Regional Science and Urban Economics

Aims & Scope

Regional Science and Urban Economics facilitates and encourages high-quality scholarship on important issues in regional and urban economics.

It publishes significant contributions that are theoretical or empirical, positive or normative.

It solicits original papers with a spatial dimension that can be of interest to economists.

Empirical papers studying causal mechanisms are expected to propose a convincing identification strategy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.917

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	101

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1564

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	952

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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 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.

• Simple diagnostic tests for spatial dependence

  Citation: 1225

  Authors: Luc, Anil K., Raymond, Mann J.

• Multiple equilibria and structural transition of non-monocentric urban configurations

  Citation: 703

  Authors: Masahisa, Hideaki

• The baby boom, the baby bust, and the housing market

  Citation: 594

  Authors: N.Gregory, David N.

• A meta-analysis of estimates of urban agglomeration economies

  Citation: 570

  Authors: Patricia C., Daniel J., Robert B.

• Subcenters in the Los Angeles region

  Citation: 530

  Authors: Genevieve, Kenneth A.

• Does public infrastructure affect economic activity?

  Citation: 424

  Authors: Amitabh, Eric

• Matching and agglomeration economies in a system of cities

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Robert W., William C.

• Specification and estimation of hedonic housing price models

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Ayse

• Incentives for China's urban mayors to mitigate pollution externalities: The role of the central government and public environmentalism

  Citation: 374

  Authors: Siqi, Matthew E., Weizeng, Danglun

• Determinants of long-run regional productivity with geographical spillovers: The role of R&D, human capital and public infrastructure

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Raffaello, Paolo

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