New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Social Sciences

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal TQCC
1 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education41
2 Annual Review of Economics40
3 Technological Forecasting and Social Change38
4 Nature Sustainability36
5 Quarterly Journal of Economics34
6 Sports Medicine-Open33
- Tourism Management33
8 Educational Psychologist30
- Journal of Financial Economics30
- American Economic Review30
11 Computers & Education29
12 Landscape and Urban Planning28
- Sustainable Production and Consumption28
- Technology in Society28
15 Energy Economics27
- Journal of Economic Perspectives27
17 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management26
- Resources Policy26
- Annual Review of Sociology26
- Oeconomia Copernicana26
21 Educational Research Review25
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review25
- Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions25
- Journal of Finance25
25 Annual Review of Political Science24
26 Energy Policy23
27 European Transport Research Review22
- Nature Climate Change22
- Journal of Sport and Health Science22
- Computers Environment and Urban Systems22
31 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management21
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing21
- International Journal of Stem Education21
- British Journal of Educational Technology21
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management21
- Review of Financial Studies21
- Sports Medicine21
38 One Earth20
- Tourism Review20
- Business Strategy and the Environment20
41 Internet and Higher Education19
- npj Digital Medicine19
- Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review19
- Transport Reviews19
- Annual Review of Resource Economics19
46 Ecosystem Services18
- Organization & Environment18
- Review of Finance18
- Accident Analysis and Prevention18
- Tourism Management Perspectives18
- Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment18
- Journal of Accounting & Economics18
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change18
54 Land Use Policy17
- Review of Economic Studies17
- European Research on Management and Business Economics17
- Energy Research & Social Science17
- International Journal of Hospitality Management17
- Journal of Destination Marketing & Management17
- Journal of Advertising17
61 Journal of Political Economy16
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism16
- IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies16
- Economic Analysis and Policy16
- Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment16
- Journal of the Knowledge Economy16
- Journal of Travel Research16
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences16
69 Education and Information Technologies15
- Financial Innovation15
- Journal of Educational Computing Research15
- Habitat International15
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication15
- Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal15
- International Journal of Nursing Studies15
- Ecological Economics15
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions15
- Progress in Human Geography15
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening15
- Implementation Science15
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management15
- American Sociological Review15
- Annals of Tourism Research15
84 Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money14
- Food Policy14
- Science and Engineering Ethics14
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology14
- Transport Policy14
- Telecommunications Policy14
- Adolescent Research Review14
- Information Technology & Tourism14
- Journal of Environmental Psychology14
- Journal of Medical Internet Research14
- Transportation Research Part B-Methodological14
- Transportation Science14
- Health Technology Assessment14
- Cities14
- Borsa Istanbul Review14
- Annual Review of Criminology14
- Applied Geography14
101 Journal of Rural Studies13
- Review of Economics and Statistics13
- International Journal of Management Education13
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association13
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics13
- Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research13
- Econometrica13
- Comunicar13
- Recall13
- Big Data & Society13
- Journal of Social Issues13
- Review of Educational Research13
- Trauma Violence & Abuse13
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth13
- Computer Assisted Language Learning13
116 Ethics and Information Technology12
- Journal of European Public Policy12
- International Journal of Advertising12
- Small Business Economics12
- Journal of Chinese Political Science12
- Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour12
- World Development12
- Teaching and Teacher Education12
- JMIR Serious Games12
- Digital Journalism12
- Pragmatics12
- American Political Science Review12
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory12
- Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research12
- Journal of Transport Geography12
- Public Relations Review12
- Journal of Business Ethics12
- International Journal of Forecasting12
- Human Resources for Health12
- British Journal of Sports Medicine12
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society12
137 Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management11
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology11
- Journal of Monetary Economics11
- Journal of Air Transport Management11
- International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning11
- Review of Environmental Economics and Policy11
- Human Relations11
- Health Affairs11
- American Journal of Sports Medicine11
- Thinking Skills and Creativity11
- China Economic Review11
- Climate Policy11
- American Economic Journal-Applied Economics11
- Journal of Archaeological Research11
- Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space11
- Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja11
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching11
- Journal of Safety Research11
- Metacognition and Learning11
- Social Media + Society11
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning11
- International Review of Economics & Finance11
- Learning and Instruction11
- Public Management Review11
- Policy and Society11
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy11
- Nurse Education Today11
- Journal of Engineering Education11
- CBE-Life Sciences Education11
- Sustainability11
- Sustainable Development11
- System11
- International Journal of Medical Informatics11
170 Economic Modelling10
- Journal of Urban Economics10
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management10
- Journal of Banking & Finance10
- Regional Studies10
- Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis10
- Journal of Development Economics10
- Personnel Review10
- Public Administration10
- Industry and Innovation10
- Palliative Medicine10
- Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness10
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice10
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews10
- West European Politics10
- Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health10
- Society and Mental Health10
- Annual Review of Anthropology10
- Australasian Journal of Educational Technology10
- ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development10
- Journal of International Economics10
- Journal of Teacher Education10
- Journal of the European Economic Association10
- Political Communication10
- Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance10
- Journal of Financial Stability10
- Journal of Communication10
- Journal of Computing in Higher Education10
- Marine Policy10
- Maritime Economics & Logistics10
- Medical Education Online10
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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