Urban Studies: 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	Cities	61
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	58
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	48
4	Habitat International	43
5	Journal of Urban Economics	27
-	Urban Studies	27
7	European Planning Studies	23
8	Regional Science and Urban Economics	21
9	Housing Studies	20
10	Local Environment	19
11	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	18
-	Urban Geography	18
14	Journal of Urban Affairs	16
15	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
17	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	14
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	14
-	Journal of Urban Technology	14
21	Journal of Housing Economics	13
-	Open House International	13
-	Real Estate Economics	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	Urban Education	13
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
-	Planning Theory & Practice	13
28	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	12
31	International Journal of Urban Sciences	11
-	Housing Theory & Society	11
33	Urban Research & Practice	10
-	Environment and Urbanization	10
-	International Regional Science Review	10
-	Urban Design International	10
37	Urban Policy and Research	9
-	City & Community	9
39	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
41	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	6
-	Journal of Urban History	6