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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	57
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	55
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	49
4	Habitat International	42
5	Journal of Urban Economics	28
6	Urban Studies	26
7	European Planning Studies	23
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	21
9	Local Environment	20
10	Housing Studies	19
11	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
-	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	17
13	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	Urban Geography	16
-	Journal of Urban Technology	16
16	Journal of Planning Literature	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
18	Journal of Urban Affairs	14
19	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	13
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	13
22	Journal of Housing Economics	12
-	Real Estate Economics	12
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	12
27	Open House International	11
-	Urban Education	11
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	11
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	11
32	Urban Research & Practice	10
-	Education and Urban Society	10
-	Housing Theory & Society	10
35	Economic Development Quarterly	9
-	Urban Design International	9
-	City & Community	9
-	Environment and Urbanization	9
39	Urban Policy and Research	8
-	International Regional Science Review	8
41	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	7
42	Journal of Urban History	4