New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Education, Special

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Annals of Dyslexia ca. 4.5
2 Exceptional Children ca. 3.8
3 Gifted Child Quarterly ca. 3.7
4 Research in Developmental Disabilities ca. 2.9
5 Journal of Fluency Disorders ca. 2.8
6 Journal of Special Education Technology ca. 2.7
7 Journal of Intellectual Disability Research ca. 2.4
- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders ca. 2.4
9 Journal of Learning Disabilities ca. 2.3
- AJIDD-American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ca. 2.3
11 High Ability Studies ca. 2.2
- Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education ca. 2.2
- European Journal of Special Needs Education ca. 2.2
14 Learning Disabilities Research & Practice ca. 2
15 Research and Practice for Persons With Severe Disabilities ca. 1.9
- Exceptionality ca. 1.9
- Learning Disability Quarterly ca. 1.9
18 Journal of Early Intervention ca. 1.8
- Journal of Special Education ca. 1.8
- Remedial and Special Education ca. 1.8
21 Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals ca. 1.7
- Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders ca. 1.7
- Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability ca. 1.7
24 British Journal of Learning Disabilities ca. 1.6
- Dyslexia ca. 1.6
- Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities ca. 1.6
27 Reading & Writing Quarterly ca. 1.5
- Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions ca. 1.5
- Topics in Early Childhood Special Education ca. 1.5
30 International Journal of Developmental Disabilities ca. 1.4
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities ca. 1.4
32 Infants & Young Children ca. 1.3
- Journal of Behavioral Education ca. 1.3
34 Behavioral Disorders ca. 1.2
35 Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities ca. 1
36 International Journal of Disability Development and Education ca. 0.9
37 Intervention in School and Clinic ca. 0.8
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