Regional & Urban Planning: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	124
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	56
3	Sustainable Development	54
4	Journal of Rural Studies	45
5	Habitat International	44
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	36
7	Regional Studies	29
8	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
-	Futures	28
10	European Planning Studies	23
11	Housing Studies	20
-	Local Environment	20
13	Journal of the American Planning Association	17
-	Annals of Regional Science	17
-	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	17
16	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
-	Papers in Regional Science	16
18	Growth and Change	15
-	Journal of Planning Literature	15
20	Journal of Regional Science	14
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
23	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	13
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	13
-	Planning Theory & Practice	13
26	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	12
-	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	12
28	Journal of Environment & Development	11
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	11
32	Planning Theory	10
-	Housing Theory & Society	10
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	10
35	Urban Design International	9
-	International Regional Science Review	9
37	Urban Policy and Research	8
38	International Development Planning Review	7
39	disP	5