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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Sustainable Development	52
2	World Development	41
3	Habitat International	39
4	Long Range Planning	30
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	29
6	Journal of Peasant Studies	23
7	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	19
-	Information Technology for Development	19
9	Growth and Change	18
-	Review of Development Economics	18
11	Climate and Development	17
-	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	17
13	Housing Policy Debate	16
-	European Journal of Development Research	16
-	Third World Quarterly	16
16	Development Policy Review	15
-	Journal of Development Studies	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
-	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	15
-	Development and Change	15
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	15
22	Journal of Agrarian Change	14
-	Journal of International Development	14
-	Social Policy & Administration	14
25	Economic Development and Cultural Change	12
-	World Bank Economic Review	12
-	Development Southern Africa	12
28	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	10
-	Public Administration and Development	10
30	Journal of Environment & Development	9
-	Economic Development Quarterly	9
32	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
33	Journal of South Asian Development	7
-	Progress in Development Studies	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
37	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	6
-	Community Development Journal	6
-	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
40	Developing Economies	4
-	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	4