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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	65
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	60
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	49
4	Habitat International	45
5	Urban Studies	26
6	Journal of Urban Economics	24
7	European Planning Studies	22
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	20
9	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	19
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	19
-	Local Environment	19
12	Urban Geography	18
13	Housing Studies	17
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	17
15	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	16
17	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	15
18	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	Real Estate Economics	14
-	Urban Affairs Review	14
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	14
-	Housing Policy Debate	14
23	Housing Theory & Society	13
-	Journal of Urban Technology	13
25	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	12
-	Journal of Housing Economics	12
-	Open House International	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
31	Environment and Urbanization	11
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	11
33	Urban Education	10
-	Urban Research & Practice	10
-	International Regional Science Review	10
-	Urban Design International	10
-	Urban Policy and Research	10
38	City & Community	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
40	Economic Development Quarterly	7
41	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	6
42	Journal of Urban History	5