Political Science: 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of European Public Policy	33
2	American Political Science Review	32
3	Political Geography	30
4	European Journal of Political Research	28
5	Annual Review of Political Science	27
6	Journal of Politics	26
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	26
8	American Journal of Political Science	24
9	Journal of Democracy	23
-	Public Administration	23
11	Environmental Politics	22
-	West European Politics	22
-	Review of International Political Economy	22
14	Political Communication	21
15	British Journal of Political Science	20
-	Comparative Political Studies	20
-	Review of Policy Research	20
-	Journal of European Integration	20
19	Democratization	19
-	European Journal of Political Economy	19
-	Global Policy	19
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	19
-	New Political Economy	19
-	Political Psychology	19
-	Electoral Studies	19
-	Regulation & Governance	19
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	19
28	Journal of Chinese Political Science	18
-	Journal of Peace Research	18
-	Politics and Governance	18
-	Perspectives on Politics	18
-	Policy and Society	18
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	18
-	Geopolitics	18
-	International Studies Quarterly	18
36	Policy Studies Journal	17
-	Contemporary Security Policy	17
-	European Security	17
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	17
40	Political Behavior	16
-	Review of International Organizations	16
-	International Studies Review	16
-	Policy and Internet	16
-	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	16
-	Political Analysis	16
46	Journal of Conflict Resolution	15
-	Political Science Research and Methods	15
-	Politics & Gender	15
-	European Political Science	15
-	Government and Opposition	15

-	Territory Politics Governance	15
-	Party Politics	15
-	Political Research Quarterly	15
-	Political Studies	15
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	15
-	Socio-Economic Review	15
57	Policy and Politics	14
-	Social Science Quarterly	14
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	14
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	14
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	14
-	European Political Science Review	14
-	Global Environmental Politics	14
-	Social Movement Studies	14
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	14
66	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	13
-	Political Quarterly	13
-	Public Choice	13
-	Comparative European Politics	13
70	Nations and Nationalism	12
-	Political Studies Review	12
-	Cooperation and Conflict	12
-	Economics & Politics	12
-	Research & Politics	12
-	International Political Science Review	12
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	12
-	Journal of Chinese Governance	12
-	Journal of Human Rights	12
-	Citizenship Studies	12
-	Politics	12
-	Critical Policy Studies	12
-	Problems of Post-Communism	12
-	European Union Politics	12
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	12
-	International Organization	12
-	International Political Sociology	12
-	Survival	12
88	Journal of Public Policy	11
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
-	Acta Politica	11
-	American Politics Research	11
-	Politics & Society	11
-	East European Politics	11
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	11
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	11
-	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	11
98	PS-Political Science & Politics	10
-	Europe-Asia Studies	10
-	German Politics	10
-	International Feminist Journal of Politics	10
-	International Politics	10
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	10
-	Latin American Politics and Society	10
-	Armed Forces & Society	10
-	Contemporary Politics	10
-	International Theory	10
-	Human Geography	10
109	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	9
-	Journal of Political Ideologies	9
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	9
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	9
-	Polity	9
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	9
-	Swiss Political Science Review	9
-	African Affairs	9
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	9
-	Politics Groups and Identities	9
119	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	8
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	8
-	Peacebuilding	8
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	8
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	8
-	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	8
-	South European Society and Politics	8
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	8
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	8
-	Mediterranean Politics	8
-	Comparative Politics	8
-	Current History	8
-	East European Politics and Societies	8
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	8
-	Intelligence and National Security	8
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
136	Latin American Perspectives	7
-	Parliamentary Affairs	7
-	British Politics	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
-	Contemporary Political Theory	7
-	Politicka Ekonomie	7
-	Critical Review	7
-	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	7
-	Political Theory	7
-	Politics and Religion	7
-	Politikon	7
-	Review of African Political Economy	7
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	7
150	Presidential Studies Quarterly	6
-	Revista de Ciencia Politica	6
-	Journal of Political Philosophy	6
-	Political Science Quarterly	6
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	6
155	Political Science	5
-	Revue d'Economie Politique	5
-	Studies in American Political Development	5
-	Politix	5
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	5
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	5
161	Journal of Theoretical Politics	4
-	Irish Political Studies	4
-	Journal of Policy History	4
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	4
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	4
166	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
-	Dissent	3
-	Ethics & Global Politics	3
-	European History Quarterly	3
170	Internasjonal Politikk	2
-	Historia y Politica	2
-	Telos	2