Urban Geography

Aims & Scope

Over four decades Urban Geography has been at the forefront of urban scholarship.

It is an international, peer reviewed journal, publishing high-quality, innovative and original empirical, methodological and theoretical research.

Foregrounded in the geographical tradition but with a track record of publishing work from across the social sciences, the Editors of the journal encourage authors to think of the journal for their contributions to understanding the current and future global urban condition.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.419

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2632

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1432

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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.

• Urban resilience for whom, what, when, where, and why?

  Citation: 576

  Authors: Sara, Joshua P.

• (Re)theorizing Cities from the Global South: Looking Beyond Neoliberalism

  Citation: 489

  Authors: Susan, Jennifer

• Parks and Park Funding in Los Angeles: An Equity-Mapping Analysis

  Citation: 456

  Authors: Jennifer, John P., Jed

• Assessing green gentrification in historically disenfranchised neighborhoods: a longitudinal and spatial analysis of Barcelona

  Citation: 354

  Authors: Isabelle, James J. T., Laia, Hamil

• Socioeconomic segregation in European capital cities. Increasing separation between poor and rich

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Sako, Szymon, Maarten, Tiit

• How block density and typology affect urban vitality: an exploratory analysis in Shenzhen, China

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Yu, Dong, Xingjian

• Provincializing Global Urbanism: A Manifesto

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Eric, Helga, Anant

• GENDER DIFFERENCES IN WORK-TRIP LENGTH: EXPLANATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Susan, Ibipo

• CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD: THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSGRESSION OF ADULTS' PUBLIC SPACE

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Gill

• Urbanization of Capital or Capitalization on Urban Land? Land Development and Local Public Finance in Urbanizing China

  Citation: 282

  Authors: George C. S., Fangxin

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