Journal of the American Planning Association

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ISSN: 01944363, 19390130

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SCImago
Q1
WOS
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Impact factor
3.3
SJR
2.228
CiteScore
11.0
Categories
Development
Geography, Planning and Development
Urban Studies
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1935-2025
journal names
Journal of the American Planning Association
J AM PLANN ASSOC
Publications
3 069
Citations
74 415
h-index
124
Publications
501
Citations
28 055
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (797 publications)
Italy (41 publications)
Canada (21 publications)
USA (172 publications)
Canada (7 publications)
United Kingdom (4 publications)

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17627 citations, 23.69%
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15953 citations, 21.44%
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6900 citations, 9.27%
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147 citations, 0.2%
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142 citations, 0.19%
Walter de Gruyter
122 citations, 0.16%
Consortium Erudit
115 citations, 0.15%
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113 citations, 0.15%
The City Planning Institute of Japan
113 citations, 0.15%
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College Publications
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Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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MIT Press
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11 citations, 0.01%
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University of California, Berkeley
46 publications, 1.5%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
41 publications, 1.34%
Florida State University
37 publications, 1.21%
University of Pennsylvania
34 publications, 1.11%
Georgia Institute of technology
31 publications, 1.01%
University of California, Los Angeles
26 publications, 0.85%
Cornell University
25 publications, 0.81%
University of Texas at Austin
23 publications, 0.75%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
22 publications, 0.72%
University of Michigan
22 publications, 0.72%
University of Southern California
21 publications, 0.68%
Arizona State University
21 publications, 0.68%
University of Utah
20 publications, 0.65%
University of Minnesota
18 publications, 0.59%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
17 publications, 0.55%
Texas A&M University
17 publications, 0.55%
Virginia Tech
16 publications, 0.52%
University of Washington
16 publications, 0.52%
University of California, Davis
16 publications, 0.52%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 publications, 0.49%
University of Maryland, College Park
15 publications, 0.49%
University of Florida
15 publications, 0.49%
University of Cincinnati
15 publications, 0.49%
Portland State University
14 publications, 0.46%
Columbia University
13 publications, 0.42%
Wayne State University
13 publications, 0.42%
University of Kansas
13 publications, 0.42%
Iowa State University
12 publications, 0.39%
University of California, Irvine
12 publications, 0.39%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
12 publications, 0.39%
University of Illinois at Chicago
11 publications, 0.36%
George Mason University
10 publications, 0.33%
New York University
10 publications, 0.33%
University of Arizona
10 publications, 0.33%
Harvard University
9 publications, 0.29%
Ohio State University
8 publications, 0.26%
Clemson University
7 publications, 0.23%
University of Colorado Denver
7 publications, 0.23%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
6 publications, 0.2%
Virginia Commonwealth University
6 publications, 0.2%
University of Virginia
6 publications, 0.2%
Michigan State University
5 publications, 0.16%
Indiana University Bloomington
5 publications, 0.16%
Cleveland State University
5 publications, 0.16%
University of Oregon
5 publications, 0.16%
George Washington University
4 publications, 0.13%
Georgia State University
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Massachusetts Boston
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Iowa
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Oklahoma
4 publications, 0.13%
Hunter College
4 publications, 0.13%
Delft University of Technology
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Cambridge
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.1%
Stanford University
3 publications, 0.1%
Auburn University
3 publications, 0.1%
University of California, San Diego
3 publications, 0.1%
San Diego State University
3 publications, 0.1%
University of California, Santa Cruz
3 publications, 0.1%
Purdue University
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Wisconsin–Extension
3 publications, 0.1%
East Carolina University
3 publications, 0.1%
Boise State University
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Louisville
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Texas at Arlington
3 publications, 0.1%
San Jose State University
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Akron
3 publications, 0.1%
University of Georgia
3 publications, 0.1%
California State University, Sacramento
3 publications, 0.1%
Peking University
2 publications, 0.07%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Haifa
2 publications, 0.07%
Polytechnic University of Milan
2 publications, 0.07%
Renmin University of China
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.07%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.07%
Georgetown University
2 publications, 0.07%
Dalhousie University
2 publications, 0.07%
Seoul National University
2 publications, 0.07%
Colorado State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.07%
San Francisco State University
2 publications, 0.07%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 0.07%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 0.07%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of South Florida
2 publications, 0.07%
University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 0.07%
Minnesota State University Mankato
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Amsterdam
2 publications, 0.07%
Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Sheffield
2 publications, 0.07%
Toronto Metropolitan University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Toronto
2 publications, 0.07%
