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
3.4
SJR
1.508
CiteScore
7.3
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
3 122
Citations
77 967
h-index
127
Publications
554
Citations
31 402
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Michigan
University of Michigan (12 publications)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin (12 publications)
Cornell University
Cornell University (11 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (830 publications)
Italy (41 publications)
Canada (21 publications)
USA (185 publications)
Canada (7 publications)
China (4 publications)

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18769 citations, 24.07%
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16576 citations, 21.26%
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11815 citations, 15.15%
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150 citations, 0.19%
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142 citations, 0.18%
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132 citations, 0.17%
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125 citations, 0.16%
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115 citations, 0.15%
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University of California, Berkeley
47 publications, 1.51%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
43 publications, 1.38%
Florida State University
38 publications, 1.22%
University of Pennsylvania
37 publications, 1.19%
Georgia Institute of technology
31 publications, 0.99%
Cornell University
28 publications, 0.9%
University of California, Los Angeles
28 publications, 0.9%
University of Texas at Austin
24 publications, 0.77%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
24 publications, 0.77%
University of Michigan
23 publications, 0.74%
University of Utah
22 publications, 0.7%
University of Southern California
21 publications, 0.67%
Arizona State University
21 publications, 0.67%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
19 publications, 0.61%
University of Minnesota
19 publications, 0.61%
University of California, Davis
18 publications, 0.58%
Virginia Tech
17 publications, 0.54%
University of Washington
17 publications, 0.54%
University of Cincinnati
17 publications, 0.54%
Texas A&M University
17 publications, 0.54%
University of Maryland, College Park
16 publications, 0.51%
University of Florida
16 publications, 0.51%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 publications, 0.48%
Portland State University
15 publications, 0.48%
University of Kansas
15 publications, 0.48%
Columbia University
13 publications, 0.42%
University of California, Irvine
13 publications, 0.42%
Wayne State University
13 publications, 0.42%
Iowa State University
12 publications, 0.38%
George Mason University
12 publications, 0.38%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
12 publications, 0.38%
University of Illinois at Chicago
11 publications, 0.35%
New York University
11 publications, 0.35%
Harvard University
10 publications, 0.32%
University of Arizona
10 publications, 0.32%
Ohio State University
8 publications, 0.26%
Clemson University
7 publications, 0.22%
University of Colorado Denver
7 publications, 0.22%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
6 publications, 0.19%
Virginia Commonwealth University
6 publications, 0.19%
University of Virginia
6 publications, 0.19%
University of Oregon
6 publications, 0.19%
Michigan State University
5 publications, 0.16%
University of California, San Diego
5 publications, 0.16%
University of British Columbia
5 publications, 0.16%
Indiana University Bloomington
5 publications, 0.16%
Cleveland State University
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 Toronto
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Texas at Arlington
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Massachusetts Boston
4 publications, 0.13%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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%
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%
Texas Southern University
3 publications, 0.1%
San Jose State University
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, 0.06%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Haifa
2 publications, 0.06%
Polytechnic University of Milan
2 publications, 0.06%
Renmin University of China
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.06%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.06%
Georgetown University
2 publications, 0.06%
Dalhousie University
2 publications, 0.06%
Seoul National University
2 publications, 0.06%
Colorado State University
2 publications, 0.06%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.06%
San Francisco State University
2 publications, 0.06%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 0.06%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 0.06%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Chicago
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Central Florida
2 publications, 0.06%
University of South Florida
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 0.06%
Minnesota State University Mankato
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Amsterdam
2 publications, 0.06%
Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Sheffield
2 publications, 0.06%
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University of Texas at Austin
12 publications, 2.17%
University of Michigan
12 publications, 2.17%
Cornell University
11 publications, 1.99%
University of Pennsylvania
10 publications, 1.81%
University of California, Berkeley
9 publications, 1.62%
University of California, Los Angeles
9 publications, 1.62%
University of Cincinnati
9 publications, 1.62%
George Mason University
8 publications, 1.44%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7 publications, 1.26%
