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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	64
2	Pediatrics	56
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	46
4	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	37
-	Frontiers in Pediatrics	37
6	Children-Basel	36
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	36
8	Journal of Pediatrics	34
9	Pediatric Research	32
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
11	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	29
-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	29
13	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	27
-	BMC Pediatrics	27
15	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	26
-	Pediatric Diabetes	26
-	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	26
18	World Journal of Pediatrics	25
-	Pediatric Nephrology	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	25
21	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	24
-	Academic Pediatrics	24
23	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Pediatric Pulmonology	23
-	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	23
-	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	23
27	Journal of Perinatology	21
-	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Acta Paediatrica	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	21
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	21
-	Maternal and Child Nutrition	21
-	Seminars in Perinatology	21
34	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	20
-	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	20
-	Jornal de Pediatria	20
37	Pediatric Clinics of North America	19
-	Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine	19
-	Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology	19
-	International Breastfeeding Journal	19
41	Pediatric Anesthesia	18
-	Pediatric Obesity	18
-	BMJ Paediatrics Open	18
-	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	18
-	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	18
47	Pediatric Drugs	17
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17
-	Translational Pediatrics	17

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