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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 Nature Climate Change ca. 29.6
2 Nature Sustainability ca. 25.7
3 American Journal of Bioethics ca. 17
4 Educational Psychologist ca. 14.3
5 Energy Economics ca. 13.6
6 Technological Forecasting and Social Change ca. 12.9
7 Business Strategy and the Environment ca. 12.5
8 npj Digital Medicine ca. 12.4
9 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management ca. 11.9
10 British Journal of Sports Medicine ca. 11.6
11 Journal of Economic Literature ca. 11.5
12 Quarterly Journal of Economics ca. 11.1
13 Sustainable Production and Consumption ca. 10.9
- Tourism Management ca. 10.9
15 American Economic Review ca. 10.5
16 Annals of Tourism Research ca. 10.4
- Journal of Financial Economics ca. 10.4
18 Technology in Society ca. 10.1
19 Journal of Econometrics ca. 9.9
- International Journal of Hospitality Management ca. 9.9
- Sustainable Development ca. 9.9
22 Environmental Impact Assessment Review ca. 9.8
23 Annual Review of Political Science ca. 9.7
- Journal of Sport and Health Science ca. 9.7
25 Educational Research Review ca. 9.6
26 Transport Reviews ca. 9.5
27 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change ca. 9.4
28 Sports Medicine ca. 9.3
- Energy Policy ca. 9.3
30 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ca. 9.1
31 Computers & Education ca. 8.9
- Journal of Destination Marketing & Management ca. 8.9
- Annual Review of Sociology ca. 8.9
34 Implementation Science ca. 8.8
35 Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions ca. 8.6
- Health Affairs ca. 8.6
- International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education ca. 8.6
38 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management ca. 8.3
- Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review ca. 8.3
- Review of Educational Research ca. 8.3
41 Dialogues in Human Geography ca. 8.2
- International Organization ca. 8.2
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing ca. 8.2
44 American Economic Review-Insights ca. 8.1
45 Journal of Travel Research ca. 8
- Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health ca. 8
47 Landscape and Urban Planning ca. 7.9
- Economic Analysis and Policy ca. 7.9
49 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy ca. 7.8
50 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific ca. 7.6
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management ca. 7.6
- Oeconomia Copernicana ca. 7.6
- Journal of Finance ca. 7.6
- Review of Economics and Statistics ca. 7.6
55 International Journal of Nursing Studies ca. 7.5
- NBER Macroeconomics Annual ca. 7.5
57 Tourism Review ca. 7.3
- Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment ca. 7.3
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ca. 7.3
- Tourism Management Perspectives ca. 7.3
61 Gender & Society ca. 7.2
- Economic Geography ca. 7.2
63 Computers Environment and Urban Systems ca. 7.1
- European Research on Management and Business Economics ca. 7.1
- American Sociological Review ca. 7.1
66 Journal of Sustainable Tourism ca. 6.9
- International Journal of Forecasting ca. 6.9
- Energy Research & Social Science ca. 6.9
- Financial Innovation ca. 6.9
- Journal of Political Economy ca. 6.9
- Journal of Economic Perspectives ca. 6.9
72 Review of Financial Studies ca. 6.8
- Annual Review of Economics ca. 6.8
- Food Policy ca. 6.8
75 British Journal of Educational Technology ca. 6.7
76 Econometrica ca. 6.6
- Ecological Economics ca. 6.6
78 Big Data & Society ca. 6.5
- Habitat International ca. 6.5
- Sociological Methods & Research ca. 6.5
- Small Business Economics ca. 6.5
82 Internet and Higher Education ca. 6.4
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 6.4
84 Journal of Health and Social Behavior ca. 6.3
- Information Technology & Tourism ca. 6.3
- Borsa Istanbul Review ca. 6.3
- Communication Methods and Measures ca. 6.3
- American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics ca. 6.3
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice ca. 6.3
- Foreign Affairs ca. 6.3
- Progress in Human Geography ca. 6.3
- Annual Review of Criminology ca. 6.3
- Transport Policy ca. 6.3
94 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences ca. 6.2
95 Journal of Environmental Psychology ca. 6.1
- Public Administration Review ca. 6.1
- Journal of Financial Stability ca. 6.1
