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 2019-05-01 to 2023-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Quarterly Journal of Economics90.554
2 Journal of Economic Perspectives73.897
3 Journal of Financial Economics67.006
4 American Economic Review63.513
5 Annual Review of Political Science57.300
6 International Organization54.815
7 Nature Sustainability53.800
8 American Sociological Review50.197
9 Review of Educational Research49.250
10 Health Technology Assessment48.398
11 Nature Climate Change47.927
12 npj Digital Medicine47.653
13 Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health47.099
14 Journal of Political Economy46.895
15 Computers & Education44.458
16 Review of Financial Studies43.824
17 Educational Psychologist41.591
18 Tourism Management41.181
19 Technological Forecasting and Social Change40.944
20 Business Strategy and the Environment39.207
21 Annual Review of Sociology39.147
22 Educational Research Review38.841
23 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions38.104
24 Annual Review of Economics37.763
25 International Journal of Hospitality Management36.411
26 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions36.167
27 International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health35.439
28 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing35.105
29 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review34.535
30 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology33.682
31 Journal of Finance32.960
32 Sports Medicine31.829
33 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management31.822
34 Energy Economics31.678
35 Journal of Sustainable Tourism31.199
36 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy30.815
37 Sociological Science30.464
38 Landscape and Urban Planning30.460
39 Journal of Accounting & Economics30.446
40 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological30.252
41 Review of Economic Studies29.932
42 European Political Science Review29.923
43 Review of International Organizations29.842
44 Implementation Science29.728
45 Comparative Studies in Society and History29.598
46 Journal of Business & Economic Statistics29.290
47 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education29.265
48 Political Analysis29.260
49 Annals of Tourism Research29.186
50 Energy Policy28.293
51 Journal of Medical Internet Research27.657
52 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management27.610
53 Sport Management Review27.560
54 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change27.485
55 Annual Review of Criminology27.480
56 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association27.281
57 Review of Economics and Statistics27.128
58 Environment and Behavior26.944
59 Journal of Environmental Psychology26.850
60 Journal of Sport and Health Science26.441
61 World Development26.319
62 Transport Reviews26.186
63 Small Business Economics26.181
64 JMIR mHealth and uHealth26.125
65 Sustainable Production and Consumption25.870
66 Energy Research & Social Science25.730
67 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics25.578
68 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management25.523
69 Internet and Higher Education25.444
70 Resources Policy25.441
71 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment25.258
72 Cities25.184
73 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management24.888
74 British Journal of Sports Medicine24.872
75 Sustainable Development24.763
76 Trauma Violence & Abuse24.711
77 Digital Journalism24.698
78 American Economic Journal-Applied Economics24.549
79 Ecosystem Services24.379
80 One Earth24.049
81 Tourism Management Perspectives23.983
82 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management23.939
83 Economic Policy23.800
84 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews23.644
85 Sociology of Education23.562
86 Journal of Advertising23.500
87 Progress in Human Geography23.267
88 Journal of the Learning Sciences23.250
89 Accident Analysis and Prevention23.249
90 Public Opinion Quarterly23.229
91 Journal of Business Ethics22.883
92 Journal of Monetary Economics22.882
93 Journal of Economic Literature22.848
94 British Journal of Political Science22.750
95 American Journal of Sports Medicine22.625
96 Computers Environment and Urban Systems22.606
97 Learning Media and Technology22.576
98 Current Issues in Tourism22.534
99 Land Use Policy22.527
100 Ecological Economics22.504
101 Econometrica22.495
102 Review of Finance22.436
103 Social Science & Medicine22.370
104 Big Data & Society22.368
105 International Security22.273
106 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management22.200
107 Human Resource Management Journal22.177
108 International Journal of Forecasting22.144
109 European Research on Management and Business Economics22.136
110 Journal of Urban Technology22.079
111 npj Science of Learning21.955
112 Psychology and Aging21.948
113 Aggression and Violent Behavior21.871
114 International Journal of Stem Education21.812
115 Sports Medicine-Open21.714
116 Transportation Science21.705
117 Journal of Econometrics21.354
118 Learning and Instruction21.343
119 CBE-Life Sciences Education21.153
120 International Journal of Medical Informatics21.147
121 Human Relations21.061
122 British Journal of Educational Technology20.993
123 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies20.970
124 Technology in Society20.866
125 Organization & Environment20.778
126 American Political Science Review20.662
127 Research & Politics20.640
128 International Journal of Advertising20.574
129 Annual Review of Resource Economics20.538
130 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20.511
131 Transport Policy20.452
132 Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare20.354
133 New Media & Society20.338
134 Habitat International20.165
135 Travel Behaviour and Society19.873
136 Psychology of Sport and Exercise19.571
137 Econometric Theory19.524
138 Journal of Rural Studies19.485
139 Computer Assisted Language Learning19.467
140 Financial Innovation19.451
141 Journal of Travel Research19.407
142 Journal of Transport Geography19.345
143 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening19.308
144 ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development19.276
145 Public Management Review19.243
146 Policy and Society19.196
147 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health19.113
148 American Journal of Political Science19.108
149 BMC Medical Research Methodology19.078
150 Demography19.017
151 Journal of Social Issues18.939
152 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy18.867
153 Technological and Economic Development of Economy18.789
154 Journal of International Economics18.677
155 Environment and Planning D-Society & Space18.656
156 International Journal of Nursing Studies18.531
157 Journal of European Public Policy18.481
158 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning18.469
159 International Journal of Drug Policy18.461
160 International Journal of Sports Medicine18.427
161 Political Communication18.418
162 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning18.409
163 Food Policy18.348
164 Journal of Medical Systems18.332
165 Journal of Safety Research18.252
166 Journal of Health Economics18.137
167 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning18.055
168 European Journal of Political Research18.047
169 Applied Geography18.022
170 Climate Policy17.856
171 Journal of Educational Computing Research17.854
172 Health Affairs17.844
173 Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research17.831
174 Science and Public Policy17.764
175 European Transport Research Review17.517
176 Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis17.445
177 Communication Methods and Measures17.433
178 Journal of Development Economics17.427
179 Journal of the European Economic Association17.421
180 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour17.397
181 Distance Education17.395
182 Child Abuse & Neglect17.377
183 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication17.346
184 Review of Public Personnel Administration17.345
185 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education17.277
186 International Journal of Geographical Information Science17.249
187 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition17.210
188 Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition17.156
189 American Economic Journal-Economic Policy17.103
190 Review of International Political Economy17.082
191 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry17.062
192 China Economic Review16.924
193 Political Behavior16.852
194 Journal of Computing in Higher Education16.821
195 Tourism Review16.817
196 International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism16.725
197 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace16.720
198 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society16.718
199 Policy Studies Journal16.660
200 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences16.536
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