Highest-impact journals for Economics and Econometrics

1. 1
   New England Journal of Medicine

   25.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Massachusetts Medical Society

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2. 2
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics

   15.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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3. 3
   The Review of Economic Studies

   14.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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4. 4
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change

   13.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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5. 5
   American Economic Review

   12.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic Association

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6. 6
   Energy Economics

   10.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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7. 7
   Technology in Society

   10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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8. 8
   Journal of Economic Literature

   9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic Association

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9. 9
   Resources Policy

   8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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10. 10
    JAMA Network Open

    7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association

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11. 11
    JAMA

    7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association

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12. 12
    Research in International Business and Finance

    7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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13. 13
    The Journal of Economic Perspectives

    6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic Association

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14. 14
    Heliyon

    6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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15. 15
    International Review of Economics & Finance

    6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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16. 16
    Research Policy

    6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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17. 17
    Economic Analysis and Policy

    6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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18. 18
    Econometrica

    6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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19. 19
    JAMA Internal Medicine

    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association

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20. 20
    British Medical Bulletin

    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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21. 21
    Journal of Political Economy

    5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chicago Press

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22. 22
    Sustainable Development

    5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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23. 23
    Journal of Urban Economics

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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24. 24
    Ecological Economics

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    Journal of International Economics

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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26. 26
    Emerging Science Journal

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1

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27. 27
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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28. 28
    Papers of the Regional Science Association

    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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29. 29
    Finance research letters

    4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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30. 30
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

    4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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31. 31
    The Journal of Technology Transfer

    4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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32. 32
    Energy & Environment

    4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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33. 33
    Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

    4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Palgrave Macmillan

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34. 34
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

    4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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35. 35
    Economic Geography

    4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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36. 36
    Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law

    4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press

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37. 37
    China Economic Review

    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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38. 38
    Climate Policy

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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39. 39
    JAMA Health Forum

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association

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40. 40
    Journal of Monetary Economics

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.