Public Administration: 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Climate Policy	31
2	Journal of European Public Policy	30
3	Public Administration Review	29
4	Public Management Review	25
5	Public Administration	23
6	Policy and Society	21
7	Journal of Accounting and Public Policy	19
8	Regulation & Governance	18
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	18
10	Review of Policy Research	17
-	Administration & Society	17
12	Policy Studies Journal	16
-	Science and Public Policy	16
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	16
15	Public Money & Management	15
-	Review of Public Personnel Administration	15
-	Policy Sciences	15
18	Journal of European Social Policy	14
-	Journal of Social Policy	14
20	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management	13
-	Policy Studies	13
-	Social Policy & Administration	13
-	Policy and Politics	13
-	Public Performance & Management Review	13
25	American Review of Public Administration	12
-	Critical Policy Studies	12
-	International Review of Administrative Sciences	12
-	Local Government Studies	12
-	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	12
30	Nonprofit Management & Leadership	11
-	Public Personnel Management	11
-	Public Policy and Administration	11
-	Australian Journal of Public Administration	11
-	International Public Management Journal	11
35	Journal of Chinese Governance	10
-	Public Administration and Development	10
37	Journal of Public Policy	9
-	Canadian Public Policy-Analyse de Politiques	9
-	Contemporary Economic Policy	9
40	Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique du Canada	8
41	Human Service Organizations Management Leadership & Governance	7
-	Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences	7
43	Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis	6
44	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	4
45	Gestion y Politica Publica	3