Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Housing and the Built Environment is a scholarly journal presenting the results of scientific research and new developments in policy and practice to a diverse readership of specialists, practitioners and policy-makers.

This refereed journal covers the fields of housing, spatial planning, building and urban development.

The journal guarantees high scientific quality by a double blind review procedure.

Next to that, the editorial board discusses each article as well.

Leading scholars in the field of housing, spatial planning and urban development publish regularly in Journal of Housing and the Built Environment.

The journal publishes articles from scientists all over the world, both Western and non-Western, providing a truly international platform for developments in both theory and practice in the fields of housing, spatial planning, building and urban development.

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (HBE) has a wide scope and includes all topics dealing with people-environment relations.

Topics concern social relations within the built environment as well as the physicals component of the built environment.

As such the journal brings together social science and engineering.

HBE is of interest for scientists like housing researchers, social geographers, (urban) planners and architects.

Furthermore it presents a forum for practitioners to present their experiences in new developments on policy and practice.

Because of its unique structure of research articles and policy and practice contributions, HBE provides a forum where science and practice can be confronted.

Finally, each volume of HBE contains one special issue, in which recent developments on one particular topic are discussed in depth.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.687

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8280

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	820

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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.

• Home ownership and asset-based welfare

  Citation: 285

  Authors: John, Richard

• Homeownership and housing satisfaction

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Marja, Joris

• Modelling residential mobility; a review of recent trends in research

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Frans M.

• Comparative housing and welfare: Theorising the relationship

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Jim

• Social implications of housing diversification in urban renewal: A review of recent literature

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Reinout

• Measuring residential satisfaction: a residential environmental satisfaction scale (RESS)

  Citation: 170

  Authors: C. C. M.

• The hidden costs of gentrification: Displacement in central London

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Rowland

• Four varieties of comparative analysis

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Christopher G.

• The association between neighbourhoods and educational achievement, a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Jaap, Pieter

• Stigma and social housing estates: Beyond pathological explanations

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Annette

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