Social Sciences

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 Tourism Management ca. 10.9
- Sustainable Production and Consumption ca. 10.9
15 American Economic Review ca. 10.5
16 Annals of Tourism Research ca. 10.4
- Journal of Financial Economics ca. 10.4
18 Technology in Society ca. 10.1
19 Sustainable Development ca. 9.9
- International Journal of Hospitality Management ca. 9.9
- Journal of Econometrics ca. 9.9
22 Environmental Impact Assessment Review ca. 9.8
23 Annual Review of Political Science ca. 9.7
- Journal of Sport and Health 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 Computers & Education ca. 8.9
- Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 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
- International Organization ca. 8.2
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 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 Economic Analysis and Policy ca. 7.9
- Landscape and Urban Planning ca. 7.9
49 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy ca. 7.8
50 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management ca. 7.6
- Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific ca. 7.6
- Review of Economics and Statistics ca. 7.6
- Journal of Finance ca. 7.6
- Oeconomia Copernicana ca. 7.6
55 NBER Macroeconomics Annual ca. 7.5
- International Journal of Nursing Studies ca. 7.5
57 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment ca. 7.3
- Tourism Review ca. 7.3
- Tourism Management Perspectives ca. 7.3
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ca. 7.3
61 Gender & Society ca. 7.2
- Economic Geography ca. 7.2
63 European Research on Management and Business Economics ca. 7.1
- American Sociological Review ca. 7.1
- Computers Environment and Urban Systems ca. 7.1
66 Energy Research & Social Science ca. 6.9
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism ca. 6.9
- Journal of Political Economy ca. 6.9
- Journal of Economic Perspectives ca. 6.9
- Financial Innovation ca. 6.9
- International Journal of Forecasting ca. 6.9
72 Review of Financial Studies ca. 6.8
- Food Policy ca. 6.8
- Annual Review of Economics ca. 6.8
75 British Journal of Educational Technology ca. 6.7
76 Econometrica ca. 6.6
- Ecological Economics ca. 6.6
78 Big Data & Society ca. 6.5
- Sociological Methods & Research ca. 6.5
- Small Business Economics ca. 6.5
- Habitat International ca. 6.5
82 Internet and Higher Education ca. 6.4
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 6.4
84 Journal of Health and Social Behavior ca. 6.3
- Progress in Human Geography ca. 6.3
- Borsa Istanbul Review ca. 6.3
- Communication Methods and Measures ca. 6.3
- Information Technology & Tourism ca. 6.3
- Transport Policy ca. 6.3
- Annual Review of Criminology ca. 6.3
- Foreign Affairs ca. 6.3
- American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics ca. 6.3
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice ca. 6.3
94 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences ca. 6.2
95 Ecosystem Services ca. 6.1
- Public Administration Review ca. 6.1
- Journal of Environmental Psychology ca. 6.1
- Journal of Financial Stability ca. 6.1
- Journal of Communication ca. 6.1
100 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening ca. 6
- International Journal of Management Education ca. 6
- Cities ca. 6
- Land Use Policy ca. 6
- Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 6
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy ca. 6
106 American Political Science Review ca. 5.9
- Telecommunications Policy ca. 5.9
- Review of Economic Studies ca. 5.9
- Journal of Business Ethics ca. 5.9
- Journal of Economic Surveys ca. 5.9
111 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological ca. 5.8
- Journal of Medical Internet Research ca. 5.8
113 Accident Analysis and Prevention ca. 5.7
- Journal of Urban Economics ca. 5.7
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions ca. 5.7
- Policy and Society ca. 5.7
- Current Issues in Tourism ca. 5.7
- Journal of Transport Geography ca. 5.7
119 International Journal of Stem Education ca. 5.6
- BMJ Quality & Safety ca. 5.6
- Review of Finance ca. 5.6
- Emerging Markets Review ca. 5.6
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society ca. 5.6
124 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ca. 5.5
- American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ca. 5.5
- Social Media + Society ca. 5.5
127 Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 5.4
- Journal of Advertising ca. 5.4
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 5.4
- World Development ca. 5.4
- Educational Researcher ca. 5.4
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth ca. 5.4
- Journal of Accounting & Economics ca. 5.4
- Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money ca. 5.4
- Human Resource Management Journal ca. 5.4
136 Multivariate Behavioral Research ca. 5.3
- Climate Policy ca. 5.3
- Academic Medicine ca. 5.3
- International Journal of Advertising ca. 5.3
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ca. 5.3
- Journal of Human Resources ca. 5.3
- Asian Economic Papers ca. 5.3
143 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 5.2
- Yale Law Journal ca. 5.2
- Addiction ca. 5.2
- Environment and Behavior ca. 5.2
- Anatomical Sciences Education ca. 5.2
- Environmental Politics ca. 5.2
- Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal ca. 5.2
- Digital Journalism ca. 5.2
- China Economic Review ca. 5.2
152 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ca. 5.1
- Comunicar ca. 5.1
- European Transport Research Review ca. 5.1
- Journal of Development Economics ca. 5.1
- Journal of Rural Studies ca. 5.1
- Travel Behaviour and Society ca. 5.1
158 Environment ca. 5
- American Journal of Political Science ca. 5
- Public Management Review ca. 5
- Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 5
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics ca. 5
163 Social Science & Medicine ca. 4.9
- Medical Education ca. 4.9
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews ca. 4.9
- Innovation in Aging ca. 4.9
- Value in Health ca. 4.9
- System ca. 4.9
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 4.9
- Communication Research ca. 4.9
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ca. 4.9
172 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education ca. 4.8
- Perspectives on Medical Education ca. 4.8
- Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences ca. 4.8
- International Review of Economics & Finance ca. 4.8
- International Security ca. 4.8
- Technological and Economic Development of Economy ca. 4.8
- Climate Risk Management ca. 4.8
- Education and Information Technologies ca. 4.8
- Academy of Management Learning & Education ca. 4.8
- Milbank Quarterly ca. 4.8
- Journal of Public Economics ca. 4.8
183 Modern Language Journal ca. 4.7
- Political Geography ca. 4.7
- Communication Theory ca. 4.7
- Adolescent Research Review ca. 4.7
- China Journal ca. 4.7
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ca. 4.7
- Learning and Instruction ca. 4.7
- Political Analysis ca. 4.7
191 Journal of Chinese Political Science ca. 4.6
- Evolutionary Anthropology ca. 4.6
- Criminology ca. 4.6
- CBE-Life Sciences Education ca. 4.6
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.6
- Ethics ca. 4.6
- International Psychogeriatrics ca. 4.6
- Political Communication ca. 4.6
- International Journal of Manpower ca. 4.6
- Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space ca. 4.6
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