Urban Studies

Aims & Scope

Urban Studies is the leading international peer-reviewed journal for urban scholarship.

Since its inception in 1964, the journal has remained at the forefront of intellectual and policy debates on the city, and has hosted ground-breaking contributions from across the full range of social science disciplines.

The Editors aim to maintain and extend the role of Urban Studies as the journal of choice for those working on the cutting edge of academic research about cities.

We welcome all original submissions that further our understanding of the urban condition and the rapid changes taking place in cities and regions across the globe, whether from an empirical, theoretical, or a policy perspective.

In addition to research articles, Urban Studies publishes peer-reviewed critical commentaries and book reviews besides a regular series of Special Issues.

The journal is also committed to developing Social Media as the means of informing debates about the contemporary urban condition.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	4.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.980

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	183

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1462

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3389

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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 Environmental Science 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.

• Governance Innovation and the Citizen: The Janus Face of Governance-beyond-the-State

  Citation: 1107

  Authors: Erik

• Social Cohesion, Social Capital and the Neighbourhood

  Citation: 1084

  Authors: Ray, Ade

• Smartmentality: The Smart City as Disciplinary Strategy

  Citation: 979

  Authors: Alberto

• Industrial Clusters: Complexes, Agglomeration and/or Social Networks?

  Citation: 768

  Authors: Ian R., Philip

• Globalisation as Reterritorialisation: The Re-scaling of Urban Governance in the European Union

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Neil

• The Concept of Employability

  Citation: 731

  Authors: Ronald W., Colin

• Compact, Dispersed, Fragmented, Extensive? A Comparison of Urban Growth in Twenty-five Global Cities using Remotely Sensed Data, Pattern Metrics and Census Information

  Citation: 675

  Authors: Annemarie, Curtis E.

• The Compact City: Just or Just Compact? A Preliminary Analysis

  Citation: 608

  Authors: Elizabeth

• Gentrification and Social Mixing: Towards an Inclusive Urban Renaissance?

  Citation: 602

  Authors: Loretta

• Seeing from the South: Refocusing Urban Planning on the Globe’s Central Urban Issues

  Citation: 601

  Authors: Vanessa

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