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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	55
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	54
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	50
4	Habitat International	37
5	Journal of Urban Economics	26
-	Urban Studies	26
7	European Planning Studies	23
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	20
9	Housing Studies	18
-	Local Environment	18
11	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
12	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	15
-	Urban Geography	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
-	Journal of Urban Technology	15
16	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	14
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	14
18	International Journal of Urban Sciences	13
-	Journal of Planning Literature	13
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	13
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	13
22	Urban Affairs Review	12
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	12
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	12
25	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
-	Open House International	11
-	Real Estate Economics	11
-	Urban Education	11
-	Planning Theory & Practice	11
30	Journal of Housing Economics	10
-	Education and Urban Society	10
32	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	9
-	Urban Research & Practice	9
-	City & Community	9
-	Environment and Urbanization	9
-	Housing Theory & Society	9
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	9
38	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	International Regional Science Review	8
-	Urban Design International	8
-	Urban Policy and Research	8
42	Journal of Urban History	5