Development Studies: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	Papers
1	Sustainable Development	2374
2	World Development	1184
3	Habitat International	902
4	Third World Quarterly	720
5	Journal of Development Studies	688
6	Review of Development Economics	560
7	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	512
8	Journal of International Development	470
9	Social Policy & Administration	455
10	Journal of Peasant Studies	395
-	Society & Natural Resources	395
12	Climate and Development	337
13	Development Policy Review	313
14	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	290
15	Development and Change	254
-	Growth and Change	254
17	Economic Development and Cultural Change	250
18	Long Range Planning	246
19	Public Administration and Development	238
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	238
21	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	233
22	European Journal of Development Research	220
23	Housing Policy Debate	205
24	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	200
25	Community Development Journal	198
-	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	198
27	Development Southern Africa	187
28	World Bank Economic Review	183
-	Developing Economies	183
30	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	173
31	Information Technology for Development	153
32	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	148
33	Studies in Comparative International Development	144
34	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	135
35	Journal of Environment & Development	133
36	Economic Development Quarterly	117
37	International Development Planning Review	106
38	Progress in Development Studies	99
39	Journal of Development Effectiveness	92
40	Journal of South Asian Development	85
41	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	79