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Journal of Development Studies

ISSN 0022-0388

• Q1Quartile
• 118h-index
• 5papers summarised

About this journal

Journal of Development Studies is a Q1 journal by SCImago Journal Rank (2025 data) and an h-index of 118. Most of its papers in the Pofolia pool fall under Development. Pofolia holds AI summaries of 5 paper(s) from this journal; the most cited is “Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for…” (425 citations).

The quartile (Q1–Q4) is the journal's percentile position within its subject area by SCImago Journal Rank; Q1 is the top 25%. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?

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Papers we summarise from this journal

• Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation2012 · 425 citations
• Rural Youth Welfare along the Rural-urban Gradient: An Empirical Analysis across the Developing World2020 · 17 citations
• Beyond Partnership Quantity: A Meso-Level Framework for Effective External Cooperation in International Development Organisations2026 · 0 citations
• The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age2026 · 0 citations
• Perceptions, Quality, and Uncertainty in Ghanaian Fertiliser Markets2026 · 0 citations

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