Iowa State University
5 publications, 0.9%
Arizona State University
5 publications, 0.9%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.9%
University of Washington
5 publications, 0.9%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5 publications, 0.9%
University of Kansas
5 publications, 0.9%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.72%
Ohio State University
4 publications, 0.72%
University of California, Davis
4 publications, 0.72%
University of Minnesota
4 publications, 0.72%
Texas A&M University
4 publications, 0.72%
University of Utah
4 publications, 0.72%
Florida State University
3 publications, 0.54%
University of Illinois at Chicago
3 publications, 0.54%
Harvard University
3 publications, 0.54%
University of California, San Diego
3 publications, 0.54%
University of Toronto
3 publications, 0.54%
Portland State University
3 publications, 0.54%
University of Oregon
3 publications, 0.54%
Hunter College
3 publications, 0.54%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.36%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.36%
Stanford University
2 publications, 0.36%
Clemson University
2 publications, 0.36%
Virginia Tech
2 publications, 0.36%
New York University
2 publications, 0.36%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.36%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.36%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Chicago
2 publications, 0.36%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.36%
Virginia Commonwealth University
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Florida
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Colorado Denver
2 publications, 0.36%
Texas Southern University
2 publications, 0.36%
San Jose State University
2 publications, 0.36%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2 publications, 0.36%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.36%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.18%
Technical University of Munich
1 publication, 0.18%
East China Normal University
1 publication, 0.18%
Renmin University of China
1 publication, 0.18%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.18%
University College London
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.18%
New York University Shanghai
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.18%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.18%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.18%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.18%
Georgia Institute of technology
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.18%
Georgetown University
1 publication, 0.18%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.18%
Dalhousie University
1 publication, 0.18%
Auburn University
1 publication, 0.18%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Missouri–Kansas City
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.18%
Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of California, Santa Barbara
1 publication, 0.18%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.18%
Tianshui Normal University
1 publication, 0.18%
Roger Williams University
1 publication, 0.18%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.18%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.18%
Pablo de Olavide University
1 publication, 0.18%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Waterloo
1 publication, 0.18%
Technical University of Darmstadt
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.18%
Cardiff University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.18%
Ain Shams University
1 publication, 0.18%
Toronto Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Navarra
1 publication, 0.18%
Boise State University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1 publication, 0.18%
Appalachian State University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Texas at Arlington
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.18%
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
1 publication, 0.18%
Utah State University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.18%
Housing and Building National Research Center
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.18%
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USA, 830, 26.59%
USA
830 publications, 26.59%
Italy, 41, 1.31%
Italy
41 publications, 1.31%
Canada, 21, 0.67%
Canada
21 publications, 0.67%
United Kingdom, 17, 0.54%
United Kingdom
17 publications, 0.54%
China, 7, 0.22%
China
7 publications, 0.22%
Australia, 7, 0.22%
Australia
7 publications, 0.22%
Netherlands, 6, 0.19%
Netherlands
6 publications, 0.19%
Israel, 5, 0.16%
Israel
5 publications, 0.16%
Iraq, 4, 0.13%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.13%
Germany, 3, 0.1%
Germany
3 publications, 0.1%
Mexico, 2, 0.06%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.06%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.06%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.06%
Japan, 2, 0.06%
Japan
2 publications, 0.06%
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%
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, 185, 33.39%
USA
185 publications, 33.39%
Canada, 7, 1.26%
Canada
7 publications, 1.26%
China, 4, 0.72%
China
4 publications, 0.72%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.72%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.72%
Italy, 3, 0.54%
Italy
3 publications, 0.54%
Germany, 2, 0.36%
Germany
2 publications, 0.36%
Australia, 2, 0.36%
Australia
2 publications, 0.36%
Mexico, 2, 0.36%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.36%
Netherlands, 1, 0.18%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.18%
Romania, 1, 0.18%
Romania
1 publication, 0.18%
Singapore, 1, 0.18%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.18%
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