Political Science

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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Annual Review of Political Science18
2 World Politics12
3 Policy and Society11
4 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory10
5 Public Administration8
- American Political Science Review8
- West European Politics8
- Journal of European Public Policy8
- Comparative Political Studies8
- Contemporary Security Policy8
11 International Journal of Press-Politics7
- Political Geography7
13 European Union Politics6
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research6
- Journal of Chinese Governance6
- New Political Economy6
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science6
- Policy and Internet6
- Political Analysis6
- Political Communication6
- Environmental Politics6
- South European Society and Politics6
- American Journal of Political Science6
24 Politics5
- Post-Soviet Affairs5
- European Journal of Political Research5
- German Politics5
- Review of International Political Economy5
- Government and Opposition5
- International Organization5
- Journal of International Relations and Development5
- Politics and Governance5
- Politics & Society5
- European Security5
- Geopolitics5
- Review of International Organizations5
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics5
- Journal of Chinese Political Science5
- Journal of Politics5
- British Journal of Political Science5
41 Electoral Studies4
- Public Opinion Quarterly4
- Regulation & Governance4
- Social Movement Studies4
- International Studies Quarterly4
- Journal of Democracy4
- Journal of European Integration4
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations4
- Political Psychology4
- Citizenship Studies4
- Comparative European Politics4
- Comparative Politics4
- Political Studies4
- Cooperation and Conflict4
- European Journal of Political Economy4
- Global Environmental Politics4
- Review of Policy Research4
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions4
- International Political Science Review4
- International Studies Review4
- Territory Politics Governance4
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies4
- Journal of Conflict Resolution4
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics4
- Journal of Peace Research4
- American Politics Research4
- Policy and Politics4
- Australian Journal of Political Science4
- Policy Studies Journal4
- Political Behavior4
71 Critical Policy Studies3
- Problems of Post-Communism3
- European Political Science Review3
- Global Policy3
- Socio-Economic Review3
- International Political Sociology3
- Journal of Political Philosophy3
- Political Research Quarterly3
- Contemporary Politics3
- Democratization3
- East European Politics3
- European Political Science3
- Research & Politics3
- Social Science Quarterly3
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs3
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties3
- Local Government Studies3
- Acta Politica3
- Parliamentary Affairs3
- Political Science Research and Methods3
91 Politics Groups and Identities2
- East European Politics and Societies2
- Politikon2
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics2
- Scandinavian Political Studies2
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly2
- Studies in Comparative International Development2
- International Theory2
- Terrorism and Political Violence2
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies2
- Journal of Human Rights2
- Journal of Strategic Studies2
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy2
- African Affairs2
- Party Politics2
- Armed Forces & Society2
- Politics & Gender2
- Politics Philosophy & Economics2
- Economics & Politics2
- Polity2
- Public Choice2
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism2
- International Journal of Transitional Justice2
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism2
- International Politics2
- Swiss Political Science Review2
- Human Geography2
- Legislative Studies Quarterly2
- Nations and Nationalism2
- Peacebuilding2
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies2
122 Political Theory1
- Politics and Religion1
- Current History1
- Ethics & Global Politics1
- Review of African Political Economy1
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory1
- International Feminist Journal of Politics1
- Survival1
- Japanese Journal of Political Science1
- Latin American Politics and Society1
- Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government1
- Mediterranean Politics1
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity1
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs1
- Politicka Ekonomie1
- Critical Review1
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift1
- PS-Political Science & Politics1
- Revista de Ciencia Politica1
- Revue d'Economie Politique1
- Intelligence and National Security1
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy1
- Studies in American Political Development1
- Irish Political Studies1
- Journal of Political Ideologies1
- Journal of Public Policy1
- Journal of Theoretical Politics1
- Latin American Perspectives1
- Philosophy & Public Affairs1
- British Politics1
- Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique1
- Political Quarterly1
- Political Science1
- Political Studies Review1
156 Contemporary Southeast Asia0
- Dissent0
- Politics Religion & Ideology0
- Politix0
- European History Quarterly0
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional0
- Revista de Estudios Politicos0
- Internasjonal Politikk0
- Telos0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
- Journal of Policy History0
- Perspectives on Politics0
- Australian Journal of Politics and History0
- Political Science Quarterly0
- Ethics & International Affairs0
- Presidential Studies Quarterly0
- Europe-Asia Studies0
- Historia y Politica0
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine0
- Contemporary Political Theory0
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