Social sciences: Journal Rankings

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 2025
1	International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education	ca. 38.7
2	Nature Sustainability	ca. 32.1
3	Nature Climate Change	ca. 26.9
4	npj Digital Medicine	ca. 18
5	American Journal of Bioethics	ca. 17.6
6	British Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 15.5
7	Tourism Management	ca. 14.5
8	Oeconomia Copernicana	ca. 13.8
9	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	ca. 13.5
-	Energy Economics	ca. 13.5
11	Computers & Education	ca. 13.2
-	Business Strategy and the Environment	ca. 13.2
13	Quarterly Journal of Economics	ca. 13.1
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	ca. 13.1
15	British Journal of Educational Technology	ca. 13
16	Technology in Society	ca. 12.9
17	Journal of Economic Literature	ca. 12.8
18	Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management	ca. 12.4
19	Environmental Impact Assessment Review	ca. 12.2
-	Journal of Finance	ca. 12.2
-	Annual Review of Economics	ca. 12.2
22	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	ca. 11.7
23	Landscape and Urban Planning	ca. 11.4
24	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	ca. 11.3
25	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	ca. 11
-	Sports Medicine	ca. 11
-	Transport Reviews	ca. 11
-	Economic Geography	ca. 11
29	International Journal of Stem Education	ca. 10.7
30	Educational Psychologist	ca. 10.6
-	Internet and Higher Education	ca. 10.6
32	Educational Research Review	ca. 10.3
33	Implementation Science	ca. 10.2
34	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	ca. 10.1
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change	ca. 10.1
-	Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management	ca. 10.1
-	Journal of Economic Perspectives	ca. 10.1
38	Dialogues in Human Geography	ca. 10
39	Review of Economic Studies	ca. 9.7
-	Journal of Travel Research	ca. 9.7
41	NBER Macroeconomics Annual	ca. 9.6
42	American Economic Review	ca. 9.5
43	Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific	ca. 9.4
44	Sustainable Development	ca. 9.3
-	Energy Policy	ca. 9.3
-	Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review	ca. 9.3
-	Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions	ca. 9.3
48	Sustainable Production and Consumption	ca. 9.2
49	Tourism Review	ca. 9.1
50	Economic Analysis and Policy	ca. 9

