Psychology, Developmental: 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	Autism	38
2	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	34
-	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
-	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	34
5	Journal of Adolescent Health	32
6	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
7	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	30
8	Autism Research	28
9	Child Development	27
10	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	25
11	Developmental Psychology	24
12	Journal of Adolescence	23
13	Development and Psychopathology	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	21
-	Developmental Science	21
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	21
18	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	20
-	Developmental Review	20
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	20
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	20
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
23	Sex Roles	19
-	Child Development Perspectives	19
-	Psychology and Aging	19
-	School Mental Health	19
-	Journal of Research on Adolescence	19
28	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Adolescent Research Review	18
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	18
31	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
34	International Journal of Behavioral Development	16
-	Early Education and Development	16
36	Cognitive Development	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	15
38	Infant Behavior & Development	14
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	14
-	Infant and Child Development	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
42	Infancy	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Journal of School Violence	13
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
47	Child & Youth Care Forum	12
-	Mind Brain and Education	12
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12

51	Attachment & Human Development	11
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	11
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	11
-	Social Development	11
-	Applied Developmental Science	11
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Journal of Adult Development	11
59	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	10
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Early Child Development and Care	10
63	Developmental Neuropsychology	9
-	First Language	9
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	9
66	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	8
-	Human Development	8
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	8
69	Language Learning and Development	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
71	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	6
-	Infants & Young Children	6
73	Kindheit und Entwicklung	5