Pediatrics: 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	65
2	Pediatrics	53
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	44
4	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
5	Children-Basel	37
-	Frontiers in Pediatrics	37
7	Journal of Adolescent Health	36
8	Journal of Pediatrics	34
9	Pediatric Research	33
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	29
-	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	29
-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	29
13	BMC Pediatrics	27
14	World Journal of Pediatrics	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	26
-	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	26
-	Pediatric Diabetes	26
19	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	25
-	Pediatric Nephrology	25
-	Academic Pediatrics	25
-	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	25
23	Pediatric Pulmonology	24
-	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	24
25	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	23
27	Acta Paediatrica	22
28	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	21
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	21
-	Journal of Perinatology	21
-	Maternal and Child Nutrition	21
34	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	20
-	Seminars in Perinatology	20
-	Jornal de Pediatria	20
37	International Breastfeeding Journal	19
-	Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology	19
39	Pediatric Obesity	18
-	BMJ Paediatrics Open	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health	18
-	Pediatric Anesthesia	18
-	Pediatric Drugs	18
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	18
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	18
48	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
-	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	17
-	Early Human Development	17

-	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	17
52	Breastfeeding Medicine	16
-	Translational Pediatrics	16
-	Pediatric Clinics of North America	16
-	Pediatric Radiology	16
-	Childs Nervous System	16
-	Clinics in Perinatology	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	16
-	Neonatology	16
-	Pediatric Cardiology	16
61	Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine	15
-	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry	15
-	Journal of Perinatal Medicine	15
-	Pediatric Dermatology	15
-	Archives de Pediatrie	15
-	Pediatrics and Neonatology	15
-	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology	15
-	Journal of Child Neurology	15
-	Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology	15
70	Pediatric Transplantation	14
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	14
-	Indian Pediatrics	14
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	14
-	Cardiology in the Young	14
-	Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology	14
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	14
77	Anales de Pediatria	13
-	Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care	13
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	13
-	Paediatrics & Child Health	13
-	American Journal of Perinatology	13
-	Childhood Obesity	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
84	Pediatrics International	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism	12
-	Paediatric Respiratory Reviews	12
-	Pediatric Physical Therapy	12
-	Brain & Development	12
-	Seminars in Pediatric Neurology	12
-	Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	12
-	Pediatric Emergency Care	12
93	Clinical Pediatrics	11
-	European Journal of Pediatrics	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology	11
-	Journal of AAPOS	11
98	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	10
-	Neuropediatrics	10
-	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics	10
-	Turkish Journal of Pediatrics	10
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	10
-	Pediatric and Developmental Pathology	10
104	Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus	9
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	9
-	Pediatric Annals	9
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	9
110	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	8
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	8
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Pediatric Surgery International	8
114	Congenital Anomalies	7
-	Fetal and Pediatric Pathology	7
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	7
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition	7
118	Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde	6
-	Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology	6
-	Paediatrics and International Child Health	6
121	Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria	5
-	Zeitschrift fuer Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie	5
-	Klinische Padiatrie	5
124	Iranian Journal of Pediatrics	4
-	Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases	4