Family Studies: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	38
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	37
3	Children and Youth Services Review	26
4	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	22
5	Journal of Family Theory & Review	19
-	Journal of Research on Adolescence	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
-	Journal of Family Psychology	19
9	Journal of Child and Family Studies	18
10	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Family Relations	17
12	Journal of Marriage and Family	16
13	Journal of Family Violence	15
-	Psychology of Violence	15
-	Family Process	15
16	Personal Relationships	14
-	Culture Health & Sexuality	14
-	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	14
19	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Child Maltreatment	13
22	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	12
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Child & Family Social Work	12
-	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	12
-	Journal of Family Studies	12
27	Child Abuse Review	11
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	11
-	Journal of Family Issues	11
30	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	10
31	Family & Community Health	9
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	9
-	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	9
-	Families Systems & Health	9
35	Families Relationships and Societies	8
36	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	7
38	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	6
-	History of the Family	6
41	Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	American Journal of Family Therapy	5
43	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	4
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3