Spatial Economic Analysis

Aims & Scope

Spatial Economic Analysis is a pioneering economics journal dedicated to the development of theory and methods in spatial economics, published by two of the world's leading learned societies in the analysis of spatial economics, the Regional Studies Association and the British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International.

A spatial perspective has become increasingly relevant to our understanding of economic phenomena, both on the global scale and at the scale of cities and regions.

The growth in international trade, the opening up of emerging markets, the restructuring of the world economy along regional lines, and overall strategic and political significance of globalization, have re-emphasised the importance of geographical analysis.

Spatial variations in economic development within cities and regions are also highly topical subjects for intellectual enquiry and have long been the focus of policy initiatives by national, regional and local governments.

The awakening emphasis on space among economists has been stimulated by the emergence of a new breed of theory, namely ’new economic geography’or ’geographical economics’.

This new theory adds a significant new dimension to the already existing theoretical tools of spatial economics, which broadly aim to analyse the role of geography and location in economic phenomena.

Additionally, spatial economic analysis is increasingly being supported by the emergence of new analytical methods, with an explosion of interest in new models and techniques of spatial data analysis and data visualisation (GIS).

Spatial econometrics is becoming increasingly recognised as a valuable sub-discipline among mainstream econometricians.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.896

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5733

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	215

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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 Decision Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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.

• Applied Spatial Econometrics: Raising the Bar

  Citation: 1298

  Authors: J. Paul

• On the Specification of the Gravity Model of Trade: Zeros, Excess Zeros and Zero-inflated Estimation

  Citation: 365

  Authors: Martijn, Frank, Gert-Jan

• Spatial Growth Regressions: Model Specification, Estimation and Interpretation

  Citation: 356

  Authors: James P., Manfred M.

• Measuring Regional Economic Resilience across Europe: Operationalizing a complex concept

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Marianne, Gillian, Adrian

• Interpolation of Air Quality Measures in Hedonic House Price Models: Spatial Aspects

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Luc, Julie

• Long and Short Distance Migration in Italy: The Role of Economic, Social and Environmental Characteristics

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Bianca, Alessandra, Philip

• Sketching Out a Model of Innovation, Face-to-face Interaction and Economic Geography

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Philip

• An Analysis of Trends in Spatial Mobility of Dutch Graduates

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Viktor, Jouke, Leo

• Spatial Vector Autoregressions

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Michael, Daniel

• Rethinking (New) Economic Geography Models: Taking Geography and History More Seriously

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Harry, Ron

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