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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	116
2	Sustainable Development	63
3	Landscape and Urban Planning	62
4	Journal of Rural Studies	49
5	Habitat International	44
6	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	40
7	Futures	29
8	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	24
9	European Planning Studies	20
10	Local Environment	19
11	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
12	Housing Studies	17
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	17
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
15	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	16
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	16
18	European Urban and Regional Studies	15
-	Journal of Regional Science	15
-	Papers in Regional Science	15
21	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	14
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	14
-	Journal of Planning Literature	14
24	Society & Natural Resources	13
-	Housing Theory & Society	13
26	Journal of Environment & Development	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
-	Annals of Regional Science	12
31	Growth and Change	11
-	Local Government Studies	11
33	Planning Theory	10
-	Urban Policy and Research	10
-	Urban Design International	10
36	International Regional Science Review	9
37	International Development Planning Review	8
38	disP	5