Housing, Theory and Society

Aims & Scope

Housing, Theory and Society regards housing as a research topic embedded in wider issues of concern across the social and behavioural sciences.

The journal accordingly aims to develop housing research as a theoretically sophisticated field spanning the diverse academic and professional disciplines concerned with such issues.

It encourages innovative intra- and multidisciplinary research and academic debate on all aspects of housing as they intersect with behavioural, cultural, economic, political and social phenomena.

A critical criterion for publication Housing, Theory and Society is explicit engagement with theory.

The journal welcomes purely theoretical discussions as well as contributions of theoretically informed empirical research that apply and develop general concepts and propositions.

Through its Focus Articles, with open peer commentary, the journal seeks to stimulate debate among leading scholars in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3579

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	434

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.194

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

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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 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.

• A place called home

  Citation: 416

  Authors: Hazel

• Centring Housing in Political Economy

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Manuel B., Brett

• Housing Pathways: A Post Modern Analytical Framework

  Citation: 202

  Authors: David

• Ontological Security and Psycho-Social Benefits from the Home: Qualitative Evidence on Issues of Tenure

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Rosemary, Ade, Sally, Anne

• Losing One’s Place: Narratives of Neighbourhood Change, Market Injustice and Symbolic Displacement

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Rowland

• Understanding Homelessness

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Peter

• “The Really Big Trade‐Off” between Home Ownership and Welfare: Castles' Evaluation of the 1980 Thesis, and a Reformulation 25 Years on

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Jim

• Equity Inequity: Housing Wealth Inequality, Inter and Intra-generational Divergences, and the Rise of Private Landlordism

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Rowan

• Explaining Homelessness: a Critical Realist Perspective

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Suzanne

• Corporatism and Housing Regimes

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Jim

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