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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	126
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	58
3	Sustainable Development	56
4	Journal of Rural Studies	46
5	Habitat International	43
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	38
7	Regional Studies	31
8	Futures	28
-	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
10	European Planning Studies	23
11	Housing Studies	20
12	Local Environment	19
13	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	18
15	Annals of Regional Science	16
-	Papers in Regional Science	16
17	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
-	Journal of Regional Science	15
20	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	14
-	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	14
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	14
24	Planning Theory & Practice	13
-	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	13
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
-	Growth and Change	13
28	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	12
-	Journal of Environment & Development	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Local Government Studies	12
33	Housing Theory & Society	11
-	Planning Theory	11
35	International Regional Science Review	10
-	Urban Design International	10
37	Urban Policy and Research	9
38	International Development Planning Review	8
39	disP	5