Development Studies: 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	Sustainable Development	53
2	World Development	42
3	Habitat International	41
4	Long Range Planning	30
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	25
7	Review of Development Economics	19
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	19
-	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	19
-	Information Technology for Development	19
11	Climate and Development	18
-	Growth and Change	18
13	Third World Quarterly	17
14	Journal of Development Studies	16
-	Housing Policy Debate	16
-	Social Policy & Administration	16
17	Journal of International Development	15
-	Development Policy Review	15
-	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	15
20	Journal of Agrarian Change	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	14
-	Development and Change	14
-	European Journal of Development Research	14
25	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
26	World Bank Economic Review	12
27	Journal of Environment & Development	11
-	Public Administration and Development	11
29	Development Southern Africa	10
30	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	9
-	Economic Development Quarterly	9
32	Journal of South Asian Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	7
-	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	7
38	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Community Development Journal	6
40	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	5
41	Developing Economies	4