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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Cities	66
2	Landscape and Urban Planning	62
3	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	50
4	Habitat International	44
5	Urban Studies	28
6	Journal of Urban Economics	23
7	European Planning Studies	20
8	Local Environment	19
-	Regional Science and Urban Economics	19
-	Journal of Urban Affairs	19
11	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Urban Geography	18
13	Housing Studies	17
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	17
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	17
16	Journal of the American Planning Association	16
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	16
18	European Urban and Regional Studies	15
19	Journal of Planning Literature	14
20	Housing Policy Debate	13
-	Housing Theory & Society	13
22	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	12
-	Journal of Housing Economics	12
-	Planning Theory & Practice	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Real Estate Economics	12
28	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	11
-	Open House International	11
-	Urban Research & Practice	11
-	Environment and Urbanization	11
32	Urban Policy and Research	10
-	Urban Design International	10
34	International Regional Science Review	9
35	City & Community	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
37	Economic Development Quarterly	7
38	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography	6
-	Journal of Urban History	6