European Urban and Regional Studies

Aims & Scope

European Urban and Regional Studies is a highly ranked, peer reviewed journal.

It provides an original contribution to academic and policy debate related to processes of urban and regional development in Europe.

In addition to exploring the ways in which place, space and scale make a difference to the cultural, economic, social and political map of Europe, European Urban and Regional Studies highlights the economic and political connections between Europe and the wider global context and between theoretical analysis and policy development.

The journal conceives Europe in broad terms as a highly variegated and dynamic urban and regional system shaped by interconnections stretching from the local to the global.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.045

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	79

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4487

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	383

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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 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.

• The Resurgence of Regional Economies, Ten Years Later

  Citation: 976

  Authors: Michael

• The Competitiveness of Firms and Regions

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Peter, Anders

• Cross-Border Regions in Europe

  Citation: 384

  Authors: Markus

• The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Stefan, Sergio

• Varieties of shrinkage in European cities

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Annegret, Matthias, Katrin, Vlad, Dieter

• Learning in Projects, Remembering in Networks?

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Gernot

• Urban growth and decline: Europe’s shrinking cities in a comparative perspective 1990–2010

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Manuel, Thorsten

• Europe as a Social Process and Discourse

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Anssi

• Innovation and Proximity

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Thierry, Yannick

• Introduction: Social Innovation and Governance in European Cities

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Frank, Flavia, Sara, Erik

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