Public Administration: 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Climate Policy	33
2	Journal of European Public Policy	28
-	Public Administration Review	28
4	Public Management Review	26
5	Public Administration	24
6	Policy and Society	21
7	Journal of Accounting and Public Policy	19
8	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	18
-	Review of Policy Research	18
10	Regulation & Governance	17
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	17
12	Administration & Society	16
-	Review of Public Personnel Administration	16
-	Policy Studies Journal	16
-	Science and Public Policy	16
16	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management	15
-	Public Money & Management	15
-	Social Policy & Administration	15
-	Journal of European Social Policy	15
20	Policy and Politics	14
-	Policy Sciences	14
-	Public Performance & Management Review	14
23	Nonprofit Management & Leadership	13
-	Policy Studies	13
-	Critical Policy Studies	13
-	International Review of Administrative Sciences	13
-	Journal of Social Policy	13
28	International Public Management Journal	12
-	American Review of Public Administration	12
30	Australian Journal of Public Administration	11
-	Public Personnel Management	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
-	Public Administration and Development	11
34	Contemporary Economic Policy	10
-	Journal of Public Policy	10
-	Public Policy and Administration	10
37	Canadian Public Policy-Analyse de Politiques	9
38	Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique du Canada	8
39	Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis	7
-	Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences	7
41	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	6
42	Gestion y Politica Publica	3