Criminology & Penology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Police Quarterly6.483
2 Criminology5.582
3 Aggression and Violent Behavior5.096
4 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency4.829
5 Journal of Quantitative Criminology4.296
6 Journal of Criminal Justice4.090
7 British Journal of Criminology3.693
8 Journal of Interpersonal Violence3.614
9 Trends in Organized Crime3.503
10 Criminal Justice and Behavior3.037
11 Justice Quarterly2.962
12 American Journal of Criminal Justice2.945
13 Homicide Studies2.892
14 Sexual Abuse-A Journal of Research and Treatment2.674
15 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice2.506
16 Crime & Delinquency2.498
17 Policing & Society2.478
18 European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research2.388
19 Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management2.333
20 Security Journal2.303
21 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology2.268
22 Journal of Sexual Aggression2.105
23 Crime Law and Social Change2.046
24 Deviant Behavior2.000
25 Women & Criminal Justice1.937
26 Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma1.917
27 Legal and Criminological Psychology1.882
28 Psychology Crime & Law1.810
29 Prison Journal1.674
30 Theoretical Criminology1.649
31 Journal of Crime & Justice1.557
32 Psychiatry Psychology and Law1.542
33 Violence and Victims1.450
34 Critical Criminology1.403
35 Social & Legal Studies1.250
36 Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health1.216
37 Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform0.850
38 Deviance et Societe0.284
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