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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 Annual Review of Political Science20
2 World Politics16
3 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory12
- International Organization12
5 American Political Science Review10
- Policy and Society10
7 Public Administration9
- Journal of European Public Policy9
- International Journal of Press-Politics9
- South European Society and Politics9
11 Political Analysis8
- Political Communication8
- European Union Politics8
- Review of International Political Economy8
- West European Politics8
- Journal of Politics8
- American Journal of Political Science8
- Comparative Political Studies8
- Contemporary Security Policy8
- Environmental Politics8
21 Journal of Chinese Governance7
- Journal of Democracy7
- New Political Economy7
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science7
- Policy Studies Journal7
- British Journal of Political Science7
- Political Geography7
- International Political Science Review7
29 Journal of European Integration6
- Political Psychology6
- Politics6
- Post-Soviet Affairs6
- European Journal of Political Research6
- Regulation & Governance6
- Government and Opposition6
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research6
- Cooperation and Conflict6
- Politics and Governance6
- Politics & Society6
- European Security6
- Geopolitics6
- Global Environmental Politics6
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics6
44 International Theory5
- Journal of International Relations and Development5
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations5
- Comparative European Politics5
- Political Studies5
- Electoral Studies5
- German Politics5
- Territory Politics Governance5
- Journal of Chinese Political Science5
- Journal of Conflict Resolution5
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics5
- Journal of Peace Research5
- Policy and Politics5
- Political Behavior5
- European Journal of Political Economy5
- Review of International Organizations5
- Review of Policy Research5
61 International Studies Quarterly4
- Journal of Human Rights4
- Policy and Internet4
- Citizenship Studies4
- Comparative Politics4
- Contemporary Politics4
- European Political Science Review4
- Public Opinion Quarterly4
- Social Movement Studies4
- Socio-Economic Review4
- International Political Sociology4
- International Studies Review4
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies4
- Local Government Studies4
- Parliamentary Affairs4
- American Politics Research4
- Australian Journal of Political Science4
- East European Politics4
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions4
80 Journal of Political Philosophy3
- African Affairs3
- Party Politics3
- Political Research Quarterly3
- Critical Policy Studies3
- Politics Groups and Identities3
- Problems of Post-Communism3
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics3
- Global Policy3
- Scandinavian Political Studies3
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly3
- Swiss Political Science Review3
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs3
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties3
- Nations and Nationalism3
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies3
- Political Science Research and Methods3
- Politics & Gender3
- Democratization3
- European Political Science3
- Public Choice3
- Research & Politics3
- Social Science Quarterly3
103 Terrorism and Political Violence2
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies2
- Journal of Strategic Studies2
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy2
- Mediterranean Politics2
- Armed Forces & Society2
- Politics and Religion2
- Politikon2
- Review of African Political Economy2
- International Feminist Journal of Politics2
- Studies in Comparative International Development2
- Human Geography2
- Journal of Political Ideologies2
- Journal of Public Policy2
- Journal of Theoretical Politics2
- Legislative Studies Quarterly2
- Acta Politica2
- Peacebuilding2
- Philosophy & Public Affairs2
- British Politics2
- Political Science2
- Politics Philosophy & Economics2
- Economics & Politics2
- Polity2
- PS-Political Science & Politics2
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism2
- International Journal of Transitional Justice2
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism2
- International Politics2
132 Survival1
- 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
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs1
- Political Theory1
- Contemporary Southeast Asia1
- Current History1
- East European Politics and Societies1
- Ethics & Global Politics1
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional1
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory1
- Irish Political Studies1
- Latin American Perspectives1
- Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique1
- Political Quarterly1
- 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
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy1
- Studies in American Political Development1
161 Telos0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
- Journal of Policy History0
- Perspectives on Politics0
- Australian Journal of Politics and History0
- Political Science Quarterly0
- Dissent0
- Politics Religion & Ideology0
- Politix0
- European History Quarterly0
- Revista de Estudios Politicos0
- Internasjonal Politikk0
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine0
- Contemporary Political Theory0
- Historia y Politica0
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