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 Trauma Violence & Abuse7.522
2 Police Quarterly6.483
3 Annual Review of Criminology6.470
4 Criminology5.582
5 Aggression and Violent Behavior5.096
6 Criminology & Public Policy4.988
7 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency4.829
8 Journal of Quantitative Criminology4.296
9 Journal of Criminal Justice4.090
10 British Journal of Criminology3.693
11 Journal of Interpersonal Violence3.614
12 Trends in Organized Crime3.503
13 Race and Justice3.380
14 Journal of School Violence3.194
15 European Journal of Criminology3.159
16 Criminal Justice and Behavior3.037
17 Journal of Experimental Criminology3.000
18 Justice Quarterly2.962
19 American Journal of Criminal Justice2.945
20 Homicide Studies2.892
21 Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology2.796
22 Sexual Abuse-A Journal of Research and Treatment2.674
23 Psychology of Violence2.664
24 Victims & Offenders2.589
25 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice2.548
26 Feminist Criminology2.546
27 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice2.506
28 Crime & Delinquency2.498
29 Policing & Society2.478
30 International Journal of Forensic Mental Health2.391
31 European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research2.388
32 Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management2.333
33 Security Journal2.303
34 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology2.268
35 Journal of Sexual Aggression2.105
36 Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology2.050
37 Crime Law and Social Change2.046
38 Deviant Behavior2.000
39 Women & Criminal Justice1.937
40 Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma1.917
41 Legal and Criminological Psychology1.882
42 Psychology Crime & Law1.810
43 Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice1.794
44 Criminology & Criminal Justice1.779
45 Prison Journal1.674
46 Theoretical Criminology1.649
47 Asian Journal of Criminology1.648
48 International Journal of Law Crime and Justice1.569
49 Journal of Crime & Justice1.557
50 Psychiatry Psychology and Law1.542
51 Crime Media Culture1.538
52 Violence and Victims1.450
53 Youth Justice-An International Journal1.446
54 Critical Criminology1.403
55 Social & Legal Studies1.250
56 Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health1.216
57 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice1.213
58 Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology1.137
59 Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice1.077
60 Journal of Forensic Nursing0.973
61 Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform0.850
62 Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling0.802
63 Deviance et Societe0.284
64 International Journal on Criminology0.111
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