New: University Press Alert — the latest academic books, by topic.

Social Sciences

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 Sustainable Development ca. 9.9
- International Journal of Hospitality Management ca. 9.9
- Journal of Econometrics 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 Energy Policy ca. 9.3
- Sports Medicine 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
- International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education ca. 8.6
- Health Affairs 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 Economic Analysis and Policy ca. 7.9
- Landscape and Urban Planning 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
- Review of Economics and Statistics ca. 7.6
- Journal of Finance ca. 7.6
- Oeconomia Copernicana 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
- Journal of Political Economy ca. 6.9
- Journal of Economic Perspectives ca. 6.9
- Energy Research & Social Science ca. 6.9
- Financial Innovation ca. 6.9
- International Journal of Forecasting ca. 6.9
72 Review of Financial Studies ca. 6.8
- Food Policy ca. 6.8
- Annual Review of Economics ca. 6.8
75 British Journal of Educational Technology ca. 6.7
76 Ecological Economics ca. 6.6
- Econometrica ca. 6.6
78 Sociological Methods & Research ca. 6.5
- Small Business Economics ca. 6.5
- Habitat International ca. 6.5
- Big Data & Society ca. 6.5
82 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 6.4
- Internet and Higher Education ca. 6.4
84 Borsa Istanbul Review ca. 6.3
- Communication Methods and Measures ca. 6.3
- Information Technology & Tourism ca. 6.3
- Transport Policy ca. 6.3
- Foreign Affairs ca. 6.3
- Annual Review of Criminology ca. 6.3
- Progress in Human Geography ca. 6.3
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior ca. 6.3
- American Economic Journal-Macroeconomics ca. 6.3
- Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice 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
- Ecosystem Services ca. 6.1
- Journal of Financial Stability ca. 6.1
- Journal of Communication ca. 6.1
100 Land Use Policy ca. 6
- International Journal of Management Education ca. 6
- Computer Assisted Language Learning ca. 6
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy ca. 6
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening ca. 6
- Cities ca. 6
106 American Political Science Review ca. 5.9
- Telecommunications Policy ca. 5.9
- Review of Economic Studies ca. 5.9
- Journal of Business Ethics ca. 5.9
- Journal of Economic Surveys 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 Urban Economics ca. 5.7
- Policy and Society ca. 5.7
- Accident Analysis and Prevention ca. 5.7
- Current Issues in Tourism ca. 5.7
- Journal of Transport Geography ca. 5.7
119 Review of Finance ca. 5.6
- BMJ Quality & Safety ca. 5.6
- Emerging Markets Review ca. 5.6
- International Journal of Stem Education ca. 5.6
- Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society ca. 5.6
124 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ca. 5.5
- American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ca. 5.5
- Social Media + Society ca. 5.5
127 Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 5.4
- Journal of Advertising ca. 5.4
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ca. 5.4
- Educational Researcher ca. 5.4
- World Development ca. 5.4
- Human Resource Management Journal ca. 5.4
- Journal of Accounting & Economics ca. 5.4
- Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money ca. 5.4
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth ca. 5.4
136 International Journal of Advertising ca. 5.3
- Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ca. 5.3
- Journal of Human Resources ca. 5.3
- Climate Policy ca. 5.3
- Academic Medicine ca. 5.3
- Multivariate Behavioral Research ca. 5.3
- Asian Economic Papers ca. 5.3
143 Yale Law Journal ca. 5.2
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 5.2
- Environment and Behavior ca. 5.2
- Anatomical Sciences Education 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
- China Economic Review ca. 5.2
152 Journal of Rural Studies ca. 5.1
- Comunicar ca. 5.1
- Travel Behaviour and Society ca. 5.1
- Journal of Development Economics ca. 5.1
- European Transport Research Review ca. 5.1
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ca. 5.1
158 American Journal of Political Science ca. 5
- Public Management Review ca. 5
- Journal of Second Language Writing ca. 5
- Environment ca. 5
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics ca. 5
163 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews ca. 4.9
- Innovation in Aging ca. 4.9
- System ca. 4.9
- Value in Health ca. 4.9
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 4.9
- Communication Research ca. 4.9
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ca. 4.9
- Medical Education ca. 4.9
- Social Science & Medicine ca. 4.9
172 International Security ca. 4.8
- International Review of Economics & Finance ca. 4.8
- Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences ca. 4.8
- Climate Risk Management 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
- Milbank Quarterly 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
183 Political Geography ca. 4.7
- Communication Theory ca. 4.7
- China Journal ca. 4.7
- Learning and Instruction ca. 4.7
- Adolescent Research Review ca. 4.7
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ca. 4.7
- Political Analysis ca. 4.7
- Modern Language Journal ca. 4.7
191 International Journal of Manpower ca. 4.6
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.6
- Criminology ca. 4.6
- Environment and Planning A-Economy and Space ca. 4.6
- Ethics ca. 4.6
- Political Communication ca. 4.6
- International Psychogeriatrics ca. 4.6
- Journal of Urban Technology ca. 4.6
- Recall ca. 4.6
- British Journal of Political Science ca. 4.6
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
1.5627150535583