Urban 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	57
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	55
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	51
4	Habitat International	40
5	Urban Studies	27
-	Journal of Urban Economics	27
7	European Planning Studies	23
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	21
9	Local Environment	19
-	Housing Studies	19
11	Housing Policy Debate	17
12	Journal of Urban Technology	16
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
-	Urban Geography	16
16	Journal of Planning Literature	15
17	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	14
18	Journal of Urban Affairs	13
-	Planning Theory & Practice	13
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
22	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	12
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	12
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	12
-	Open House International	12
26	Journal of Planning Education and Research	11
-	Journal of Housing Economics	11
-	Real Estate Economics	11
-	Urban Education	11
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
31	Housing Theory & Society	10
-	Education and Urban Society	10
33	International Regional Science Review	9
-	Economic Development Quarterly	9
-	Environment and Urbanization	9
-	Urban Research & Practice	9
-	City & Community	9
38	Urban Design International	8
-	Urban Policy and Research	8
40	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	6
41	Journal of Urban History	4