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WOS
Q1
Impact factor
9.1
CiteScore
10.0
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
npj Urban Sustainability
NPJ URBAN SUSTAIN
Publications
191
Citations
3 220
h-index
28
Publications
191
Citations
3 203
Top-3 citing journals
npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability (174 citations)
Sustainability
Sustainability (102 citations)
Land
Land (89 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Stockholm University
Stockholm University (21 publications)
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (16 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (76 publications)
China (50 publications)
United Kingdom (30 publications)

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Elsevier
1195 citations, 37.11%
Springer Nature
742 citations, 23.04%
MDPI
400 citations, 12.42%
Taylor & Francis
159 citations, 4.94%
Wiley
120 citations, 3.73%
Frontiers Media S.A.
79 citations, 2.45%
IOP Publishing
55 citations, 1.71%
SAGE
52 citations, 1.61%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
41 citations, 1.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
23 citations, 0.71%
Oxford University Press
19 citations, 0.59%
Emerald
19 citations, 0.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
19 citations, 0.59%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
16 citations, 0.5%
American Geophysical Union
14 citations, 0.43%
IGI Global
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The Royal Society
9 citations, 0.28%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Walter de Gruyter
8 citations, 0.25%
Annual Reviews
8 citations, 0.25%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
7 citations, 0.22%
Copernicus
6 citations, 0.19%
Cambridge University Press
5 citations, 0.16%
IWA Publishing
5 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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BMJ
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SciELO
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OAE Publishing Inc.
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.06%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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American Meteorological Society
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Samara State Technical University
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Hindawi Limited
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ASME International
1 citation, 0.03%
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Akademiai Kiado
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The Russian Academy of Sciences
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LLC Kartfond
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JMIR Publications
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Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
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National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
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1 citation, 0.03%
CAIRN
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Stockholm University
21 publications, 10.99%
Arizona State University
16 publications, 8.38%
University of Cape Town
12 publications, 6.28%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 5.76%
University of Helsinki
9 publications, 4.71%
Humboldt University of Berlin
8 publications, 4.19%
University of Melbourne
7 publications, 3.66%
Zhejiang University
6 publications, 3.14%
Peking University
6 publications, 3.14%
University of Twente
6 publications, 3.14%
ETH Zurich
6 publications, 3.14%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
6 publications, 3.14%
Australian National University
6 publications, 3.14%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6 publications, 3.14%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
6 publications, 3.14%
Stanford University
6 publications, 3.14%
University of Chicago
6 publications, 3.14%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
6 publications, 3.14%
Utrecht University
6 publications, 3.14%
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
5 publications, 2.62%
University of Cambridge
5 publications, 2.62%
Yale University
5 publications, 2.62%
University of Sydney
5 publications, 2.62%
North-West University
5 publications, 2.62%
Princeton University
5 publications, 2.62%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 2.62%
University of Minnesota
5 publications, 2.62%
Tongji University
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Lisbon
4 publications, 2.09%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
4 publications, 2.09%
Delft University of Technology
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Turku
4 publications, 2.09%
University College London
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Edinburgh
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Manchester
4 publications, 2.09%
Curtin University
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Washington
4 publications, 2.09%
Technical University of Berlin
4 publications, 2.09%
Northeastern University
4 publications, 2.09%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
4 publications, 2.09%
Leiden University
4 publications, 2.09%
University of Tokyo
4 publications, 2.09%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
4 publications, 2.09%
Tsinghua University
3 publications, 1.57%
Fudan University
3 publications, 1.57%
Aalto University
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Zurich
3 publications, 1.57%
Polytechnic University of Milan
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Eastern Finland
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Copenhagen
3 publications, 1.57%
National University of Singapore
3 publications, 1.57%
