Urban Design International

pISSN: 1357-5317eISSN: 1468-4519• JCR: URBAN DES INTPalgrave Macmillan
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2026 Impact Factor

2.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+4.8%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ARCHITECTUREAHCINot ranked
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNINGSSCIQ3
URBAN STUDIESSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Urban Design International current release and JCR quartile

Urban Design International's newest impact factor is 2.2, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,551 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #417 among Q2 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Urban Design International against journals publishing in the same field.

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Urban Design International publication trend

Published 138 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.2.

2026 vs 2025: -35
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,050
H-Index
57
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,990 USD
Subject Areas
Building and ConstructionUrban StudiesTransportationUrban Studies

Article Volume

2022
35
2023
22
2024
26
2025
45
2026
10
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