Political Science

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Annual Review of Political Science22
2 Policy and Society17
3 International Organization13
- World Politics13
5 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory10
- South European Society and Politics10
- American Political Science Review10
8 Review of International Political Economy9
- American Journal of Political Science9
- Political Communication9
- International Journal of Press-Politics9
- West European Politics9
- Comparative Political Studies9
14 Public Administration8
- New Political Economy8
- Environmental Politics8
- Journal of European Public Policy8
18 Political Studies7
- European Union Politics7
- Journal of Chinese Governance7
- Journal of European Integration7
- Political Analysis7
- Contemporary Security Policy7
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics7
- International Political Science Review7
- Journal of Politics7
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science7
- Policy and Politics7
- Policy Studies Journal7
- Political Geography7
31 Post-Soviet Affairs6
- European Journal of Political Research6
- Regulation & Governance6
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research6
- International Political Sociology6
- International Studies Quarterly6
- International Theory6
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations6
- Political Psychology6
- Politics and Governance6
- European Security6
- Geopolitics6
- Journal of Peace Research6
- British Journal of Political Science6
45 Politics5
- European Political Science Review5
- Government and Opposition5
- Journal of Democracy5
- Policy and Internet5
- Politics & Society5
- European Journal of Political Economy5
- Review of International Organizations5
- Global Environmental Politics5
- Territory Politics Governance5
- Journal of Chinese Political Science5
- Political Behavior5
57 Contemporary Politics4
- Electoral Studies4
- Problems of Post-Communism4
- German Politics4
- Social Movement Studies4
- Socio-Economic Review4
- Journal of Human Rights4
- Journal of International Relations and Development4
- Citizenship Studies4
- Political Research Quarterly4
- Comparative European Politics4
- Comparative Politics4
- Political Science Research and Methods4
- Cooperation and Conflict4
- Politics & Gender4
- Democratization4
- East European Politics4
- Public Choice4
- Review of Policy Research4
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions4
- Social Science Quarterly4
- Swiss Political Science Review4
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies4
- Journal of Conflict Resolution4
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs4
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties4
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics4
- Local Government Studies4
85 Critical Policy Studies3
- Politics Groups and Identities3
- Public Opinion Quarterly3
- Global Policy3
- Scandinavian Political Studies3
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly3
- Studies in Comparative International Development3
- Journal of Political Philosophy3
- Journal of Strategic Studies3
- Mediterranean Politics3
- Party Politics3
- American Politics Research3
- Australian Journal of Political Science3
- European Political Science3
- Research & Politics3
- International Politics3
- International Studies Review3
- Journal of Public Policy3
- African Affairs3
- Parliamentary Affairs3
105 Politics and Religion2
- East European Politics and Societies2
- Politikon2
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics2
- Review of African Political Economy2
- International Feminist Journal of Politics2
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies2
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy2
- Acta Politica2
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs2
- Politics Philosophy & Economics2
- Economics & Politics2
- Polity2
- PS-Political Science & Politics2
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism2
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy2
- International Journal of Transitional Justice2
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism2
- Human Geography2
- Journal of Political Ideologies2
- Journal of Theoretical Politics2
- Legislative Studies Quarterly2
- Nations and Nationalism2
- Peacebuilding2
- Philosophy & Public Affairs2
- Armed Forces & Society2
- British Politics2
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies2
133 Political Theory1
- Contemporary Southeast Asia1
- Current History1
- Politix1
- Ethics & Global Politics1
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional1
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory1
- Survival1
- Terrorism and Political Violence1
- Japanese Journal of Political Science1
- Latin American Politics and Society1
- Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government1
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity1
- Austrian Journal of Political Science1
- Contemporary Political Theory1
- Political Studies Review1
- Politicka Ekonomie1
- Critical Review1
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift1
- Ethics & International Affairs1
- Presidential Studies Quarterly1
- Europe-Asia Studies1
- Revista de Ciencia Politica1
- Revue d'Economie Politique1
- Intelligence and National Security1
- Studies in American Political Development1
- Irish Political Studies1
- Latin American Perspectives1
- Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique1
- Political Quarterly1
- Political Science1
164 Dissent0
- Politics Religion & Ideology0
- European History Quarterly0
- Revista de Estudios Politicos0
- Internasjonal Politikk0
- Telos0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
- Journal of Policy History0
- Perspectives on Politics0
- Political Science Quarterly0
- Historia y Politica0
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine0
- Australian Journal of Politics and History0
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