- Journal of Communication ca. 6.1
- Ecosystem Services ca. 6.1
100 Land Use Policy ca. 6
- International Journal of Management Education ca. 6
- Cities ca. 6
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening ca. 6
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy ca. 6
- Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 6
106 American Political Science Review ca. 5.9
- Telecommunications Policy ca. 5.9
- Journal of Economic Surveys ca. 5.9
- Journal of Business Ethics ca. 5.9
- Review of Economic Studies ca. 5.9
111 Transportation Research Part B-Methodological ca. 5.8
- Journal of Medical Internet Research ca. 5.8
113 Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions ca. 5.7
- Journal of Transport Geography ca. 5.7
- Accident Analysis and Prevention ca. 5.7
- Policy and Society ca. 5.7
- Current Issues in Tourism ca. 5.7
- Journal of Urban Economics ca. 5.7
119 BMJ Quality & Safety ca. 5.6
- Review of Finance ca. 5.6
- International Journal of Stem Education ca. 5.6
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society ca. 5.6
- Emerging Markets Review ca. 5.6
124 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ca. 5.5
- Social Media + Society ca. 5.5
- American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ca. 5.5
127 Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 5.4
- Journal of Advertising ca. 5.4
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 5.4
- Human Resource Management Journal ca. 5.4
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth ca. 5.4
- Journal of Accounting & Economics ca. 5.4
- Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money ca. 5.4
- Educational Researcher ca. 5.4
- World Development ca. 5.4
136 Multivariate Behavioral Research ca. 5.3
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ca. 5.3
- International Journal of Advertising ca. 5.3
- Academic Medicine ca. 5.3
- Asian Economic Papers ca. 5.3
- Climate Policy ca. 5.3
- Journal of Human Resources ca. 5.3
143 Environment and Behavior ca. 5.2
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 5.2
- China Economic Review ca. 5.2
- Addiction ca. 5.2
- Environmental Politics ca. 5.2
- Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal ca. 5.2
- Digital Journalism ca. 5.2
- Anatomical Sciences Education ca. 5.2
- Yale Law Journal ca. 5.2
152 Journal of Rural Studies ca. 5.1
- Comunicar ca. 5.1
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ca. 5.1
- European Transport Research Review ca. 5.1
- Journal of Development Economics ca. 5.1
- Travel Behaviour and Society ca. 5.1
158 American Journal of Political Science ca. 5
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics ca. 5
- Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 5
- Environment ca. 5
- Public Management Review ca. 5
163 Social Science & Medicine ca. 4.9
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews ca. 4.9
- Innovation in Aging ca. 4.9
- Medical Education ca. 4.9
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 4.9
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ca. 4.9
- Communication Research ca. 4.9
- System ca. 4.9
- Value in Health ca. 4.9
172 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences ca. 4.8
- International Review of Economics & Finance ca. 4.8
- Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education ca. 4.8
- Perspectives on Medical Education ca. 4.8
- Journal of Public Economics ca. 4.8
- Climate Risk Management ca. 4.8
- Milbank Quarterly ca. 4.8
- Education and Information Technologies ca. 4.8
- Academy of Management Learning & Education ca. 4.8
- Technological and Economic Development of Economy ca. 4.8
- International Security ca. 4.8
183 Political Geography ca. 4.7
- Communication Theory ca. 4.7
- Modern Language Journal ca. 4.7
- China Journal ca. 4.7
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ca. 4.7
- Adolescent Research Review ca. 4.7
- Political Analysis ca. 4.7
- Learning and Instruction ca. 4.7
191 Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space ca. 4.6
- Journal of Chinese Political Science ca. 4.6
- Evolutionary Anthropology ca. 4.6
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.6
- Criminology ca. 4.6
- International Psychogeriatrics ca. 4.6
- Ethics ca. 4.6
- Political Communication ca. 4.6
- CBE-Life Sciences Education ca. 4.6
- Research in Transportation Economics ca. 4.6
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