Urban Studies: 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	66
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	63
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	51
4	Habitat International	45
5	Urban Studies	28
6	Journal of Urban Economics	21
7	European Planning Studies	20
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	19
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	19
-	Local Environment	19
11	Urban Geography	18
-	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Housing Studies	18
14	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	17
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	17
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
17	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
18	European Urban and Regional Studies	15
19	Journal of Urban Technology	14
-	Journal of Planning Literature	14
21	Housing Policy Debate	13
-	Housing Theory & Society	13
-	Planning Theory & Practice	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	Journal of Housing Economics	13
26	Environment and Urbanization	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	12
-	Open House International	12
-	Real Estate Economics	12
32	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	11
-	Urban Education	11
-	Urban Research & Practice	11
35	Urban Policy and Research	10
36	Urban Design International	9
-	International Regional Science Review	9
38	City & Community	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
-	Economic Development Quarterly	8
41	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	7
42	Journal of Urban History	6