Development 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	World Development	55
-	Sustainable Development	55
3	Habitat International	35
4	Long Range Planning	28
5	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	27
6	European Journal of Development Research	21
-	Journal of Peasant Studies	21
8	Growth and Change	20
9	African Development Review-Revue Africaine de Developpement	19
-	Social Policy & Administration	19
-	Climate and Development	19
-	Information Technology for Development	19
13	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	18
-	Third World Quarterly	18
15	Housing Policy Debate	17
-	Journal of Development Studies	17
17	Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society	16
18	Development and Change	15
19	Entrepreneurship and Regional Development	14
-	Review of Development Economics	14
-	Society & Natural Resources	14
22	Canadian Journal of Development Studies-Revue Canadienne d'Etudes du Developpement	13
-	Development Southern Africa	13
-	Development Policy Review	13
-	Economic Development and Cultural Change	13
-	Journal of International Development	13
27	Studies in Comparative International Development	12
-	Journal of Agrarian Change	12
29	Journal of Human Development and Capabilities	11
30	Public Administration and Development	10
-	World Bank Economic Review	10
32	Journal of Environment & Development	9
-	Progress in Development Studies	9
34	Economic Development Quarterly	8
35	Community Development Journal	7
-	International Development Planning Review	7
-	Journal of Economic Policy Reform	7
38	Journal of Development Effectiveness	6
-	Developing Economies	6
-	Journal of South Asian Development	6
41	IDS Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies	4