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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	62
2	Pediatrics	53
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	45
4	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	39
5	Children-Basel	38
6	Frontiers in Pediatrics	37
7	Pediatric Research	33
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	33
-	Journal of Pediatrics	33
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
11	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	30
12	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	29
13	World Journal of Pediatrics	28
14	BMC Pediatrics	27
-	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	27
16	Pediatric Nephrology	26
17	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	25
18	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	24
-	Pediatric Diabetes	24
-	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	24
-	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	24
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	24
23	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	23
-	Academic Pediatrics	23
-	Pediatric Pulmonology	23
27	Acta Paediatrica	22
28	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Journal of Perinatology	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	21
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	21
-	Jornal de Pediatria	21
34	Seminars in Perinatology	20
-	Maternal and Child Nutrition	20
36	Pediatric Drugs	19
-	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	19
-	International Breastfeeding Journal	19
39	Pediatric Obesity	18
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	18
44	Translational Pediatrics	17
-	Pediatric Cardiology	17
-	Pediatric Radiology	17
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	17
-	BMJ Paediatrics Open	17
-	Breastfeeding Medicine	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17

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