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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 Nature Climate Change ca. 29.6
2 Nature Sustainability ca. 25.7
3 American Journal of Bioethics ca. 17
4 Educational Psychologist ca. 14.3
5 Energy Economics ca. 13.6
6 Technological Forecasting and Social Change ca. 12.9
7 Business Strategy and the Environment ca. 12.5
8 npj Digital Medicine ca. 12.4
9 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management ca. 11.9
10 British Journal of Sports Medicine ca. 11.6
11 Journal of Economic Literature ca. 11.5
12 Quarterly Journal of Economics ca. 11.1
13 Sustainable Production and Consumption ca. 10.9
- Tourism Management ca. 10.9
15 American Economic Review ca. 10.5
16 Journal of Financial Economics ca. 10.4
- Annals of Tourism Research ca. 10.4
18 Technology in Society ca. 10.1
19 Journal of Econometrics ca. 9.9
- International Journal of Hospitality Management ca. 9.9
- Sustainable Development ca. 9.9
22 Environmental Impact Assessment Review ca. 9.8
23 Journal of Sport and Health Science ca. 9.7
- Annual Review of Political Science ca. 9.7
25 Educational Research Review ca. 9.6
26 Transport Reviews ca. 9.5
27 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change ca. 9.4
28 Sports Medicine ca. 9.3
- Energy Policy ca. 9.3
30 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ca. 9.1
31 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management ca. 8.9
- Computers & Education ca. 8.9
- Annual Review of Sociology ca. 8.9
34 Implementation Science ca. 8.8
35 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions ca. 8.6
- International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education ca. 8.6
- Health Affairs ca. 8.6
38 Review of Educational Research ca. 8.3
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management ca. 8.3
- Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review ca. 8.3
41 Dialogues in Human Geography ca. 8.2
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing ca. 8.2
- International Organization ca. 8.2
44 American Economic Review-Insights ca. 8.1
45 Journal of Travel Research ca. 8
- Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health ca. 8
47 Landscape and Urban Planning ca. 7.9
- Economic Analysis and Policy ca. 7.9
49 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy ca. 7.8
50 Journal of Finance ca. 7.6
- Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific ca. 7.6
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management ca. 7.6
- Oeconomia Copernicana ca. 7.6
- Review of Economics and Statistics ca. 7.6
55 International Journal of Nursing Studies ca. 7.5
- NBER Macroeconomics Annual ca. 7.5
57 Tourism Review ca. 7.3
- Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment ca. 7.3
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ca. 7.3
- Tourism Management Perspectives ca. 7.3
61 Gender & Society ca. 7.2
- Economic Geography ca. 7.2
63 Computers Environment and Urban Systems ca. 7.1
- European Research on Management and Business Economics ca. 7.1
- American Sociological Review ca. 7.1
66 Financial Innovation ca. 6.9
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism ca. 6.9
- International Journal of Forecasting ca. 6.9
- Energy Research & Social Science ca. 6.9
- Journal of Political Economy ca. 6.9
- Journal of Economic Perspectives ca. 6.9
72 Food Policy ca. 6.8
- Annual Review of Economics ca. 6.8
- Review of Financial Studies ca. 6.8
75 British Journal of Educational Technology ca. 6.7
76 Econometrica ca. 6.6
- Ecological Economics ca. 6.6
78 Small Business Economics ca. 6.5
- Big Data & Society ca. 6.5
- Habitat International ca. 6.5
- Sociological Methods & Research ca. 6.5
82 Internet and Higher Education ca. 6.4
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 6.4
84 Information Technology & Tourism ca. 6.3
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior ca. 6.3
- American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics ca. 6.3
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice ca. 6.3
- Progress in Human Geography ca. 6.3
- Foreign Affairs ca. 6.3
- Borsa Istanbul Review ca. 6.3
- Communication Methods and Measures ca. 6.3
- Transport Policy ca. 6.3
- Annual Review of Criminology ca. 6.3
94 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences ca. 6.2
95 Journal of Environmental Psychology ca. 6.1
- Journal of Financial Stability ca. 6.1
- Journal of Communication ca. 6.1
