Family Studies: 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	Child Abuse & Neglect	36
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	30
3	Journal of Research on Adolescence	25
-	Children and Youth Services Review	25
5	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	21
6	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
7	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
-	Journal of Family Psychology	19
9	Journal of Family Violence	18
-	Journal of Marriage and Family	18
11	Journal of Family Theory & Review	17
-	Family Relations	17
13	Family Process	16
-	Emerging Adulthood	16
15	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	15
-	Journal of Family Issues	15
17	Psychology of Violence	14
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	14
19	Child Maltreatment	13
-	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	13
-	Child & Family Social Work	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
23	Culture Health & Sexuality	12
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
26	Personal Relationships	11
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	11
-	Journal of Family Studies	11
29	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	10
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	10
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	10
32	Families Systems & Health	9
-	Child Abuse Review	9
34	Family & Community Health	8
35	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	7
-	Families Relationships and Societies	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
38	American Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Journal of Family Therapy	6
40	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
-	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	5
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3