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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	65
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	61
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	49
4	Habitat International	44
5	Urban Studies	27
6	European Planning Studies	21
-	Journal of Urban Economics	21
8	Journal of the American Planning Association	19
-	Local Environment	19
10	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Urban Geography	18
-	Regional Science and Urban Economics	18
13	Housing Studies	17
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	17
16	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	16
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	16
18	European Urban and Regional Studies	15
19	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	Housing Policy Debate	14
21	Journal of Housing Economics	13
-	Open House International	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	Housing Theory & Society	13
-	Journal of Urban Technology	13
26	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	12
-	Real Estate Economics	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
31	Urban Research & Practice	11
-	Environment and Urbanization	11
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	11
34	Urban Education	10
-	Urban Design International	10
-	Urban Policy and Research	10
37	International Regional Science Review	9
38	City & Community	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
40	Economic Development Quarterly	7
-	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	7
42	Journal of Urban History	5