51	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	ca. 8.9
52	Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal	ca. 8.8
-	Journal of Medical Systems	ca. 8.8
-	Journal of Financial Economics	ca. 8.8
55	Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment	ca. 8.7
-	Computer Assisted Language Learning	ca. 8.7
-	International Journal of Nursing Studies	ca. 8.7
58	Information Technology & Tourism	ca. 8.6
-	Annual Review of Political Science	ca. 8.6
-	Review of Educational Research	ca. 8.6
61	Habitat International	ca. 8.5
-	Journal of Educational Computing Research	ca. 8.5
63	Journal of Sustainable Tourism	ca. 8.4
-	Annual Review of Sociology	ca. 8.4
65	Adolescent Research Review	ca. 8.3
-	Tourism Management Perspectives	ca. 8.3
-	International Journal of Hospitality Management	ca. 8.3
68	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	ca. 8.2
-	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	ca. 8.2
70	Annals of Tourism Research	ca. 8.1
-	Organization & Environment	ca. 8.1
72	System	ca. 8
-	International Journal of Management Education	ca. 8
-	Language Teaching	ca. 8
-	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	ca. 8
-	Human Resource Management Journal	ca. 8
77	Ecosystem Services	ca. 7.8
-	Big Data & Society	ca. 7.8
-	Journal of Accounting & Economics	ca. 7.8
80	Journal of Second Language Writing	ca. 7.7
-	Review of Economics and Statistics	ca. 7.7
-	Political Analysis	ca. 7.7
-	Recall	ca. 7.7
-	Journal of Advertising	ca. 7.7
85	Assessing Writing	ca. 7.6
-	International Review of Economics & Finance	ca. 7.6
-	Review of Financial Studies	ca. 7.6
88	Communication Theory	ca. 7.5
-	Annual Review of Resource Economics	ca. 7.5
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	ca. 7.5
91	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	ca. 7.4
-	Applied Geography	ca. 7.4
-	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	ca. 7.4
-	Academy of Management Learning & Education	ca. 7.4
-	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	ca. 7.4
-	IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies	ca. 7.4
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	ca. 7.4
98	International Journal of Advertising	ca. 7.3
-	Journal of Environmental Psychology	ca. 7.3
100	Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice	ca. 7.2
-	Education and Information Technologies	ca. 7.2
-	Review of Finance	ca. 7.2
-	RELC Journal	ca. 7.2
-	International Journal of Qualitative Methods	ca. 7.2
-	Energy Research & Social Science	ca. 7.2
106	Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research	ca. 7.1
-	Annual Review of Criminology	ca. 7.1
-	Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association	ca. 7.1
109	Cities	ca. 7
-	Progress in Human Geography	ca. 7
111	American Sociological Review	ca. 6.9
-	Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education	ca. 6.9
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	ca. 6.9
-	American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics	ca. 6.9
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	ca. 6.9
116	International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning	ca. 6.8
-	Maritime Economics & Logistics	ca. 6.8
-	Food Policy	ca. 6.8
-	Journal of Transport Geography	ca. 6.8
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	ca. 6.8
121	Interactive Learning Environments	ca. 6.7
-	Health Affairs	ca. 6.7
-	Trauma Violence & Abuse	ca. 6.7
-	Ecological Economics	ca. 6.7
125	Journal of Economic Surveys	ca. 6.6
-	Tourism Geographies	ca. 6.6
-	Land Use Policy	ca. 6.6
128	International Security	ca. 6.5
-	Transportation Research Part B-Methodological	ca. 6.5
-	Telecommunications Policy	ca. 6.5
131	Journal of Political Economy	ca. 6.4
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	ca. 6.4
-	Financial Innovation	ca. 6.4
-	Biology of Sport	ca. 6.4
-	Palliative Medicine	ca. 6.4
-	Journal of Environmental Economics and Management	ca. 6.4
137	Australasian Journal of Educational Technology	ca. 6.3
-	JMIR mHealth and uHealth	ca. 6.3
-	Journal of Business Ethics	ca. 6.3
140	Transport Policy	ca. 6.2
-	Journal of Planning Literature	ca. 6.2
-	Sports Medicine-Open	ca. 6.2
-	Value in Health	ca. 6.2
-	Medical Education	ca. 6.2
-	Econometrica	ca. 6.2
-	Policy and Society	ca. 6.2
-	Innovation in Aging	ca. 6.2
-	Innovations in Education and Teaching International	ca. 6.2
-	European Research on Management and Business Economics	ca. 6.2
-	Milbank Quarterly	ca. 6.2
151	American Economic Journal-Applied Economics	ca. 6.1
-	Structural Change and Economic Dynamics	ca. 6.1
-	Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions	ca. 6.1
154	Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money	ca. 6
-	International Psychogeriatrics	ca. 6
156	China Economic Review	ca. 5.9
-	International Journal of Geographical Information Science	ca. 5.9
-	International Journal of Tourism Research	ca. 5.9
-	Addiction	ca. 5.9
-	American Political Science Review	ca. 5.9
-	Political Communication	ca. 5.9
-	Public Administration Review	ca. 5.9
-	Regional Studies	ca. 5.9
-	Small Business Economics	ca. 5.9
165	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology	ca. 5.8
-	Social Media + Society	ca. 5.8
-	Communication Methods and Measures	ca. 5.8
-	Travel Behaviour and Society	ca. 5.8
-	European Transport Research Review	ca. 5.8
170	Borsa Istanbul Review	ca. 5.7
-	Journal of Rural Studies	ca. 5.7
-	International Journal of Forecasting	ca. 5.7
-	Learning and Instruction	ca. 5.7
-	Journal of Computer Assisted Learning	ca. 5.7
175	Journal of Vacation Marketing	ca. 5.6

-	ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development	ca. 5.6
-	Journal of European Public Policy	ca. 5.6
178	Climate Risk Management	ca. 5.5
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	ca. 5.5
-	Ethics and Information Technology	ca. 5.5
-	Journal of Agricultural Economics	ca. 5.5
-	Journal of Science Education and Technology	ca. 5.5
-	Journal of Chinese Governance	ca. 5.5
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	ca. 5.5
-	Climate Policy	ca. 5.5
-	Economic Modelling	ca. 5.5
-	Educational Researcher	ca. 5.5
-	Public Policy and Administration	ca. 5.5
189	Human Resources for Health	ca. 5.4
-	Agricultural and Food Economics	ca. 5.4
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	ca. 5.4
-	Climate Services	ca. 5.4
-	Yale Law Journal	ca. 5.4
-	American Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 5.4
-	Journal of Chinese Political Science	ca. 5.4
196	Artificial Intelligence and Law	ca. 5.3
-	European Journal of Education	ca. 5.3
-	Journal of Engineering Education	ca. 5.3
-	Thinking Skills and Creativity	ca. 5.3
-	Sociological Methods & Research	ca. 5.3

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