Regional & Urban Planning: 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	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	122
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	55
3	Sustainable Development	53
4	Journal of Rural Studies	44
5	Habitat International	40
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	38
7	Regional Studies	31
8	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	29
9	Futures	26
10	European Planning Studies	23
11	Local Environment	19
-	Housing Studies	19
13	Annals of Regional Science	17
-	Growth and Change	17
15	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
17	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	15
-	Journal of Planning Literature	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
20	Papers in Regional Science	14
-	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	14
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	14
-	Journal of Regional Science	14
24	Planning Theory & Practice	13
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
26	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	12
27	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
30	Housing Theory & Society	10
-	Journal of Environment & Development	10
-	Planning Theory	10
33	International Regional Science Review	9
34	Urban Policy and Research	8
-	Urban Design International	8
36	International Development Planning Review	6
37	disP	5