Religion: 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Religion & Health	20
2	Religions	19
3	Psychology of Religion and Spirituality	18
4	HTS Teologiese Studies-Theological Studies	13
5	Religion Brain & Behavior	12
6	Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion	11
7	Review of Religious Research	10
8	Sociology of Religion	8
-	British Journal of Religious Education	8
-	Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education	8
11	Review of Faith & International Affairs	7
-	Social Compass	7
-	Archive for the Psychology of Religion-Archiv fuer Religionspsychologie	7
-	Religion	7
-	Religious Studies	7
-	International Journal for the Psychology of Religion	7
-	Politics and Religion	7
18	Journal of Psychology and Theology	6
19	Theology and Science	5
-	International Journal of Childrens Spirituality	5
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	5
-	Journal of the American Academy of Religion	5
23	Studies in Christian Ethics	4
-	Christian Bioethics	4
-	European Journal for Philosophy of Religion	4
-	International Journal for Philosophy of Religion	4
-	Journal of Contemporary Religion	4
-	Material Religion	4
-	Nova Religio-Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions	4
-	Numen-International Review for the History of Religions	4
-	Theological Studies	4
-	Journal of Religious Ethics	4
-	Method & Theory in the Study of Religion	4
-	Religious Education	4
35	Acta Theologica	3
-	Ecumenical Review	3
-	Expository Times	3
-	Harvard Theological Review	3
-	Journal of Religious History	3
-	Journal of Theological Studies	3
-	Modern Theology	3
-	New Testament Studies	3
-	Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Theologiques	3
-	Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses	3
-	Theology Today	3
-	Arabica	3
-	Feminist Theology	3
-	Heythrop Journal	3
-	International Journal of Hindu Studies	3
-	Journal of Religion	3

-	Muslim World	3
-	Nordic Journal of Religion and Society	3
53	Scottish Journal of Theology	2
-	Studies in World Christianity	2
-	Anuario de Historia de la Iglesia	2
-	Tyndale Bulletin	2
-	Vigiliae Christianae	2
-	Biblical Interpretation-A Journal of Contemporary Approaches	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche	2
-	Buddhist Studies Review	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Religions-Und Geistesgeschichte	2
-	East European Jewish Affairs	2
-	Hispania Sacra	2
-	Horizons	2
-	International Journal of Public Theology	2
-	Interpretation-A Journal of Bible and Theology	2
-	Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations	2
-	Islam-Zeitschrift fuer Geschichte und Kultur des Islamischen Orients	2
-	Journal for the Study of the New Testament	2
-	Journal of Anglican Studies	2
-	Journal of Biblical Literature	2
-	Journal of Ecclesiastical History	2
-	Journal of Quranic Studies	2
-	Neotestamentica	2
-	Studia Theologica-Czech Republic	2
-	Al-Qantara	2
-	Vetus Testamentum	2
-	Welt des Islams	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Evangelische Ethik	2
-	Catholic Biblical Quarterly	2
-	Zeitschrift fuer Theologie und Kirche	2
-	Church History	2
-	Dialog-A Journal of Theology	2
-	Ecclesiastical Law Journal	2
-	Exchange-Journal of Contemporary Christianities in Context	2
-	History of Religions	2
-	International Journal of Systematic Theology	2
-	Irish Theological Quarterly	2
-	Journal for the Study of Judaism	2
-	Journal for the Study of the Old Testament	2
-	Journal of Church and State	2
-	Journal of Early Christian Studies	2
-	Journal of Ecumenical Studies	2
-	Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics	2
-	Literature and Theology	2
-	Neue Zeitschrift fuer Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie	2
-	Novum Testamentum	2
-	Religious Studies Review	2
100	Revue de l'Histoire des Religions	1
-	Revue d'Histoire Ecclesiastique	1
-	Spiritus-A Journal of Christian Spirituality	1
-	Zeitschrift fuer Antikes Christentum-Journal of Ancient Christianity	1
-	British Catholic History	1
-	Dead Sea Discoveries	1
-	Journal of Jewish Studies	1
-	Laval Theologique et Philosophique	1
-	Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament	1
-	Sefarad	1
-	Augustinian Studies	1
-	Biblische Zeitschrift	1
-	Etudes Theologiques et Religieuses	1
-	Islamic Law and Society	1
-	Japanese Journal of Religious Studies	1
-	Religion and the Arts	1
-	Religion & Literature	1