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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	56
2	Habitat International	43
3	World Development	42
4	Long Range Planning	28
-	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	25
7	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	22
8	Review of Development Economics	20
9	Information Technology for Development	19
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	19
-	Climate and Development	19
12	Third World Quarterly	18
13	Social Policy & Administration	16
-	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	16
-	Journal of International Development	16
16	Housing Policy Debate	15
-	Journal of Development Studies	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
19	Development and Change	14
-	European Journal of Development Research	14
-	Development Policy Review	14
22	Journal of Agrarian Change	13
-	World Bank Economic Review	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
-	Growth and Change	13
26	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	12
-	Public Administration and Development	12
-	Journal of Environment & Development	12
29	Development Southern Africa	10
30	International Development Planning Review	8
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	8
-	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
-	Economic Development Quarterly	8
35	Community Development Journal	7
-	Journal of South Asian Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
38	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	6
40	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	5
41	Developing Economies	4