Social Sciences journals, ORBIT Tier 1

5,902 Social Sciences journals in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025, split by subfield so each page stays readable. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.

As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.

• Sociology and Political Science (1,758 journals)
• Education (1,658 journals)
• Political Science and International Relations (833 journals)
• Law (241 journals)
• Transportation (239 journals)
• Demography (196 journals)
• Communication (146 journals)
• Urban Studies (108 journals)
• Safety Research (101 journals)
• Gender Studies (86 journals)
• Anthropology (73 journals)
• Health (73 journals)
• Geography, Planning and Development (72 journals)
• Public Administration (67 journals)
• Linguistics and Language (66 journals)
• Library and Information Sciences (53 journals)
• Development (45 journals)
• Cultural Studies (35 journals)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics (31 journals)
• Other subfields (21 journals)

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