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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	118
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	60
-	Sustainable Development	60
4	Journal of Rural Studies	47
5	Habitat International	45
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	39
7	Regional Studies	31
8	Futures	27
9	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	24
10	European Planning Studies	22
11	Journal of the American Planning Association	19
-	Local Environment	19
-	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	19
14	Housing Studies	17
15	Journal of Regional Science	16
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
-	Papers in Regional Science	16
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	16
19	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	15
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	15
21	European Urban and Regional Studies	14
-	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	Annals of Regional Science	14
24	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	13
-	Society & Natural Resources	13
-	Housing Theory & Society	13
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	13
28	Growth and Change	12
-	Journal of Environment & Development	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
33	Local Government Studies	11
34	Planning Theory	10
-	Urban Design International	10
-	Urban Policy and Research	10
-	International Regional Science Review	10
38	International Development Planning Review	7
39	disP	5