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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Financial Economics46.151
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics31.868
3 American Economic Review29.133
4 Technological Forecasting and Social Change28.387
5 Educational Psychologist25.051
6 Tourism Management24.891
7 Technology in Society24.258
8 Annual Review of Economics23.863
9 Energy Economics22.904
10 Journal of Finance22.892
11 Computers & Education22.491
12 Review of Financial Studies21.841
13 Review of Finance21.779
14 Nature Climate Change20.884
15 Energy Policy20.825
16 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions20.543
17 Implementation Science20.402
18 Business Strategy and the Environment20.093
19 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management19.915
20 Educational Research Review19.874
21 Resources Policy19.315
22 Journal of Econometrics19.309
23 Journal of Medical Systems18.694
24 Landscape and Urban Planning18.455
25 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management18.257
26 Environmental Impact Assessment Review18.180
27 Journal of Economic Perspectives17.308
28 Annual Review of Sociology16.993
29 Review of Economic Studies16.671
30 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management15.893
31 Journal of Economic Literature15.393
32 Computers Environment and Urban Systems14.844
33 European Transport Research Review14.814
34 Transport Reviews14.473
35 International Journal of Hospitality Management14.274
36 Annual Review of Resource Economics14.082
37 Sports Medicine14.016
38 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review13.962
39 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change13.835
40 Land Use Policy13.737
41 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy13.656
42 Review of Educational Research13.631
43 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing13.545
44 Econometrica13.324
45 International Journal of Forecasting13.275
46 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology13.155
47 Journal of Political Economy13.122
48 British Journal of Educational Technology12.949
49 Journal of Advertising12.892
50 Annals of Tourism Research12.826
51 Tourism Review12.802
52 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management12.388
53 Ecological Economics12.296
54 International Journal of Nursing Studies12.255
55 Internet and Higher Education12.242
56 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment12.233
57 Accident Analysis and Prevention12.126
58 Economic Analysis and Policy12.117
59 Journal of Sustainable Tourism12.099
60 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening12.080
61 Telecommunications Policy11.962
62 Journal of Financial Stability11.699
63 Transport Policy11.694
64 American Sociological Review11.576
65 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics11.507
66 Annual Review of Political Science11.480
67 Journal of Travel Research11.473
68 International Journal of Advertising11.414
69 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological11.378
70 Pragmatics11.376
71 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.316
72 British Journal of Sports Medicine11.305
73 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology11.152
74 Progress in Human Geography11.063
75 Information Technology & Tourism11.008
76 Journal of Environmental Psychology10.984
77 Food Policy10.978
78 Journal of Rural Studies10.968
79 Journal of Medical Internet Research10.907
80 Policy and Society10.830
81 Journal of the Knowledge Economy10.790
82 Journal of Accounting & Economics10.762
83 Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment10.723
84 Cities10.721
85 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences10.646
86 Journal of Urban Economics10.596
87 Habitat International10.581
88 Health Technology Assessment10.362
89 Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money10.349
90 Journal of Business Ethics10.299
91 International Journal of Management Education10.294
92 Sustainable Development10.229
93 Science and Engineering Ethics9.955
94 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication9.919
95 Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal9.892
96 World Development9.851
97 Education and Information Technologies9.820
98 Health Affairs9.770
99 Journal of Transport Geography9.764
100 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology9.710
101 International Journal of Manpower9.636
102 Organization & Environment9.622
103 Economic Geography9.561
104 Comunicar9.558
105 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja9.527
106 Review of Economics and Statistics9.512
107 Small Business Economics9.379
108 Educational Researcher9.313
109 Journal of Educational Computing Research9.287
110 American Political Science Review9.249
111 China Economic Review9.239
112 Journal of Development Economics9.235
113 Journal of Health and Social Behavior9.215
114 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning9.163
115 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management9.148
116 Journal of Banking & Finance9.140
117 International Review of Economics & Finance9.117
118 Journal of Economic Surveys9.101
119 Utilities Policy9.094
- Climate Policy9.094
121 World Politics9.024
122 Human Resource Management Journal8.975
123 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory8.933
124 Journal of Monetary Economics8.919
125 Transportation Science8.765
126 Economic Modelling8.726
127 System8.704
128 Trauma Violence & Abuse8.586
129 International Journal of Health Services8.575
130 Journal of Social Issues8.516
131 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.508
132 Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy8.436
133 Journal of the European Economic Association8.417
134 Political Analysis8.416
135 Emerging Markets Review8.401
136 Nurse Education Today8.378
137 Ethics and Information Technology8.339
138 Journal of Nursing Management8.296
139 Social Science & Medicine8.294
140 Learning and Instruction8.292
141 Research in Transportation Economics8.281
142 Recall8.240
143 Maritime Economics & Logistics8.234
144 Applied Geography8.232
145 Econometrics Journal8.179
146 International Journal of Medical Informatics8.176
147 Journal of Safety Research8.172
148 Journal of International Economics8.139
149 Human Relations8.100
150 Communication Methods and Measures8.074
151 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice8.052
152 Substance Abuse8.040
153 Human Resources for Health8.034
154 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education8.018
155 Journal of European Public Policy7.962
156 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies7.958
157 Teaching and Teacher Education7.954
158 International Journal of Drug Policy7.902
159 Marine Policy7.900
- Journal of Air Transport Management7.900
161 Addictive Behaviors7.877
162 Personnel Review7.827
163 Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis7.822
164 RELC Journal7.781
165 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour7.780
166 Public Relations Review7.746
167 Assessing Writing7.733
168 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education7.731
169 American Journal of Political Science7.730
170 Interactive Learning Environments7.724
171 American Journal of Sports Medicine7.720
172 Studies in Educational Evaluation7.709
173 ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development7.698
174 Journal of Labor Economics7.674
175 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning7.670
176 CBE-Life Sciences Education7.666
177 Sociological Methods & Research7.662
178 Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare7.627
179 Thinking Skills and Creativity7.611
180 Public Management Review7.603
181 Journal of Research on Technology in Education7.585
182 Communication Theory7.584
183 West European Politics7.576
184 Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space7.536
185 BMC Medical Research Methodology7.483
186 Public Administration7.460
187 Palliative Medicine7.339
188 Journal of Science Education and Technology7.334
189 North American Journal of Economics and Finance7.330
190 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews7.264
191 Journal of Communication7.244
192 Energy & Environment7.235
193 New Media & Society7.217
194 China Agricultural Economic Review7.207
195 Journal of Vacation Marketing7.193
196 Journal of Health Economics7.181
197 Education for Chemical Engineers7.176
198 Technological and Economic Development of Economy7.154
199 Learning Media and Technology7.137
200 Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research7.118
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