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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	37
2	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
-	Trauma Violence & Abuse	30
4	Children and Youth Services Review	26
5	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	23
6	Family Relations	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
9	Journal of Family Psychology	19
-	Journal of Family Violence	19
-	Journal of Marriage and Family	19
12	Family Process	16
13	Journal of Family Issues	15
-	Journal of Family Theory & Review	15
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	15
16	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	14
17	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	13
-	Child Maltreatment	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
20	Child & Family Social Work	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
23	Culture Health & Sexuality	11
-	Journal of Family Studies	11
25	Families Systems & Health	10
-	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	10
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	10
28	Child Abuse Review	9
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	9
30	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	8
-	Family & Community Health	8
32	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	7
-	American Journal of Family Therapy	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
35	Journal of Family Therapy	6
36	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
39	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3