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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	40
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	38
3	Children and Youth Services Review	27
4	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	23
5	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Family Psychology	20
7	Journal of Research on Adolescence	19
8	Journal of Marriage and Family	18
-	Journal of Family Theory & Review	18
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	18
11	Family Relations	17
12	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	Family Process	16
-	Psychology of Violence	16
15	Journal of Family Violence	15
16	Culture Health & Sexuality	14
-	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	14
18	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	13
-	Child & Family Social Work	13
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	13
-	Child Maltreatment	13
-	Personal Relationships	13
23	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	12
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	12
25	Journal of Early Adolescence	11
-	Journal of Family Nursing	11
-	Journal of Family Studies	11
-	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	11
-	Journal of Family Issues	11
30	Child Abuse Review	10
-	Family & Community Health	10
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	10
33	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	9
34	Families Relationships and Societies	8
-	Families Systems & Health	8
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	8
37	Parenting-Science and Practice	6
-	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	6
40	American Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
43	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	4
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3