Johns Hopkins University
3 publications, 1.57%
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
3 publications, 1.57%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
3 publications, 1.57%
Columbia University
3 publications, 1.57%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
3 publications, 1.57%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
3 publications, 1.57%
City University of Hong Kong
3 publications, 1.57%
University of California, Davis
3 publications, 1.57%
Yunnan University
3 publications, 1.57%
Queen's University Belfast
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Bristol
3 publications, 1.57%
University of British Columbia
3 publications, 1.57%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
3 publications, 1.57%
Purdue University
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Potsdam
3 publications, 1.57%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
3 publications, 1.57%
Texas A&M University
3 publications, 1.57%
University of Oklahoma
3 publications, 1.57%
New York University Abu Dhabi
2 publications, 1.05%
Beijing Normal University
2 publications, 1.05%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.05%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.05%
Basque Foundation for Science
2 publications, 1.05%
Technical University of Munich
2 publications, 1.05%
Uppsala University
2 publications, 1.05%
Lund University
2 publications, 1.05%
Linköping University
2 publications, 1.05%
Nanjing University
2 publications, 1.05%
Beijing Forestry University
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University of Gävle
2 publications, 1.05%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.05%
East China Normal University
2 publications, 1.05%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
2 publications, 1.05%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 1.05%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.05%
University of Liverpool
2 publications, 1.05%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 1.05%
Technical University of Denmark
2 publications, 1.05%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 1.05%
University of Trento
2 publications, 1.05%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 1.05%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2 publications, 1.05%
Technical University of Dortmund
2 publications, 1.05%
Massey University
2 publications, 1.05%
University of South Australia
2 publications, 1.05%
Swinburne University of Technology
2 publications, 1.05%
Australian Antarctic Division
2 publications, 1.05%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 1.05%
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USA
76 publications, 39.79%
China, 50, 26.18%
China
50 publications, 26.18%
United Kingdom, 30, 15.71%
United Kingdom
30 publications, 15.71%
Australia, 29, 15.18%
Australia
29 publications, 15.18%
Sweden, 28, 14.66%
Sweden
28 publications, 14.66%
Germany, 22, 11.52%
Germany
22 publications, 11.52%
South Africa, 21, 10.99%
South Africa
21 publications, 10.99%
Netherlands, 20, 10.47%
Netherlands
20 publications, 10.47%
Switzerland, 12, 6.28%
Switzerland
12 publications, 6.28%
Finland, 10, 5.24%
Finland
10 publications, 5.24%
India, 9, 4.71%
India
9 publications, 4.71%
Canada, 9, 4.71%
Canada
9 publications, 4.71%
Japan, 9, 4.71%
Japan
9 publications, 4.71%
Denmark, 8, 4.19%
Denmark
8 publications, 4.19%
Spain, 8, 4.19%
Spain
8 publications, 4.19%
Singapore, 7, 3.66%
Singapore
7 publications, 3.66%
France, 6, 3.14%
France
6 publications, 3.14%
Portugal, 6, 3.14%
Portugal
6 publications, 3.14%
Italy, 6, 3.14%
Italy
6 publications, 3.14%
Brazil, 5, 2.62%
Brazil
5 publications, 2.62%
Mexico, 5, 2.62%
Mexico
5 publications, 2.62%
Norway, 5, 2.62%
Norway
5 publications, 2.62%
Belgium, 4, 2.09%
Belgium
4 publications, 2.09%
Poland, 4, 2.09%
Poland
4 publications, 2.09%
Austria, 3, 1.57%
Austria
3 publications, 1.57%
Israel, 3, 1.57%
Israel
3 publications, 1.57%
UAE, 3, 1.57%
UAE
3 publications, 1.57%
Bulgaria, 2, 1.05%
Bulgaria
2 publications, 1.05%
Vietnam, 2, 1.05%
Vietnam
2 publications, 1.05%
Greece, 2, 1.05%
Greece
2 publications, 1.05%
Ireland, 2, 1.05%
Ireland
2 publications, 1.05%
Cyprus, 2, 1.05%
Cyprus
2 publications, 1.05%
New Zealand, 2, 1.05%
New Zealand
2 publications, 1.05%
Slovenia, 2, 1.05%
Slovenia
2 publications, 1.05%
Russia, 1, 0.52%
Russia
1 publication, 0.52%
Estonia, 1, 0.52%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.52%
Angola, 1, 0.52%
Angola
1 publication, 0.52%
Argentina, 1, 0.52%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.52%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.52%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.52%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.52%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 publication, 0.52%
Hungary, 1, 0.52%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.52%
Guyana, 1, 0.52%
Guyana
1 publication, 0.52%
Indonesia, 1, 0.52%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.52%
Lebanon, 1, 0.52%
Lebanon
1 publication, 0.52%
Malta, 1, 0.52%
Malta
1 publication, 0.52%
Mozambique, 1, 0.52%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.52%
Nigeria, 1, 0.52%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.52%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.52%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.52%
Thailand, 1, 0.52%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.52%
Turkey, 1, 0.52%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.52%
Uganda, 1, 0.52%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.52%
Uruguay, 1, 0.52%
Uruguay
1 publication, 0.52%
Croatia, 1, 0.52%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.52%
Chile, 1, 0.52%
Chile
1 publication, 0.52%
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