Visual & Performing Arts: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	122
2	Construction and Building Materials	100
3	Sustainable Cities and Society	96
4	Automation in Construction	84
5	Cement & Concrete Composites	78
6	Building and Environment	75
7	Cement and Concrete Research	72
8	Energy and Buildings	71
9	Journal of Building Engineering	58
10	Landscape and Urban Planning	56
-	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology	56
-	Cities	56
13	Sustainable Development	53
14	Buildings	51
15	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	49
16	Journal of Rural Studies	45
17	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering	42
18	Habitat International	41
19	Telecommunications Policy	40
20	Journal of Constructional Steel Research	39
21	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	36
-	Journal of Structural Engineering	36
23	Case Studies in Construction Materials	34
-	New Media & Society	34
25	Journal of Construction Engineering and Management	33
-	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering	33
27	Structural Control & Health Monitoring	32
28	Regional Studies	30
-	Digital Journalism	30
30	International Journal of Advertising	29
31	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
-	Indoor Air	28
33	Journal of Urban Economics	27
-	Urban Studies	27
-	Journal of Cultural Heritage	27
-	Materials and Structures	27
-	Structural Concrete	27
-	Social Media + Society	27
39	Public Relations Review	26
-	Futures	26
-	Health Communication	26
42	Building Simulation	25
43	Information Communication & Society	24
-	Journal of Advertising	24
45	European Planning Studies	23
-	Media Culture & Society	23
47	Advances in Civil Engineering	22
-	International Journal of Pavement Engineering	22
49	Road Materials and Pavement Design	21
-	Media and Communication	21

-	Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities	21
-	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	21
-	Regional Science and Urban Economics	21
-	Journal of Communication	21
55	Local Environment	20
-	Journalism Studies	20
-	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
-	Frontiers of Architectural Research	20
-	Advances in Structural Engineering	20
-	Indoor and Built Environment	20
62	Building Research and Information	19
-	Political Communication	19
-	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	19
-	Housing Studies	19
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
67	Public Understanding of Science	18
-	Growth and Change	18
-	Journalism	18
-	Journalism Practice	18
71	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
-	Annals of Regional Science	17
-	Profesional de la Informacion	17
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	17
-	Comunicar	17
-	Journal of Health Communication	17
-	Urban Geography	17
-	International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials	17
79	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	Papers in Regional Science	16
-	Policy and Internet	16
-	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	16
-	Housing Policy Debate	16
-	Journal of Urban Technology	16
-	Discourse Context & Media	16
-	Science Communication	16
-	Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering	16
88	Feminist Media Studies	15
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	15
-	International Journal of Architectural Heritage	15
-	Journal of Planning Literature	15
-	Magazine of Concrete Research	15
-	Mass Communication and Society	15
-	Communication Research	15
-	Psychology of Popular Media	15
96	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	14
-	Communication Theory	14
-	Games and Culture	14
-	Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials	14
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	14
-	Journal of Regional Science	14
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	14
-	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
-	Human Communication Research	14
-	Journal of Building Performance Simulation	14
107	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	13
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	13
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	13
-	Discourse & Society	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	13
-	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	13
-	Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings	13
-	Communication & Sport	13
-	European Journal of Communication	13
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	13
-	Psychology of Music	13
-	Media Psychology	13
120	Management Communication Quarterly	12
-	Media International Australia	12
-	Critical Discourse Studies	12
-	Real Estate Economics	12
-	Information Society	12
-	Journal of Housing Economics	12
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	12
-	Language & Communication	12
-	Mobile Media & Communication	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
-	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	12
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	12
-	International Journal of Steel Structures	12
-	Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology	12
136	Journal of Environment & Development	11
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	11
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	11
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	11
-	Journal of Children and Media	11
-	Building Services Engineering Research & Technology	11
-	Musicae Scientiae	11
-	Science and Technology for the Built Environment	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
-	Communication Methods and Measures	11
-	Urban Education	11
-	International Journal of Business Communication	11
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
-	Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research	11
-	Television & New Media	11
151	Lighting Research & Technology	10
-	Structural Engineering International	10
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	10
-	Communication Culture & Critique	10
-	Planning Theory	10
-	Discourse & Communication	10
-	Education and Urban Society	10
-	Housing Theory & Society	10
-	Journal of Advertising Research	10
-	Architectural Science Review	10
-	Codesign-International Journal of Cocreation in Design and the Arts	10
-	Beton- und Stahlbetonbau	10
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings	10
-	Discourse Studies	10
-	Urban Research & Practice	10
-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	10
-	Open House International	10
-	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	10
169	City & Community	9
-	Communication Monographs	9
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	9
-	Social Semiotics	9
-	Environment and Urbanization	9
-	Written Communication	9
-	Urban Design International	9

-	Architectural Engineering and Design Management	9
-	African Journalism Studies	9
-	Asian Journal of Communication	9
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	9
-	Economic Development Quarterly	9
-	International Regional Science Review	9
-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	9
-	International Journal of Art & Design Education	9
-	Advances in Cement Research	9
-	Music Education Research	9
186	Materiales de Construccion	8
-	Argumentation	8
-	Urban Policy and Research	8
-	Javnost-The Public	8
-	Planning Perspectives	8
-	Research in Dance Education	8
-	Digital Creativity	8
-	International Journal of Music Education	8
-	Leukos	8
-	Text & Talk	8
-	Interaction Studies	8
-	Design Journal	8
-	Journal of Green Building	8
-	Music Perception	8
200	International Communication Gazette	7

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