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Research for Development

Research for Development is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.5). Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2198-7300Verify ISSN ↗2198-7319Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Scopus · Q3

0.5

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 134 of 210 · 36th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2014–present

Source type

Book Series

Open access

CiteScore

0.5

Best quartile

Q3 · 36th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Architecture	134 / 210	36th	Q3
Urban Studies	224 / 295	24th	Q4
Building and Construction	226 / 258	12th	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	777 / 876	11th	Q4
Civil and Structural Engineering	388 / 434	10th	Q4
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	310 / 345	10th	Q4
Transportation	153 / 169	9th	Q4
Development	284 / 314	9th	Q4
Engineering (miscellaneous)	272 / 300	9th	Q4
Management of Technology and Innovation	288 / 317	9th	Q4

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Research for Development indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.5.

What quartile is Research for Development in Scopus?

Research for Development is Q3 in Architecture (rank 134 of 210), Q4 in Urban Studies (rank 224 of 295) and Q4 in Building and Construction (rank 226 of 258), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 10 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Research for Development?

Research for Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q3, 36th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.

Who publishes Research for Development and what is its ISSN?

Research for Development is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 2198-7300 and its online ISSN is 2198-7319.

Is Research for Development in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Research for Development open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Research for Development? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Research for Development has an h-index of 22 and a 2-year mean of 0.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #120 of 185 Scopus journals in Architecture.

h-index

0.22

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

875

works indexed

2,759

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#120 of 185 Bottom 36% Architecture

#205 of 280 Bottom 27% Urban Studies

#180 of 219 Bottom 18% Building and Construction

Papers published per year

Research for Development published 19 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 187. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Urban Planning and Valuation3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageCultural Heritage Management and PreservationBIM and Construction Integration

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Are there integrity warnings for Research for Development? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 2198-7300 ↗ISSN Portal · 2198-7319 ↗

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