New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Psychology, Developmental

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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 TQCC
1 Child Development Perspectives15
2 Adolescent Research Review14
3 Autism13
4 Child Development11
5 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry10
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience10
- Developmental Review10
8 Journal of Youth and Adolescence9
- Autism Research9
10 Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders8
11 Developmental Science7
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry7
- Development and Psychopathology7
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly7
- Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology7
- Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders7
- Sex Roles7
18 Journal of Attention Disorders6
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology6
- Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology6
- School Mental Health6
- Journal of Adolescence6
- Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics6
24 Early Education and Development5
- International Journal of Aging & Human Development5
- Journal of Adolescent Health5
- Journal of Adult Development5
- Journal of Child and Family Studies5
- Journal of Research on Adolescence5
- Child Psychiatry & Human Development5
- Infant Behavior & Development5
- Journal of Adolescent Research5
- Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology5
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders5
- Journal of School Violence5
- Cognitive Development5
37 Human Development4
- Infant and Child Development4
- Infant Mental Health Journal4
- Journal of Cognition and Development4
- Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities4
- Mind Brain and Education4
- Parenting-Science and Practice4
- Psychology and Aging4
- Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry4
- Developmental Psychology4
- Emerging Adulthood4
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology4
- Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities4
- Infancy4
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology4
- New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development4
- Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition4
- Attachment & Human Development4
- Child Care Health and Development4
56 Early Child Development and Care3
- Journal of Latinx Psychology3
- Social Development3
- Applied Developmental Science3
- British Journal of Developmental Psychology3
- Infants & Young Children3
- International Journal of Behavioral Development3
- Journal of Child Language3
- Journal of Early Adolescence3
- Journal of Genetic Psychology3
- Child & Youth Care Forum3
- Developmental Neuropsychology3
68 First Language2
- Journal for the Study of Education and Development2
- Language Learning and Development2
71 Kindheit und Entwicklung1
- Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie1
73 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry0
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