Development Studies: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor
1	Sustainable Development	ca. 12.5
2	Long Range Planning	ca. 8.5
3	World Development	ca. 6.9
4	Habitat International	ca. 6.8
5	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	ca. 5.6
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	ca. 5.1
7	Information Technology for Development	ca. 4.8
8	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	ca. 4.4
9	Climate and Development	ca. 4.3
10	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	ca. 3.9
11	Social Policy & Administration	ca. 3.2
-	Growth and Change	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of Environment & Development	ca. 3.2
15	Development and Change	ca. 3
16	Housing Policy Debate	ca. 2.9
-	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Development Studies	ca. 2.9
19	Studies in Comparative International Development	ca. 2.7
20	World Bank Economic Review	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	ca. 2.5
-	European Journal of Development Research	ca. 2.5
-	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	ca. 2.5
-	Society & Natural Resources	ca. 2.5
-	Public Administration and Development	ca. 2.5
26	Developing Economies	ca. 2.2
27	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	ca. 2.1
28	Economic Development and Cultural Change	ca. 2
-	Third World Quarterly	ca. 2
30	Development Policy Review	ca. 1.7
31	International Development Planning Review	ca. 1.6
-	Review of Development Economics	ca. 1.6
33	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	ca. 1.5
-	Economic Development Quarterly	ca. 1.5
-	Community Development Journal	ca. 1.5
36	Development Southern Africa	ca. 1.4
-	Journal of International Development	ca. 1.4
38	Progress in Development Studies	ca. 1.3
39	Journal of Development Effectiveness	ca. 0.9
40	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	ca. 0.7
-	Journal of South Asian Development	ca. 0.7