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Journal of Planning Education and Research
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Journal of Planning Education and Research

0739-456X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jpe

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 704 14 25 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.933
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Planning Education and Research?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Economic growth, Public administration, Media studies, Urban planning and Public relations. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Media studies, apply to Art history as well.

  • Economic growth (11.94%)
  • Public administration (8.33%)
  • Media studies (7.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sustainable Urban Forms Their Typologies, Models, and Concepts (733 citations)
  • Avoiding the Local Trap Scale and Food Systems in Planning Research (723 citations)
  • Planning Theory's Emerging Paradigm: Communicative Action and Interactive Practice (680 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Planning Education and Research:

The journal publications mainly tackle studies in Economic growth, Urban planning, Environmental resource management, Environmental planning and Land use. Discussions in the most cited publications are anchored in the field of Economic growth but it branches out to cover the subject of interrelated disciplines, including

  • Public administration which intersects with area such as Citizen journalism,
  • Politics together with Management science and Public relations,
  • Urban sprawl which intersects with area such as New Urbanism.. While Land use is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Metropolitan area and Transport engineering.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Urban planning, Public relations, Environmental planning, Economic growth and Politics. The Urban planning works featured in it incorporate elements from Metropolitan area and Economic geography. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Economic growth, it also covered topics in Environmental justice and Ethnic group.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Residential Location Choice in the Era of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (42 citations)
  • What Shapes Uneven Access to Urban Amenities? Thick Injustice and the Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Denver’s Parks: (25 citations)
  • Revisiting Lively Streets: Social Interactions in Public Space: (17 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Planning Education and Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Hibbard (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Charles Hoch (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Lewis D. Hopkins (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Howell S. Baum (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dowell Myers (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Planning Education and Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Southern California (59 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (57 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.86% of all publications and 43.97% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Substance abuse counseling combines principles of public administration, media studies, and economic growth, with the primary objective of facilitating sustainable urban growth through rehabilitation programs. Anyone interested in venturing into this noble profession can acquire comprehensive knowledge from articles featured in the journal, gaining insights into the socio-economic dynamics of urban planning.

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Overall, the fields of study covered by the Journal of Planning Education and Research present an array of opportunities for scholars and professionals alike to contribute meaningfully to urban development and public health.

Top Publications

  • Water Shutoffs in Older American Cities: Causes, Extent, and Remedies:

    Marian Swain;Emmett McKinney;Lawrence Susskind

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • From Metropolitanization to Megaregionalization: Intentionality in the Urban Restructuring of Java’s North Coast, Indonesia:

    Delik Hudalah;Yustina Octifanny;Tessa Talitha;Tommy Firman

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Documenting #MeToo in Public Transportation: Sexual Harassment Experiences of University Students in Los Angeles:

    Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris;Madeline Brozen;Miriam Pinski;Hao Ding

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Toward Urban Artificial Intelligence for Developing Justice-Oriented Smart Cities

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Disorientation as a Learning Objective: Applying Transformational Learning Theory in Participatory Action Pedagogy:

    Barbara Brown Wilson

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Can Growth Be Planned? The Case of Melbourne’s Urban Periphery

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Natural Experiments in Planning Research

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Citizens as Sensors for Small Communities

    Xinyue Ye;Dawn Jourdan;Chanam Lee;Galen Newman

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Engaging Disability Theory in Planning Practice

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • A Bus Home: Homelessness in U.S. Transit Environments

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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