New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Social Sciences

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(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 Average citations
1 Journal of Financial Economics46.610
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics32.560
3 Technological Forecasting and Social Change28.860
4 American Economic Review28.802
5 Educational Psychologist25.841
6 Tourism Management25.681
7 Technology in Society25.509
8 Annual Review of Economics24.088
9 Journal of Finance23.381
10 Energy Economics23.036
11 Review of Finance22.493
12 Computers & Education22.165
13 Review of Financial Studies21.722
14 Implementation Science21.084
15 Nature Climate Change21.071
16 Educational Research Review20.645
17 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.629
18 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management20.303
19 Business Strategy and the Environment20.266
20 Energy Policy19.953
21 Journal of Econometrics19.921
22 Resources Policy19.691
23 Landscape and Urban Planning18.590
24 Journal of Economic Perspectives18.288
25 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management18.231
26 Environmental Impact Assessment Review18.150
27 Annual Review of Sociology17.864
28 Journal of Medical Systems17.018
29 Computers Environment and Urban Systems15.254
30 European Transport Research Review14.883
31 Transport Reviews14.778
32 Review of Economic Studies14.756
33 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management14.689
34 International Journal of Hospitality Management14.517
35 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change14.460
36 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review14.448
37 Annual Review of Resource Economics14.430
38 Sports Medicine14.095
- Land Use Policy14.095
40 International Journal of Forecasting13.747
41 British Journal of Educational Technology13.723
42 Econometrica13.573
43 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing13.406
44 Journal of Advertising13.354
45 Annals of Tourism Research13.328
46 Tourism Review13.221
47 Journal of Political Economy12.700
48 Review of Educational Research12.669
49 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management12.663
50 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology12.623
51 International Journal of Nursing Studies12.533
52 Journal of Economic Literature12.518
53 Accident Analysis and Prevention12.367
54 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment12.339
55 Ecological Economics12.279
56 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening12.183
57 Journal of Sustainable Tourism12.015
58 Annual Review of Political Science11.943
59 Telecommunications Policy11.937
60 International Journal of Advertising11.935
61 Economic Analysis and Policy11.925
62 Journal of the Knowledge Economy11.915
63 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological11.682
64 Transport Policy11.537
65 Journal of Travel Research11.475
66 Pragmatics11.431
67 Information Technology & Tourism11.344
68 British Journal of Sports Medicine11.340
69 Policy and Society11.324
70 Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment11.252
71 Progress in Human Geography11.246
72 Journal of Rural Studies11.244
73 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics11.192
74 Journal of Accounting & Economics11.170
75 Journal of Environmental Psychology11.146
76 Food Policy11.047
77 Habitat International11.035
78 Cities10.945
79 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.916
80 Journal of Medical Internet Research10.879
81 Journal of Urban Economics10.857
82 Internet and Higher Education10.844
83 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences10.764
84 American Sociological Review10.663
85 Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money10.604
86 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication10.577
87 Sustainable Development10.434
88 Health Technology Assessment10.400
89 Journal of Business Ethics10.354
90 Organization & Environment10.293
91 Education and Information Technologies10.030
92 Comunicar10.000
93 Review of Economics and Statistics9.925
94 Economic Geography9.869
95 World Development9.836
96 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology9.828
- Journal of Educational Computing Research9.828
98 Health Affairs9.677
99 Science and Engineering Ethics9.658
- Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja9.658
101 Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal9.625
102 China Economic Review9.463
103 Climate Policy9.458
104 International Journal of Management Education9.450
105 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management9.449
106 Journal of Transport Geography9.334
107 Journal of Banking & Finance9.314
108 Journal of Monetary Economics9.271
109 Transportation Science9.243
110 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy9.242
111 International Review of Economics & Finance9.219
112 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning9.196
113 Small Business Economics9.188
114 International Journal of Health Services9.176
115 Journal of Health and Social Behavior9.147
116 Journal of Development Economics9.116
117 Educational Researcher9.058
118 Journal of Economic Surveys9.017
119 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory9.006
120 Human Resource Management Journal8.933
121 Utilities Policy8.909
122 Trauma Violence & Abuse8.890
123 Economic Modelling8.884
124 International Journal of Manpower8.870
125 Political Analysis8.862
126 American Political Science Review8.820
127 Recall8.800
128 Maritime Economics & Logistics8.750
129 Communication Methods and Measures8.708
130 Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy8.697
131 Econometrics Journal8.647
132 Ethics and Information Technology8.636
133 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology8.633
134 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.608
135 Learning and Instruction8.578
136 Applied Geography8.533
137 Journal of International Economics8.531
138 Social Science & Medicine8.518
139 System8.498
140 Journal of the European Economic Association8.457
141 Human Resources for Health8.449
142 Nurse Education Today8.407
143 Substance Abuse8.373
144 Journal of Social Issues8.359
145 Journal of Financial Stability8.332
146 Human Relations8.318
147 Journal of Nursing Management8.296
148 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies8.233
149 International Journal of Medical Informatics8.220
150 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour8.192
151 RELC Journal8.153
152 Teaching and Teacher Education8.131
153 International Journal of Drug Policy8.111
154 Journal of Labor Economics8.099
155 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice8.089
156 Marine Policy8.055
157 Journal of Air Transport Management8.044
158 Public Relations Review8.010
159 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning7.959
160 Personnel Review7.944
161 Communication Theory7.901
162 World Politics7.892
163 Assessing Writing7.890
164 Sociological Methods & Research7.880
165 Addictive Behaviors7.864
166 Interactive Learning Environments7.861
167 Research in Transportation Economics7.827
168 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education7.825
169 Thinking Skills and Creativity7.790
170 Journal of Research on Technology in Education7.751
171 Emerging Markets Review7.729
172 Public Management Review7.713
173 American Journal of Political Science7.699
174 American Journal of Sports Medicine7.642
175 Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space7.619
176 Public Administration7.600
177 ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development7.598
178 Journal of Science Education and Technology7.586
179 Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis7.578
180 Journal of Safety Research7.570
181 Journal of Health Economics7.511
182 North American Journal of Economics and Finance7.500
183 Journal of European Public Policy7.493
184 Studies in Educational Evaluation7.487
185 Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research7.449
186 ACM Transactions on Computing Education7.410
187 Palliative Medicine7.399
- Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research7.399
189 Journal of Vacation Marketing7.392
190 Learning Media and Technology7.390
191 Journal of Communication7.377
192 China Agricultural Economic Review7.341
193 Forest Policy and Economics7.309
194 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education7.308
195 Energy & Environment7.256
196 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association7.250
197 CBE-Life Sciences Education7.209
198 BMC Medical Research Methodology7.181
199 European Journal of Ageing7.157
200 International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management7.149
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