New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Public Administration

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government2223
2 Journal of European Public Policy602
3 Public Management Review566
4 Public Money & Management545
5 Climate Policy500
6 Public Administration Review497
7 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management406
8 Science and Public Policy393
9 Regulation & Governance387
10 Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space375
11 Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions366
12 Social Policy & Administration350
13 Journal of Accounting and Public Policy318
14 Review of Policy Research292
15 Policy Studies Journal287
16 Public Performance & Management Review253
17 Public Administration and Development246
18 Journal of Social Policy236
19 Policy Studies233
20 Nonprofit Management & Leadership224
21 Local Government Studies207
22 Australian Journal of Public Administration202
23 Critical Policy Studies197
24 Contemporary Economic Policy193
25 Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique du Canada190
- Administration & Society190
27 International Public Management Journal185
28 Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis162
29 Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences161
30 Human Service Organizations Management Leadership & Governance157
31 Review of Public Personnel Administration155
32 Policy and Politics153
- Policy Sciences153
34 Canadian Public Policy-Analyse de Politiques152
35 Policy and Society151
36 Journal of European Social Policy149
37 American Review of Public Administration142
38 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory134
39 Public Policy and Administration126
40 Public Personnel Management105
41 Journal of Chinese Governance93
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