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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Long Range Planning13.645
2 Habitat International10.581
3 Sustainable Development10.229
4 World Development9.851
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society8.508
6 Information Technology for Development7.814
7 Journal of Environmental Planning and Management7.008
8 Journal of Peasant Studies6.274
9 Climate and Development5.691
10 Entrepreneurship and Regional Development5.660
11 Growth and Change5.110
12 Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning5.082
13 Development and Change4.291
14 Housing Policy Debate4.239
15 African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement4.128
16 European Journal of Development Research4.010
17 World Bank Economic Review3.783
18 Third World Quarterly3.736
19 Journal of Economic Policy Reform3.632
20 Review of Development Economics3.576
21 Journal of Agrarian Change3.524
22 Society & Natural Resources3.273
23 Economic Development and Cultural Change3.149
24 Journal of Environment & Development3.134
25 Development Southern Africa3.051
26 Journal of International Development2.699
27 Development Policy Review2.613
28 Public Administration and Development2.588
29 Economic Development Quarterly2.496
30 Social Policy & Administration2.302
31 Studies in Comparative International Development2.203
32 Journal of Development Studies2.149
33 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities2.131
34 Progress in Development Studies1.868
35 International Development Planning Review1.757
36 Journal of South Asian Development1.717
37 Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1.486
38 Journal of Development Effectiveness1.456
39 Community Development Journal1.302
40 IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0.595
41 Developing Economies0.413
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