Psychology, Social: 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	Personality and Individual Differences	38
2	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	37
3	Child Abuse & Neglect	36
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	27
5	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	26
6	Journal of Social Issues	23
7	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	21
-	Personality and Social Psychology Review	21
-	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	21
-	Social Psychological and Personality Science	21
-	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	21
-	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	21
13	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
-	Political Psychology	20
15	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	19
-	Journal of Research in Personality	19
-	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	19
-	British Journal of Social Psychology	19
19	European Journal of Social Psychology	18
-	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	18
21	Sex Roles	17
22	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	Journal of Personality	16
-	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	16
25	Journal of Personality Assessment	15
-	Deviant Behavior	15
-	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	15
28	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
-	European Journal of Personality	14
-	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Motivation and Emotion	14
32	Journal of Social Psychology	13
-	Law and Human Behavior	13
-	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	13
-	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	13
36	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Journal of Loss & Trauma	12
38	Personality and Mental Health	11
-	Personal Relationships	11
-	Small Group Research	11
41	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
-	Social Psychology Quarterly	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	10
-	Social Behavior and Personality	10
47	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	9
-	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	9
49	Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice	8
-	Journal of Nonverbal Behavior	8

-	Self and Identity	8
-	Social Justice Research	8
-	Social Psychology	8
54	Basic and Applied Social Psychology	7
55	Journal of Individual Differences	6
56	Social Cognition	5
-	International Journal of Social Psychology	5
-	Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology	5
59	Gedrag & Organisatie	2