Developments in the Built Environment

eISSN: 2666-1659• JCR: DEV BUILT ENVIRONElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

8.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+6.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    8.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    8.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGYSCIEQ1
ENGINEERING, CIVILSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Developments in the Built Environment current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #297 in Engineering by impact factor and #297 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Developments in the Built Environment against journals publishing in the same field.

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Developments in the Built Environment publication trend

Published 905 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 8.7.

2026 vs 2025: -108
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Journal Details

Total Articles
967
H-Index
54
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,000 USD
Subject Areas
Civil and Structural EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionBuilding and Construction

Article Volume

2022
50
2023
199
2024
280
2025
242
2026
134
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