policy1
- Local Government Studies1
- Armed Forces & Society1
- Policy Studies Journal1
- Political Behavior1
- Political Science Research and Methods1
- Critical Policy Studies1
- Politics & Gender1
- Politics Philosophy & Economics1
- Electoral Studies1
- Polity1
- Public Choice1
- Research & Politics1
- Global Policy1
- Social Movement Studies1
- Socio-Economic Review1
- International Organization1
- Studies in Comparative International Development1
- International Political Sociology1
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies1
- Journal of Democracy1
- Journal of Human Rights1
- Journal of Strategic Studies1
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy1
- Party Politics1
- American Politics Research1
- Australian Journal of Political Science1
- British Journal of Political Science1
- British Politics1
- Political Psychology1
- Political Research Quarterly1
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies1
- Political Studies1
- Cooperation and Conflict1
- Politics Groups and Identities1
- Democratization1
- East European Politics1
- Economics & Politics1
- Environmental Politics1
- Problems of Post-Communism1
- Regulation & Governance1
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions1
106 Internasjonal Politikk0
- International Feminist Journal of Politics0
- International Journal of Transitional Justice0
- Studies in American Political Development0
- International Politics0
- Swiss Political Science Review0
- Irish Political Studies0
- Journal of Theoretical Politics0
- Latin American Perspectives0
- Legislative Studies Quarterly0
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine0
- Nations and Nationalism0
- Parliamentary Affairs0
- African Affairs0
- Peacebuilding0
- Philosophy & Public Affairs0
- Australian Journal of Politics and History0
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs0
- Political Quarterly0
- Political Science0
- Political Studies Review0
- Politicka Ekonomie0
- Contemporary Southeast Asia0
- Current History0
- Dissent0
- East European Politics and Societies0
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift0
- Ethics & Global Politics0
- Presidential Studies Quarterly0
- European History Quarterly0
- PS-Political Science & Politics0
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism0
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics0
- Revista de Ciencia Politica0
- Revue d'Economie Politique0
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory0
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy0
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly0
- Survival0
- Telos0
- International Theory0
- Terrorism and Political Violence0
- Japanese Journal of Political Science0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
- Journal of Policy History0
- Journal of Political Philosophy0
- Latin American Politics and Society0
- Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government0
- Mediterranean Politics0
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity0
- Perspectives on Politics0
- Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique0
- Political Science Quarterly0
- Contemporary Political Theory0
- Political Theory0
- Politics and Religion0
- Critical Review0
- Politics Religion & Ideology0
- Politikon0
- Politix0
- Ethics & International Affairs0
- European Political Science0
- Europe-Asia Studies0
- Review of African Political Economy0
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional0
- Revista de Estudios Politicos0
- Historia y Politica0
- Scandinavian Political Studies0
- Intelligence and National Security0
5.0738520622253