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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Political Science Review	30
2	Journal of European Public Policy	28
3	Political Geography	26
4	Environmental Politics	25
-	Journal of Politics	25
6	International Organization	24
7	American Journal of Political Science	23
8	Annual Review of Political Science	22
-	Comparative Political Studies	22
10	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	21
-	Public Administration	21
-	West European Politics	21
-	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	21
-	Political Psychology	21
15	New Political Economy	20
-	British Journal of Political Science	20
-	Journal of Peace Research	20
18	Politics and Governance	19
-	European Journal of Political Research	19
-	Democratization	19
-	Review of International Political Economy	19
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
-	Political Analysis	19
24	Electoral Studies	18
-	Global Policy	18
-	Social Science Quarterly	18
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	18
-	Perspectives on Politics	18
-	European Journal of Political Economy	18
-	Journal of Democracy	18
-	Journal of European Integration	18
32	Political Behavior	17
-	Regulation & Governance	17
-	Global Environmental Politics	17
35	Political Science Research and Methods	16
-	Socio-Economic Review	16
-	International Studies Quarterly	16
38	Journal of Chinese Political Science	15
-	Policy and Politics	15
-	Political Communication	15
41	European Political Science Review	14
-	International Studies Review	14
-	World Politics	14
-	Policy and Internet	14
-	Policy Studies Journal	14
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	14
-	European Security	14
-	Political Studies	14
49	Review of Policy Research	13
-	German Politics	13

-	Government and Opposition	13
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	13
-	Party Politics	13
-	Comparative European Politics	13
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	13
-	International Political Science Review	13
-	Territory Politics Governance	13
-	Local Government Studies	13
59	Politics & Gender	12
-	Review of International Organizations	12
-	Contemporary Security Policy	12
-	Problems of Post-Communism	12
-	Social Movement Studies	12
-	Political Research Quarterly	12
-	Politics	12
66	Politics & Society	11
-	Critical Policy Studies	11
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	11
-	Public Choice	11
-	Europe-Asia Studies	11
-	International Political Sociology	11
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	11
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	11
-	Political Quarterly	11
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	11
-	East European Politics	11
-	Survival	11
-	Nations and Nationalism	11
79	Comparative Politics	10
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	10
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	10
-	South European Society and Politics	10
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	10
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	10
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	10
-	American Politics Research	10
-	Journal of Chinese Governance	10
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	10
89	Contemporary Politics	9
-	Research & Politics	9
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Political Philosophy	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	9
-	Acta Politica	9
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	9
-	Political Studies Review	9
-	Citizenship Studies	9
-	Cooperation and Conflict	9
-	Review of African Political Economy	9
-	European Political Science	9
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	9
-	Journal of Human Rights	9
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	9
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	9
107	Current History	8
-	Presidential Studies Quarterly	8
-	Latin American Politics and Society	8
-	Mediterranean Politics	8
-	Politics Groups and Identities	8
-	Economics & Politics	8
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	8
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	8
-	International Theory	8
-	African Affairs	8
117	Politics Philosophy & Economics	7
-	Polity	7
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	7
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	7
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	7
-	Politics and Religion	7
-	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	7
-	Human Geography	7
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	7
-	Journal of Political Ideologies	7
-	Journal of Public Policy	7
-	Latin American Perspectives	7
-	Parliamentary Affairs	7
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	7
-	Armed Forces & Society	7
-	Political Theory	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
135	Contemporary Southeast Asia	6
-	East European Politics and Societies	6
-	Revue d'Economie Politique	6
-	Intelligence and National Security	6
-	Irish Political Studies	6
-	Contemporary Political Theory	6
-	Politikon	6
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	6
-	Peacebuilding	6
-	Political Science Quarterly	6
-	British Politics	6
146	Revista de Ciencia Politica	5
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	5
-	Politicka Ekonomie	5
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	5
-	Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics	5
-	Journal of Theoretical Politics	5
152	Political Science	4
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	4
-	Critical Review	4
-	Politix	4
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	4
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	4
158	Dissent	3
-	Ethics & Global Politics	3
-	Studies in American Political Development	3
-	Journal of Policy History	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
-	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
164	European History Quarterly	2
-	Telos	2
-	Historia y Politica	2