Development 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	World Development	54
2	Sustainable Development	52
3	Habitat International	36
4	Long Range Planning	30
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
6	European Journal of Development Research	21
-	Journal of Peasant Studies	21
8	Growth and Change	20
-	Information Technology for Development	20
10	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	19
-	Social Policy & Administration	19
12	Climate and Development	18
-	Housing Policy Debate	18
14	Third World Quarterly	17
15	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	16
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	16
-	Journal of Development Studies	16
18	Development and Change	15
-	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	15
-	Review of Development Economics	15
21	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	14
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	14
23	Development Southern Africa	13
-	Development Policy Review	13
-	Journal of International Development	13
-	Society & Natural Resources	13
27	Journal of Agrarian Change	12
28	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	11
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	11
-	World Bank Economic Review	11
31	Journal of Environment & Development	10
32	Public Administration and Development	9
33	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	Progress in Development Studies	8
35	Community Development Journal	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
-	Journal of South Asian Development	7
39	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Developing Economies	6
41	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	4