Political Science

Journal Rankings
(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 2019-03-01 to 2023-03-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 International Organization71
2 Annual Review of Political Science47
3 Political Communication28
4 American Journal of Political Science26
5 British Journal of Political Science25
6 European Journal of Political Research22
- Journal of European Public Policy22
- Review of International Organizations22
9 Policy Studies Journal20
- Review of International Political Economy20
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory20
- Policy and Society20
- Journal of Peace Research20
14 Political Analysis19
- West European Politics19
16 Territory Politics Governance18
- Journal of Democracy18
- Comparative Political Studies18
- Environmental Politics18
20 European Political Science Review16
- Public Administration16
- Political Behavior16
23 Policy and Internet15
- Research & Politics15
- Public Opinion Quarterly15
- Policy and Politics15
27 Contemporary Security Policy14
- Political Psychology14
- Socio-Economic Review14
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics14
- Regulation & Governance14
32 South European Society and Politics13
- International Studies Quarterly13
- Journal of Conflict Resolution13
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions13
- New Political Economy13
- Global Environmental Politics13
38 Political Geography12
- Journal of Politics12
- European Union Politics12
- International Journal of Press-Politics12
- European Journal of Political Economy12
43 Journal of Information Technology & Politics11
- Cooperation and Conflict11
- Political Studies11
- World Politics11
- Political Science Research and Methods11
- Political Research Quarterly11
49 Electoral Studies10
- Journal of European Integration10
- Comparative European Politics10
52 Politics and Governance9
- Politics & Society9
- Studies in Comparative International Development9
- American Politics Research9
- Politics & Gender9
- International Political Sociology9
- International Political Science Review9
- Local Government Studies9
- Politics Groups and Identities9
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs9
- Party Politics9
- Geopolitics9
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism9
- Journal of Public Policy9
- Global Policy9
67 Review of African Political Economy8
- Legislative Studies Quarterly8
- German Politics8
- Post-Soviet Affairs8
- Problems of Post-Communism8
- Political Studies Review8
- International Studies Review8
- Review of Policy Research8
- International Theory8
- Journal of Chinese Governance8
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations8
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties8
79 Studies in Conflict & Terrorism7
- African Affairs7
- Government and Opposition7
- Social Movement Studies7
- Public Choice7
- Politics7
- Peacebuilding7
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research7
- Acta Politica7
- Citizenship Studies7
- Journal of International Relations and Development7
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies7
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly7
92 European Security6
- Mediterranean Politics6
- Polity6
- Critical Policy Studies6
- East European Politics6
- Contemporary Politics6
- Comparative Politics6
- Social Science Quarterly6
- European Political Science6
- Armed Forces & Society6
102 Terrorism and Political Violence5
- Australian Journal of Political Science5
- American Political Science Review5
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy5
- Latin American Politics and Society5
- Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs5
- Journal of Political Philosophy5
- Democratization5
- Politics Philosophy & Economics5
- Philosophy & Public Affairs5
- International Journal of Transitional Justice5
113 Journal of Theoretical Politics4
- Economics & Politics4
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies4
- Nations and Nationalism4
- International Politics4
- Swiss Political Science Review4
- International Feminist Journal of Politics4
- Parliamentary Affairs4
- Japanese Journal of Political Science4
- Journal of Human Rights4
- Latin American Perspectives4
- British Politics4
- Contemporary Southeast Asia4
- Journal of Strategic Studies4
- Revista de Ciencia Politica4
- East European Politics and Societies4
- Studies in American Political Development4
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science4
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional4
- Survival4
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy4
134 Critical Review3
- Journal of Political Ideologies3
- Politikon3
- Journal of Chinese Political Science3
- Scandinavian Political Studies3
- Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government3
- Politics and Religion3
141 Politix2
- Irish Political Studies2
- Journal of Policy History2
- Political Theory2
- Intelligence and National Security2
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics2
- Ethics & International Affairs2
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine2
- Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory2
- Political Quarterly2
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift2
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies2
153 Dissent1
- Austrian Journal of Political Science1
- PS-Political Science & Politics1
- Political Science1
- Revista de Estudios Politicos1
- Ethics & Global Politics1
- Presidential Studies Quarterly1
- Revue d'Economie Politique1
- Europe-Asia Studies1
- Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique1
- Current History1
- Politicka Ekonomie1
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity1
166 European History Quarterly0
- Politics Religion & Ideology0
- Contemporary Political Theory0
- Historia y Politica0
- Telos0
- Internasjonal Politikk0
- Australian Journal of Politics and History0
- Political Science Quarterly0
- Journal of Cold War Studies0
- Perspectives on Politics0
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