- Public Administration Review ca. 6.1
- Ecosystem Services ca. 6.1
100 Land Use Policy ca. 6
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy ca. 6
- Cities ca. 6
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening ca. 6
- Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 6
- International Journal of Management Education ca. 6
106 Journal of Business Ethics ca. 5.9
- Journal of Economic Surveys ca. 5.9
- American Political Science Review ca. 5.9
- Telecommunications Policy ca. 5.9
- Review of Economic Studies ca. 5.9
111 Journal of Medical Internet Research ca. 5.8
- Transportation Research Part B-Methodological ca. 5.8
113 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions ca. 5.7
- Journal of Transport Geography ca. 5.7
- Accident Analysis and Prevention ca. 5.7
- Current Issues in Tourism ca. 5.7
- Journal of Urban Economics ca. 5.7
- Policy and Society ca. 5.7
119 International Journal of Stem Education ca. 5.6
- Emerging Markets Review ca. 5.6
- BMJ Quality & Safety ca. 5.6
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society ca. 5.6
- Review of Finance ca. 5.6
124 Social Media + Society ca. 5.5
- Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ca. 5.5
- American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ca. 5.5
127 Journal of Accounting & Economics ca. 5.4
- Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money ca. 5.4
- Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 5.4
- Educational Researcher ca. 5.4
- Human Resource Management Journal ca. 5.4
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth ca. 5.4
- Journal of Advertising ca. 5.4
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 5.4
- World Development ca. 5.4
136 Academic Medicine ca. 5.3
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ca. 5.3
- Multivariate Behavioral Research ca. 5.3
- Asian Economic Papers ca. 5.3
- Climate Policy ca. 5.3
- International Journal of Advertising ca. 5.3
- Journal of Human Resources ca. 5.3
143 Environment and Behavior ca. 5.2
- Yale Law Journal ca. 5.2
- Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal ca. 5.2
- Digital Journalism ca. 5.2
- China Economic Review ca. 5.2
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 5.2
- Anatomical Sciences Education ca. 5.2
- Addiction ca. 5.2
- Environmental Politics ca. 5.2
152 Journal of Rural Studies ca. 5.1
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ca. 5.1
- European Transport Research Review ca. 5.1
- Comunicar ca. 5.1
- Travel Behaviour and Society ca. 5.1
- Journal of Development Economics ca. 5.1
158 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics ca. 5
- American Journal of Political Science ca. 5
- Environment ca. 5
- Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 5
- Public Management Review ca. 5
163 Medical Education ca. 4.9
- Innovation in Aging ca. 4.9
- Communication Research ca. 4.9
- Social Science & Medicine ca. 4.9
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ca. 4.9
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews ca. 4.9
- System ca. 4.9
- Value in Health ca. 4.9
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 4.9
172 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education ca. 4.8
- Perspectives on Medical Education ca. 4.8
- International Security ca. 4.8
- Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences ca. 4.8
- Climate Risk Management ca. 4.8
- Journal of Public Economics ca. 4.8
- Education and Information Technologies ca. 4.8
- Academy of Management Learning & Education ca. 4.8
- Milbank Quarterly ca. 4.8
- International Review of Economics & Finance ca. 4.8
- Technological and Economic Development of Economy ca. 4.8
183 Modern Language Journal ca. 4.7
- China Journal ca. 4.7
- Political Geography ca. 4.7
- Learning and Instruction ca. 4.7
- Communication Theory ca. 4.7
- Adolescent Research Review ca. 4.7
- Political Analysis ca. 4.7
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ca. 4.7
191 Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space ca. 4.6
- CBE-Life Sciences Education ca. 4.6
- International Journal of Manpower ca. 4.6
- International Psychogeriatrics ca. 4.6
- Science Communication ca. 4.6
- Research in Transportation Economics ca. 4.6
- Population and Development Review ca. 4.6
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.6
- Criminology ca. 4.6
- Recall ca. 4.6
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