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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	122
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	54
3	Sustainable Development	52
4	Journal of Rural Studies	43
5	Habitat International	39
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	37
7	Regional Studies	30
8	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	29
9	Futures	26
10	European Planning Studies	23
11	Housing Studies	19
-	Local Environment	19
13	Growth and Change	18
14	Journal of Regional Science	16
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	Annals of Regional Science	16
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	16
18	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	15
-	Papers in Regional Science	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
21	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	14
-	Journal of Planning Literature	14
23	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	13
-	Local Government Studies	13
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	13
27	Planning Theory & Practice	12
28	International Journal of Housing Policy	11
29	Journal of Planning Education and Research	10
-	Planning Theory	10
-	Housing Theory & Society	10
-	International Regional Science Review	10
33	Journal of Environment & Development	9
34	Urban Design International	8
-	Urban Policy and Research	8
36	International Development Planning Review	7
37	disP	5