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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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 TQCC
1 Journal of Financial Economics41
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics35
3 Technological Forecasting and Social Change33
4 Nature Sustainability32
- International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education32
- American Economic Review32
7 Annual Review of Economics31
8 Tourism Management30
- Technology in Society30
10 Sustainable Production and Consumption29
11 Computers & Education28
12 Educational Psychologist27
13 Energy Economics25
- Journal of Finance25
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions25
16 Business Strategy and the Environment24
- Review of Financial Studies24
18 Landscape and Urban Planning23
- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management23
20 Environmental Impact Assessment Review22
- Energy Policy22
- Resources Policy22
- Annual Review of Political Science22
- Journal of Economic Perspectives22
25 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management21
26 Educational Research Review20
- International Journal of Hospitality Management20
- Nature Climate Change20
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology20
30 Ecosystem Services19
- Oeconomia Copernicana19
- npj Digital Medicine19
- Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management19
- Journal of Sport and Health Science19
- Sports Medicine19
- European Transport Research Review19
- Sports Medicine-Open19
- Computers Environment and Urban Systems19
39 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing18
- Economic Geography18
- Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review18
- Transport Reviews18
- Annual Review of Sociology18
44 Accident Analysis and Prevention17
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change17
- Review of Economic Studies17
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth17
- Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment17
49 Annals of Tourism Research16
- British Journal of Educational Technology16
- Annual Review of Resource Economics16
- International Journal of Stem Education16
- Transportation Research Part B-Methodological16
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening16
- Econometrica16
- Land Use Policy16
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions16
- Energy Research & Social Science16
59 Review of Finance15
- Tourism Review15
- Journal of Destination Marketing & Management15
- Journal of Advertising15
- One Earth15
- Journal of Medical Systems15
- European Research on Management and Business Economics15
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism15
- Review of Educational Research15
- Transport Policy15
- Internet and Higher Education15
70 Food Policy14
- Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment14
- Implementation Science14
- Journal of Accounting & Economics14
- Computer Assisted Language Learning14
- Journal of Transport Geography14
- Journal of Travel Research14
- Journal of Rural Studies14
- Tourism Management Perspectives14
- Progress in Human Geography14
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management14
81 American Sociological Review13
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences13
- Transportation Science13
- International Journal of Nursing Studies13
- Information Technology & Tourism13
- Ecological Economics13
- Economic Analysis and Policy13
- Journal of Environmental Psychology13
- Digital Journalism13
- Pragmatics13
- Journal of Political Economy13
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology13
- Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money13
94 Organization & Environment12
- World Development12
- World Politics12
- Journal of Medical Internet Research12
- Financial Innovation12
- Small Business Economics12
- JMIR Serious Games12
- Habitat International12
- Policy and Society12
- Borsa Istanbul Review12
- Telecommunications Policy12
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics12
- Journal of Educational Computing Research12
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management12
- Cities12
109 Personnel Review11
- Journal of Urban Economics11
- Big Data & Society11
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory11
- Applied Geography11
- Journal of Social Issues11
- Review of Economics and Statistics11
- Review of Environmental Economics and Policy11
- Health Affairs11
- Trauma Violence & Abuse11
- Travel Behaviour and Society11
- Science and Engineering Ethics11
- International Journal of Health Services11
- Comunicar11
- China Economic Review11
- Journal of Business Ethics11
- Climate Policy11
- Journal of Computing in Higher Education11
- American Political Science Review11
- Journal of Nursing Management11
- Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal11
- International Journal of Advertising11
- Journal of Development Economics11
132 Environment and Behavior10
- Annual Review of Criminology10
- Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research10
- Education and Information Technologies10
- Substance Abuse10
- Journal of the Knowledge Economy10
- Sustainable Development10
- System10
- Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health10
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews10
- Health Technology Assessment10
- American Journal of Sports Medicine10
- International Journal of Drug Policy10
- International Journal of Forecasting10
- International Journal of Manpower10
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning10
- Learning and Instruction10
- Marine Policy10
- Nurse Education Today10
- Journal of Financial Stability10
- Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja10
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy10
- Educational Researcher10
- Research in Transportation Economics10
- British Journal of Sports Medicine10
- CBE-Life Sciences Education10
- Thinking Skills and Creativity10
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice10
- Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour10
- Public Management Review10
- Public Relations Review10
- Utilities Policy10
- International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management10
- International Journal of Management Education10
- IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies10
- Journal of Air Transport Management10
- Journal of European Public Policy10
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication10
170 Ethics and Information Technology9
- Palliative Medicine9
- Economic Modelling9
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior9
- European Journal of Ageing9
- Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education9
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education9
- Journal of Safety Research9
- Journal of International Economics9
- Journal of the European Economic Association9
- Sustainability9
- Social Science & Medicine9
- Public Administration9
- Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research9
- Human Resources for Health9
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society9
- Criminology9
- Journal of Economic Surveys9
- Journal of Communication9
- International Review of Economics & Finance9
- Maritime Economics & Logistics9
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology9
- Journal of Monetary Economics9
- Forest Policy and Economics9
- Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management9
- Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space9
- ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development9
- Adolescent Research Review9
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare9
- Emerging Markets Review9
- Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education9
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