Visual & Performing Arts: 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	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	126
2	Construction and Building Materials	104
3	Sustainable Cities and Society	95
4	Automation in Construction	87
5	Cement & Concrete Composites	81
6	Building and Environment	78
7	Cement and Concrete Research	74
8	Energy and Buildings	71
9	Cities	61
-	Buildings	61
11	Journal of Building Engineering	60
12	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology	58
-	Landscape and Urban Planning	58
14	Sustainable Development	56
15	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	48
16	Journal of Rural Studies	46
17	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering	44
18	Habitat International	43
19	Telecommunications Policy	39
-	Journal of Constructional Steel Research	39
21	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	38
22	Case Studies in Construction Materials	36
23	Journal of Structural Engineering	35
24	New Media & Society	34
-	Journal of Construction Engineering and Management	34
26	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering	32
27	Structural Control & Health Monitoring	31
-	Regional Studies	31
29	Structural Concrete	30
30	Social Media + Society	29
-	International Journal of Advertising	29
-	Materials and Structures	29
-	Digital Journalism	29
34	Journal of Cultural Heritage	28
-	Futures	28
-	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	28
37	Indoor Air	27
-	Journal of Urban Economics	27
-	Urban Studies	27
40	Building Simulation	26
41	Media Culture & Society	25
-	Information Communication & Society	25
43	Public Relations Review	24
-	Journal of Advertising	24
-	International Journal of Pavement Engineering	24
-	Advances in Civil Engineering	24
47	European Planning Studies	23
-	Health Communication	23
-	Frontiers of Architectural Research	23
50	Journal of Communication	22

-	Media and Communication	22
-	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	22
53	Road Materials and Pavement Design	21
-	Regional Science and Urban Economics	21
-	Journalism Studies	21
-	Advances in Structural Engineering	21
-	Indoor and Built Environment	21
58	Political Communication	20
-	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	20
-	Housing Studies	20
61	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
-	Comunicar	19
-	Journalism	19
-	Local Environment	19
-	Public Understanding of Science	19
-	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	19
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
68	Environment and Planning B-Urban Analytics and City Science	18
-	Urban Geography	18
-	Journalism Practice	18
-	Building Research and Information	18
-	Journal of the American Planning Association	18
-	Communication Research	18
-	Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering	18
75	Mass Communication and Society	17
-	Feminist Media Studies	17
-	Policy and Internet	17
-	Profesional de la Informacion	17
-	International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials	17
80	Journal of Urban Affairs	16
-	Annals of Regional Science	16
-	Psychology of Popular Media	16
-	Papers in Regional Science	16
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	16
-	Human Communication Research	16
86	Journal of Health Communication	15
-	Journal of Regional Science	15
-	Science Communication	15
-	Society & Natural Resources	15
-	Housing Policy Debate	15
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	15
-	Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities	15
-	Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials	15
-	International Journal of Architectural Heritage	15
-	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	15
-	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	15
97	Journal of Planning Literature	14
-	Journal of Urban Technology	14
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	14
-	Discourse & Society	14
-	Games and Culture	14
-	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research	14
-	Journal of Housing and the Built Environment	14
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	14
-	Magazine of Concrete Research	14
-	Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy	14
-	Media International Australia	14
-	Journal of Building Performance Simulation	14
-	Media Psychology	14
110	Journal of Housing Economics	13
-	Planning Theory & Practice	13
-	Communication Theory	13
-	Critical Discourse Studies	13
-	Urban Education	13
-	Information Society	13
-	Communication & Sport	13
-	Real Estate Economics	13
-	Discourse Context & Media	13
-	Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space	13
-	European Journal of Communication	13
-	Urban Affairs Review	13
-	European Urban and Regional Studies	13
-	Growth and Change	13
-	Open House International	13
125	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	12
-	Local Government Studies	12
-	Mobile Media & Communication	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
-	Discourse & Communication	12
-	Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning	12
-	Journal of Planning Education and Research	12
-	Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics	12
-	Management Communication Quarterly	12
-	International Journal of Business Communication	12
-	International Journal of Housing Policy	12
-	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	12
-	Journal of Children and Media	12
-	Journal of Environment & Development	12
-	International Journal of Steel Structures	12
-	Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology	12
-	Psychology of Music	12
-	Television & New Media	12
143	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Lighting Research & Technology	11
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	11
-	Housing Theory & Society	11
-	Building Services Engineering Research & Technology	11
-	Architectural Science Review	11
-	Science and Technology for the Built Environment	11
-	Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings	11
-	Planning Theory	11
-	Communication Methods and Measures	11
-	Social Semiotics	11
-	Written Communication	11
-	International Journal of Urban Sciences	11
-	Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research	11
157	Language & Communication	10
-	Structural Engineering International	10
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
-	Environment and Urbanization	10
-	Urban Research & Practice	10
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	10
-	International Regional Science Review	10
-	Architectural Engineering and Design Management	10
-	Beton- und Stahlbetonbau	10
-	Musicae Scientiae	10
-	Digital Creativity	10
-	Urban Design International	10
-	International Journal of Music Education	10
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings	10
-	Discourse Studies	10
-	Journal of Advertising Research	10
174	City & Community	9
-	Communication Culture & Critique	9

-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	9
-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	9
-	Planning Perspectives	9
-	Codesign-International Journal of Cocreation in Design and the Arts	9
-	Leukos	9
-	Asian Journal of Communication	9
-	Urban Policy and Research	9
-	Journal of Green Building	9
-	Music Education Research	9
-	Music Perception	9
-	Design Journal	9
-	International Journal of Art & Design Education	9
-	Advances in Cement Research	9
189	Materiales de Construccion	8
-	Argumentation	8
-	Communication Monographs	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
-	Text & Talk	8
-	International Communication Gazette	8
-	Journal of Building Physics	8
-	Research in Dance Education	8
-	Economic Development Quarterly	8
-	International Development Planning Review	8
-	Journal of Research in Music Education	8
-	ACI Materials Journal	8

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