New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
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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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education63.683
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics38.156
3 Annual Review of Economics36.746
4 Journal of Financial Economics33.761
5 Nature Sustainability32.280
6 Technological Forecasting and Social Change31.734
7 Journal of Finance28.986
8 Implementation Science27.705
9 Tourism Management25.713
10 Computers & Education25.319
11 American Economic Review24.886
12 British Journal of Educational Technology24.229
13 Energy Economics23.745
14 Journal of Economic Perspectives23.724
15 Technology in Society23.015
16 Resources Policy21.997
17 Sports Medicine-Open21.904
18 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management21.772
19 Landscape and Urban Planning21.505
20 Sustainable Production and Consumption21.501
21 Review of Financial Studies21.282
22 Oeconomia Copernicana21.126
23 Nature Climate Change20.855
24 International Journal of Stem Education20.240
25 Environmental Impact Assessment Review20.115
26 npj Digital Medicine19.936
27 Annual Review of Resource Economics19.632
28 Review of Finance19.253
29 Review of Economic Studies18.848
30 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions18.588
31 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management18.374
32 Journal of Sport and Health Science18.289
- Journal of Advertising18.289
34 Educational Research Review18.283
35 Computers Environment and Urban Systems18.176
36 Journal of the Knowledge Economy17.888
37 Educational Psychologist17.747
38 Energy Policy17.423
39 Journal of Economic Literature17.126
40 Tourism Review16.840
41 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management16.678
42 One Earth16.471
43 Education and Information Technologies16.203
44 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics16.129
45 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication16.060
46 Sports Medicine15.611
47 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing15.261
48 Journal of Accounting & Economics15.169
49 Organization & Environment15.082
50 Transport Reviews15.067
51 Business Strategy and the Environment14.939
52 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies14.871
53 Internet and Higher Education14.586
54 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review14.413
55 British Journal of Sports Medicine14.307
56 International Journal of Hospitality Management14.095
57 European Research on Management and Business Economics13.894
58 Tourism Management Perspectives13.889
59 Journal of Medical Internet Research13.814
60 Land Use Policy13.800
61 Adolescent Research Review13.773
62 Science and Engineering Ethics13.741
63 Journal of Political Economy13.571
64 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment13.569
65 Ecosystem Services13.404
66 Economic Analysis and Policy13.361
67 Accident Analysis and Prevention13.341
68 Journal of Travel Research13.302
69 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management13.241
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association13.241
71 Comunicar13.200
72 Energy Research & Social Science13.052
73 Journal of Sustainable Tourism13.012
74 Financial Innovation12.722
75 Habitat International12.715
76 Recall12.714
77 Progress in Human Geography12.694
78 Econometrica12.683
79 International Journal of Forecasting12.591
80 Journal of Educational Computing Research12.555
81 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change12.500
82 Ecological Economics12.496
83 Borsa Istanbul Review12.422
84 Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money12.317
85 Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal12.315
86 Annual Review of Sociology12.250
87 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management12.151
88 Cities12.045
89 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology11.961
90 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences11.908
91 Australasian Journal of Educational Technology11.893
92 Ethics and Information Technology11.879
93 Information Technology & Tourism11.747
94 Telecommunications Policy11.692
95 Review of Educational Research11.624
96 International Journal of Management Education11.593
97 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological11.534
98 Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment11.486
99 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening11.485
100 Review of Economics and Statistics11.323
101 Food Policy11.217
102 Applied Geography11.109
103 RELC Journal11.094
104 International Journal of Nursing Studies11.020
105 Annual Review of Political Science10.981
106 Health Technology Assessment10.966
107 Trauma Violence & Abuse10.957
108 Annals of Tourism Research10.953
109 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.948
110 Communication Theory10.922
111 American Sociological Review10.919
112 ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development10.906
113 Transport Policy10.897
114 Communication Methods and Measures10.889
- Human Resource Management Journal10.889
116 Journal of Environmental Psychology10.846
117 System10.805
118 Assessing Writing10.790
119 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics10.763
120 International Journal of Advertising10.725
121 International Review of Economics & Finance10.651
122 JMIR mHealth and uHealth10.568
123 Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research10.546
124 Journal of Mixed Methods Research10.486
125 Political Analysis10.477
126 World Development10.458
127 Journal of Transport Geography10.424
128 Journal of Science Education and Technology10.386
129 Journal of European Public Policy10.371
130 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions10.327
131 Nurse Education Today10.323
132 Annual Review of Criminology10.302
133 Small Business Economics10.292
134 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education10.278
135 Transportation Science10.232
136 Thinking Skills and Creativity10.192
137 American Political Science Review10.172
138 Digital Journalism10.170
139 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning10.166
140 Journal of Business Ethics10.157
141 Human Resources for Health10.070
142 Sustainable Development10.045
143 Big Data & Society10.033
144 Journal of Econometrics9.996
145 International Journal of Medical Informatics9.906
146 Economic Modelling9.894
147 Learning and Instruction9.841
148 Journal of Computing in Higher Education9.763
149 China Economic Review9.742
150 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory9.723
151 Journal of Rural Studies9.722
152 Climate Policy9.608
153 Energy & Environment9.605
154 Social Media + Society9.542
155 Teaching and Teacher Education9.524
156 Journal of Research on Technology in Education9.517
157 Policy and Society9.510
158 Interactive Learning Environments9.402
159 Studies in Higher Education9.395
160 Metacognition and Learning9.241
161 Journal of Banking & Finance9.212
162 Journal of Financial Stability9.204
163 Economic Geography9.200
164 Medical Education Online9.171
165 Sustainability9.162
166 Public Relations Review9.140
167 Political Communication9.118
168 Climate Risk Management9.114
169 Innovations in Education and Teaching International9.069
170 Journal of Air Transport Management9.057
171 Journal of International Economics9.049
172 Journal of Communication9.047
173 Hematology-American Society of Hematology Education Program8.977
174 Biology of Sport8.928
175 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology8.912
176 CBE-Life Sciences Education8.907
177 Utilities Policy8.905
178 JMIR Serious Games8.871
179 International Journal of Qualitative Methods8.869
180 Journal of Development Economics8.862
181 American Journal of Political Science8.855
182 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.850
183 Palliative Medicine8.827
184 Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy8.795
185 Health Affairs8.789
- Journal of Monetary Economics8.789
187 Journal of Safety Research8.736
188 Journal of Economic Surveys8.734
189 Journal of Engineering Education8.652
190 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning8.635
191 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour8.633
192 Journal of Second Language Writing8.613
193 Travel Behaviour and Society8.567
194 Political Geography8.564
195 Marine Policy8.561
196 Regional Studies8.518
197 Sociological Methods & Research8.507
198 Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research8.506
199 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja8.502
200 Maritime Economics & Logistics8.463
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