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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Financial Economics42.537
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics30.250
3 Nature Sustainability29.439
4 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education28.233
5 American Economic Review27.234
6 Technological Forecasting and Social Change26.823
7 Sustainable Production and Consumption25.221
8 Tourism Management24.704
9 Technology in Society23.800
10 Journal of Finance23.066
11 Annual Review of Economics22.763
12 Educational Psychologist22.575
13 Energy Economics22.566
14 Review of Financial Studies22.156
15 Nature Climate Change21.368
16 Computers & Education21.060
17 Business Strategy and the Environment19.713
18 Energy Policy19.332
19 Review of Finance19.299
20 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions19.160
21 Annual Review of Political Science18.892
22 Implementation Science18.462
23 Educational Research Review18.330
24 npj Digital Medicine18.288
25 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management18.130
26 Journal of Econometrics17.851
27 Resources Policy17.613
28 Journal of Medical Systems16.827
29 Journal of Economic Perspectives16.785
30 International Journal of Hospitality Management16.723
31 Landscape and Urban Planning16.643
32 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management16.555
33 Environmental Impact Assessment Review15.988
34 Annual Review of Sociology15.780
35 Journal of Sport and Health Science15.315
36 Transport Reviews15.121
37 Review of Economic Studies15.002
38 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management14.506
39 One Earth14.409
40 Oeconomia Copernicana14.026
41 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review13.967
42 Sports Medicine13.944
43 European Transport Research Review13.857
44 Ecosystem Services13.705
45 Journal of Economic Literature13.585
46 Computers Environment and Urban Systems13.510
47 International Journal of Stem Education13.402
48 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change13.267
49 Land Use Policy12.923
50 Annals of Tourism Research12.920
51 Sports Medicine-Open12.861
52 Energy Research & Social Science12.818
53 Annual Review of Resource Economics12.735
54 British Journal of Educational Technology12.717
55 Review of Educational Research12.660
56 International Journal of Forecasting12.501
57 European Research on Management and Business Economics12.440
58 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing12.362
59 Internet and Higher Education12.311
60 Journal of Political Economy12.302
61 JMIR mHealth and uHealth12.230
62 Journal of Advertising12.159
63 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology11.950
64 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment11.938
65 Policy and Society11.931
66 International Journal of Nursing Studies11.913
67 Journal of Financial Stability11.878
68 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening11.867
69 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy11.771
70 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management11.687
71 Food Policy11.603
72 Accident Analysis and Prevention11.568
73 Borsa Istanbul Review11.472
74 Economic Analysis and Policy11.380
75 Ecological Economics11.351
76 Pragmatics11.304
77 Tourism Review11.196
78 British Journal of Sports Medicine11.137
79 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management11.018
80 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological11.011
81 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions10.985
82 Journal of Sustainable Tourism10.964
83 Econometrica10.938
84 American Sociological Review10.903
85 Progress in Human Geography10.892
86 Transport Policy10.891
87 Journal of Travel Research10.856
88 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.830
89 Telecommunications Policy10.825
90 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology10.709
91 Tourism Management Perspectives10.692
92 Financial Innovation10.601
93 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics10.543
94 International Journal of Health Services10.529
95 Journal of Medical Internet Research10.473
96 Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment10.432
97 Journal of Environmental Psychology10.395
98 World Development10.333
99 Journal of Accounting & Economics10.112
100 Journal of Rural Studies10.063
101 Cities10.000
102 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences9.861
103 Journal of Transport Geography9.813
104 Journal of Economic Surveys9.772
105 Information Technology & Tourism9.769
106 International Journal of Advertising9.749
107 Journal of Development Economics9.719
108 Journal of Urban Economics9.659
109 Habitat International9.652
110 Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money9.632
111 Digital Journalism9.534
112 Journal of Business Ethics9.487
113 Sustainable Development9.417
114 Educational Researcher9.411
115 Small Business Economics9.394
116 Journal of Computing in Higher Education9.369
117 Education and Information Technologies9.221
118 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management9.134
119 Economic Geography9.065
120 Health Affairs9.039
121 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja9.008
122 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication8.959
123 Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance8.842
124 International Journal of Manpower8.721
125 Review of Economics and Statistics8.711
126 Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health8.679
127 Big Data & Society8.673
128 Research in Transportation Economics8.659
129 Health Technology Assessment8.599
130 Science and Engineering Ethics8.563
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education8.563
132 Journal of Health and Social Behavior8.558
133 China Economic Review8.547
134 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory8.524
135 International Journal of Management Education8.500
136 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology8.437
137 JMIR Serious Games8.423
138 American Political Science Review8.414
139 Travel Behaviour and Society8.375
140 Journal of the European Economic Association8.326
141 Climate Policy8.315
142 Journal of Educational Computing Research8.314
143 Human Resource Management Journal8.267
144 Journal of the Knowledge Economy8.240
145 International Review of Economics & Finance8.236
146 Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal8.180
147 Comunicar8.177
148 Utilities Policy8.129
149 Journal of Banking & Finance8.123
150 Adolescent Research Review8.075
151 Journal of Nursing Management8.068
152 Journal of Monetary Economics8.014
153 Economic Modelling7.998
154 Substance Abuse7.974
155 World Politics7.951
156 Education for Chemical Engineers7.907
157 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning7.901
158 System7.892
159 Ethics and Information Technology7.876
160 Learning and Instruction7.866
161 Organization & Environment7.851
162 Human Relations7.846
163 Transportation Science7.791
164 Human Resources for Health7.768
165 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews7.754
166 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education7.673
167 Social Science & Medicine7.655
168 Journal of European Public Policy7.641
169 Nurse Education Today7.631
170 Social Media + Society7.622
171 Pharmacoeconomics7.607
- Journal of Air Transport Management7.607
173 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society7.585
174 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education7.557
175 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics7.553
176 Trauma Violence & Abuse7.522
177 International Journal of Medical Informatics7.516
178 International Journal of Drug Policy7.505
179 Applied Geography7.501
180 Journal of Social Issues7.484
181 Emerging Markets Review7.453
182 Palliative Medicine7.434
183 Recall7.423
- Communication Methods and Measures7.423
185 Sociological Methods & Research7.391
186 West European Politics7.362
187 Journal of International Economics7.356
188 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice7.346
189 Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy7.310
190 American Journal of Sports Medicine7.218
191 Interactive Learning Environments7.212
192 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour7.148
193 Technological and Economic Development of Economy7.134
194 Informatics for Health & Social Care7.125
195 Teaching and Teacher Education7.107
196 Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research7.105
197 Sustainability7.083
198 Addictive Behaviors7.077
199 Journal of Labor Economics7.068
200 Marine Policy7.066
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