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
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	International Journal of Hospitality Management	ca. 9.9
-	Sustainable Development	ca. 9.9
-	Journal of Econometrics	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	Health Affairs	ca. 8.6
-	International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education	ca. 8.6
-	Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions	ca. 8.6
38	Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management	ca. 8.3
-	Review of Educational Research	ca. 8.3
-	Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review	ca. 8.3
41	Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing	ca. 8.2
-	International Organization	ca. 8.2
-	Dialogues in Human Geography	ca. 8.2
44	American Economic Review-Insights	ca. 8.1
45	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	ca. 8
-	Journal of Travel Research	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	Review of Economics and Statistics	ca. 7.6

-	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
55	NBER Macroeconomics Annual	ca. 7.5
-	International Journal of Nursing Studies	ca. 7.5
57	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology	ca. 7.3
-	Tourism Management Perspectives	ca. 7.3
-	Tourism Review	ca. 7.3
-	Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment	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	Journal of Political Economy	ca. 6.9
-	Journal of Economic Perspectives	ca. 6.9
-	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
72	Food Policy	ca. 6.8
-	Review of Financial Studies	ca. 6.8
-	Annual Review of Economics	ca. 6.8
75	British Journal of Educational Technology	ca. 6.7
76	Ecological Economics	ca. 6.6
-	Econometrica	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	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	ca. 6.4
-	Internet and Higher Education	ca. 6.4
84	Transport Policy	ca. 6.3
-	Annual Review of Criminology	ca. 6.3
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	ca. 6.3
-	Information Technology & Tourism	ca. 6.3
-	Borsa Istanbul Review	ca. 6.3
-	Communication Methods and Measures	ca. 6.3
-	American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics	ca. 6.3
-	Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice	ca. 6.3
-	Foreign Affairs	ca. 6.3
-	Progress in Human Geography	ca. 6.3
94	Socio-Economic Planning Sciences	ca. 6.2
95	Journal of Financial Stability	ca. 6.1
-	Ecosystem Services	ca. 6.1
-	Journal of Communication	ca. 6.1
-	Journal of Environmental Psychology	ca. 6.1
-	Public Administration Review	ca. 6.1
100	Cities	ca. 6
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	ca. 6
-	Computer Assisted Language Learning	ca. 6
-	Land Use Policy	ca. 6
-	International Journal of Management Education	ca. 6
-	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	ca. 6
106	Journal of Business Ethics	ca. 5.9
-	Review of Economic Studies	ca. 5.9
-	Telecommunications Policy	ca. 5.9
-	Journal of Economic Surveys	ca. 5.9
-	American Political Science Review	ca. 5.9
111	Journal of Medical Internet Research	ca. 5.8
-	Transportation Research Part B-Methodological	ca. 5.8
113	Current Issues in Tourism	ca. 5.7
-	Journal of Urban Economics	ca. 5.7
-	Policy and Society	ca. 5.7
-	Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions	ca. 5.7
-	Journal of Transport Geography	ca. 5.7
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	ca. 5.7
119	Emerging Markets Review	ca. 5.6
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	ca. 5.6
-	Review of Finance	ca. 5.6
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	ca. 5.6
-	International Journal of Stem Education	ca. 5.6
124	Social Media + Society	ca. 5.5
-	American Economic Journal-Applied Economics	ca. 5.5
-	Journal of Environmental Economics and Management	ca. 5.5
127	JMIR mHealth and uHealth	ca. 5.4
-	Journal of Accounting & Economics	ca. 5.4
-	Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money	ca. 5.4
-	World Development	ca. 5.4
-	Educational Researcher	ca. 5.4
-	Journal of Advertising	ca. 5.4
-	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	ca. 5.4
-	Human Resource Management Journal	ca. 5.4
-	Trauma Violence & Abuse	ca. 5.4
136	Journal of Human Resources	ca. 5.3
-	Multivariate Behavioral Research	ca. 5.3
-	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology	ca. 5.3
-	International Journal of Advertising	ca. 5.3
-	Asian Economic Papers	ca. 5.3
-	Academic Medicine	ca. 5.3
-	Climate Policy	ca. 5.3
143	Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal	ca. 5.2
-	Digital Journalism	ca. 5.2
-	Yale Law Journal	ca. 5.2
-	Environmental Politics	ca. 5.2
-	Anatomical Sciences Education	ca. 5.2
-	Environment and Behavior	ca. 5.2
-	China Economic Review	ca. 5.2
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	ca. 5.2
-	Addiction	ca. 5.2
152	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
-	Comunicar	ca. 5.1
-	Journal of Computer Assisted Learning	ca. 5.1
158	Structural Change and Economic Dynamics	ca. 5
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	ca. 5
-	American Journal of Political Science	ca. 5
-	Environment	ca. 5
-	Public Management Review	ca. 5
163	Value in Health	ca. 4.9
-	Communication Research	ca. 4.9
-	Contemporary Political Theory	ca. 4.9
-	System	ca. 4.9
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	ca. 4.9
-	Social Science & Medicine	ca. 4.9
-	Innovation in Aging	ca. 4.9
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	ca. 4.9
-	Medical Education	ca. 4.9
172	Milbank Quarterly	ca. 4.8
-	Technological and Economic Development of Economy	ca. 4.8
-	International Security	ca. 4.8
-	Education and Information Technologies	ca. 4.8

-	Academy of Management Learning & Education	ca. 4.8
-	Climate Risk Management	ca. 4.8
-	Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences	ca. 4.8
-	Journal of Public Economics	ca. 4.8
-	International Review of Economics & Finance	ca. 4.8
-	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	ca. 4.8
-	Perspectives on Medical Education	ca. 4.8
183	Political Analysis	ca. 4.7
-	Learning and Instruction	ca. 4.7
-	Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association	ca. 4.7
-	China Journal	ca. 4.7
-	Communication Theory	ca. 4.7
-	Political Geography	ca. 4.7
-	Modern Language Journal	ca. 4.7
-	Adolescent Research Review	ca. 4.7
191	Gerontologist	ca. 4.6
-	Science Communication	ca. 4.6
-	International Journal of Manpower	ca. 4.6
-	British Journal of Political Science	ca. 4.6
-	Recall	ca. 4.6
-	Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space	ca. 4.6
-	International Psychogeriatrics	ca. 4.6
-	Journal of Urban Technology	ca. 4.6
-	Ethics	ca. 4.6
-	Research in Transportation Economics	ca. 4.6

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