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Development Studies

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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning13.590
2 Habitat International10.360
3 Sustainable Development10.078
4 World Development10.074
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.180
6 Information Technology for Development7.749
7 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management6.921
8 Journal of Peasant Studies5.982
9 Climate and Development5.503
10 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development5.197
11 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning4.838
12 Growth and Change4.766
13 Housing Policy Debate4.048
14 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement4.004
15 European Journal of Development Research3.942
16 Development and Change3.916
17 World Bank Economic Review3.697
18 Third World Quarterly3.597
19 Journal of Economic Policy Reform3.452
20 Review of Development Economics3.371
21 Journal of Agrarian Change3.105
22 Society & Natural Resources3.096
23 Journal of Environment & Development3.053
24 Development Southern Africa2.950
25 Economic Development and Cultural Change2.922
26 Journal of International Development2.446
27 Development Policy Review2.428
28 Public Administration and Development2.411
29 Economic Development Quarterly2.303
30 Journal of Development Studies2.141
31 Social Policy & Administration2.107
32 Studies in Comparative International Development2.082
33 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2.052
34 Progress in Development Studies1.763
35 International Development Planning Review1.676
36 Journal of South Asian Development1.609
37 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.437
38 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.418
39 Community Development Journal1.218
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.615
41 Developing Economies0.359
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