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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	39
2	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
-	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
5	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	32
6	Autism Research	31
7	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	30
8	Developmental Psychology	28
9	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	27
-	Child Development	27
11	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
12	Journal of Research on Adolescence	25
13	Development and Psychopathology	24
14	Developmental Review	22
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	22
16	Journal of Adolescence	21
17	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
20	Psychology and Aging	19
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	19
-	Developmental Science	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
24	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	18
-	School Mental Health	18
26	Sex Roles	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17
-	Child Development Perspectives	17
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	17
30	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	16
-	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	16
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	16
-	Adolescent Research Review	16
-	Infant and Child Development	16
36	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
39	Infancy	14
-	Infant Behavior & Development	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
-	Early Education and Development	14
43	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Cognitive Development	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	13
49	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12

-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
52	Journal of School Violence	11
-	Mind Brain and Education	11
-	Social Development	11
-	Human Development	11
56	Developmental Neuropsychology	10
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	10
-	Applied Developmental Science	10
-	Early Child Development and Care	10
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	10
-	Journal of Adult Development	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
65	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
67	First Language	8
68	Language Learning and Development	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	7
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	7
72	Infants & Young Children	6
73	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	4