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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Technological Forecasting and Social Change	116
2	Construction and Building Materials	103
3	Sustainable Cities and Society	94
4	Automation in Construction	92
5	Cement & Concrete Composites	84
6	Building and Environment	76
7	Cement and Concrete Research	74
8	Energy and Buildings	70
9	Cities	66
10	Buildings	65
11	Sustainable Development	63
12	Journal of Building Engineering	62
-	Landscape and Urban Planning	62
14	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology	58
15	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering	51
16	Urban Forestry & Urban Greening	50
17	Journal of Rural Studies	49
18	Habitat International	44
19	Computers Environment and Urban Systems	40
20	Journal of Constructional Steel Research	38
-	New Media & Society	38
-	Journal of Construction Engineering and Management	38
23	Case Studies in Construction Materials	37
24	Telecommunications Policy	36
-	Social Media + Society	36
26	Journal of Structural Engineering	35
27	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering	32
28	Structural Concrete	30
-	Building Simulation	30
30	Futures	29
-	Materials and Structures	29
-	Structural Control & Health Monitoring	29
-	Journal of Cultural Heritage	29
34	Urban Studies	28
35	Digital Journalism	26
-	International Journal of Advertising	26
37	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	25
-	Media Culture & Society	25
-	Journal of Advertising	25
-	Frontiers of Architectural Research	25
41	Information Communication & Society	24
-	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management	24
-	Public Relations Review	24
44	Indoor Air	23
-	Health Communication	23
-	Journalism Studies	23
-	Journal of Urban Economics	23
48	Political Communication	22
-	Journal of Communication	22
50	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	21

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

-	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	9
-	Design Journal	9
-	Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings	9
-	Communication Culture & Critique	9
-	Communication Monographs	9
181	Music Education Research	8
-	International Development Planning Review	8
-	Javnost-The Public	8
-	Research in Dance Education	8
-	Journal of Media Ethics	8
-	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	8
-	Journal of Green Building	8
-	Journal of Research in Music Education	8
-	Education and Urban Society	8
-	Translator	8
-	Materiales de Construccion	8
-	International Journal of Mobile Communications	8
-	Planning Perspectives	8
-	City & Community	8
195	Quarterly Journal of Speech	7
-	Rhetoric Society Quarterly	7
-	Signs and Society	7
-	Economic Development Quarterly	7
-	Interaction Studies	7
-	Nexus Network Journal	7

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