Environment and Development Economics

Aims & Scope

Environment and Development Economics is positioned at the intersection of environmental, resource and development economics.

The Editor and Associate Editors, supported by a distinguished panel of advisors from around the world, aim to encourage submissions from researchers in the field in both developed and developing countries.

The Journal is divided into two main sections, Theory and Applications, which includes regular academic papers and Policy Options, which includes papers that may be of interest to the wider policy community.

Environment and Development Economics also publishes occasional Policy Fora (discussions based on a focal paper).

From time to time the journal publishes special issues based on a particular theme.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.774

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	76

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7083

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	241

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Demystifying the environmental Kuznets curve: turning a black box into a policy tool

  Citation: 799

  Authors: THEODORE

• The environmental Kuznets curve: an empirical analysis

  Citation: 650

  Authors: M.A., A.J., J.M.

• Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: modeling and policy implications

  Citation: 563

  Authors: Simon, Tasos, Anne-Sophie, Jon, Aart, Carl, Terry, Kenneth, Scott, Gretchen, Paul, Nils, Karl-Göran, Steve, Max, Jeffrey R., Brian

• The distributional impact of climate change on rich and poor countries

  Citation: 489

  Authors: ROBERT, ARIEL, LARRY

• Sustainability and the measurement of wealth

  Citation: 477

  Authors: Kenneth J., Partha, Lawrence H., Kevin J., Kirsten

• Corruption, growth, and the environment: a cross-country analysis

  Citation: 312

  Authors: HEINZ

• Factors determining household fuel choice in Guatemala

  Citation: 311

  Authors: RASMUS

• Net national product, wealth, and social well-being

  Citation: 300

  Authors: PARTHA, KARL-GÖRAN

• Payments for environmental services and the poor: concepts and preliminary evidence

  Citation: 294

  Authors: SVEN

• Progress on the environmental Kuznets curve?

  Citation: 284

  Authors: DAVID I.

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