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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	59
2	Pediatrics	55
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	46
4	Children-Basel	39
5	Frontiers in Pediatrics	35
6	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	34
7	Pediatric Research	33
8	Journal of Adolescent Health	32
9	Journal of Pediatrics	31
-	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
11	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	28
-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	28
-	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	28
-	World Journal of Pediatrics	28
15	BMC Pediatrics	26
-	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	26
-	Pediatric Nephrology	26
18	Pediatric Diabetes	25
19	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	24
-	Academic Pediatrics	24
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	24
-	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	24
-	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	24
24	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Pediatric Pulmonology	23
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	23
27	Journal of Perinatology	22
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	22
29	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	21
-	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Jornal de Pediatria	21
32	Seminars in Perinatology	20
-	Acta Paediatrica	20
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	20
35	Pediatric Drugs	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	19
-	Maternal and Child Nutrition	19
-	BMJ Paediatrics Open	19
-	International Breastfeeding Journal	19
40	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	18
-	Pediatric Cardiology	18
-	Translational Pediatrics	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	18
46	Childs Nervous System	17
-	Clinics in Perinatology	17
-	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	17
-	Early Human Development	17
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	17

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