Florida International University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Kentucky
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 0.07%
Texas Southern University
2 publications, 0.07%
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University of Texas at Austin
12 publications, 2.4%
University of Michigan
12 publications, 2.4%
University of California, Berkeley
9 publications, 1.8%
Cornell University
8 publications, 1.6%
University of California, Los Angeles
8 publications, 1.6%
University of Pennsylvania
7 publications, 1.4%
University of Cincinnati
7 publications, 1.4%
Iowa State University
6 publications, 1.2%
Arizona State University
6 publications, 1.2%
George Mason University
6 publications, 1.2%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 1%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 publications, 1%
Florida State University
4 publications, 0.8%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.8%
University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.8%
University of Washington
4 publications, 0.8%
Ohio State University
4 publications, 0.8%
Texas A&M University
4 publications, 0.8%
University of Utah
4 publications, 0.8%
Michigan State University
3 publications, 0.6%
Clemson University
3 publications, 0.6%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.6%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.6%
University of Colorado Denver
3 publications, 0.6%
University of Kansas
3 publications, 0.6%
Hunter College
3 publications, 0.6%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 0.4%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.4%
Stanford University
2 publications, 0.4%
Harvard University
2 publications, 0.4%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.4%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.4%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.4%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.4%
Virginia Commonwealth University
2 publications, 0.4%
Portland State University
2 publications, 0.4%
San Jose State University
2 publications, 0.4%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
2 publications, 0.4%
University of Massachusetts Boston
2 publications, 0.4%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 0.4%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.4%
University of Oregon
2 publications, 0.4%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.2%
Polytechnic University of Milan
1 publication, 0.2%
Renmin University of China
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.2%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.2%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.2%
Georgia Institute of technology
1 publication, 0.2%
Georgetown University
1 publication, 0.2%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.2%
Dalhousie University
1 publication, 0.2%
Auburn University
1 publication, 0.2%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Missouri–Kansas City
1 publication, 0.2%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.2%
New York University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.2%
Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.2%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.2%
Tianshui Normal University
1 publication, 0.2%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.2%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Waterloo
1 publication, 0.2%
Technical University of Darmstadt
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.2%
Cardiff University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.2%
Toronto Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.2%
Boise State University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.2%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1 publication, 0.2%
Appalachian State University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.2%
Texas Southern University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.2%
Missouri State University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Iowa
1 publication, 0.2%
Cleveland State University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of Oklahoma
1 publication, 0.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 publication, 0.2%
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USA, 797, 25.97%
USA
797 publications, 25.97%
Italy, 41, 1.34%
Italy
41 publications, 1.34%
Canada, 21, 0.68%
Canada
21 publications, 0.68%
United Kingdom, 16, 0.52%
United Kingdom
16 publications, 0.52%
China, 6, 0.2%
China
6 publications, 0.2%
Australia, 6, 0.2%
Australia
6 publications, 0.2%
Netherlands, 6, 0.2%
Netherlands
6 publications, 0.2%
Israel, 5, 0.16%
Israel
5 publications, 0.16%
Iraq, 4, 0.13%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.13%
Germany, 2, 0.07%
Germany
2 publications, 0.07%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.07%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.07%
Japan, 2, 0.07%
Japan
2 publications, 0.07%
France, 1, 0.03%
France
1 publication, 0.03%
Denmark, 1, 0.03%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.03%
Indonesia, 1, 0.03%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.03%
Jordan, 1, 0.03%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.03%
Mexico, 1, 0.03%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.03%
Nepal, 1, 0.03%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.03%
New Zealand, 1, 0.03%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.03%
Palestine, 1, 0.03%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.03%
Romania, 1, 0.03%
Romania
1 publication, 0.03%
Singapore, 1, 0.03%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.03%
Switzerland, 1, 0.03%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.03%
Sweden, 1, 0.03%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.03%
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USA, 172, 34.33%
USA
172 publications, 34.33%
Canada, 7, 1.4%
Canada
7 publications, 1.4%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.8%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.8%
Italy, 4, 0.8%
Italy
4 publications, 0.8%
China, 3, 0.6%
China
3 publications, 0.6%
Germany, 1, 0.2%
Germany
1 publication, 0.2%
Australia, 1, 0.2%
Australia
1 publication, 0.2%
Mexico, 1, 0.2%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.2%
Netherlands, 1, 0.2%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.2%
Romania, 1, 0.2%
Romania
1 publication, 0.2%
Singapore, 1, 0.2%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.2%
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