New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Median citations
1 Habitat International7
2 Long Range Planning6
3 Information Technology for Development5
- World Development5
5 Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society4
- Entrepreneurship and Regional Development4
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management4
8 Sustainable Development3
- Journal of Peasant Studies3
10 Climate and Development2
- Development Policy Review2
- Housing Policy Debate2
- Journal of Environment & Development2
- World Bank Economic Review2
- Journal of Economic Policy Reform2
- Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning2
17 Economic Development and Cultural Change1
- Growth and Change1
- Journal of Agrarian Change1
- Journal of International Development1
- Review of Development Economics1
- Society & Natural Resources1
- African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement1
- Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement1
- Development and Change1
- Development Southern Africa1
- Economic Development Quarterly1
- European Journal of Development Research1
- International Development Planning Review1
- Journal of Development Effectiveness1
- Public Administration and Development1
- Social Policy & Administration1
- Studies in Comparative International Development1
- Third World Quarterly1
35 Developing Economies0
- Journal of Development Studies0
- Journal of South Asian Development0
- Progress in Development Studies0
- Community Development Journal0
- IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies0
- Journal of Human Development and Capabilities0
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