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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	63
2	Pediatrics	59
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	46
4	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
6	Frontiers in Pediatrics	37
7	Journal of Pediatrics	35
-	Children-Basel	35
9	Pediatric Research	32
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	30
11	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	28
-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	28
13	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	27
-	Pediatric Diabetes	27
-	BMC Pediatrics	27
16	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	26
18	Pediatric Nephrology	25
-	Academic Pediatrics	25
-	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	25
-	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	25
-	World Journal of Pediatrics	25
23	Pediatric Pulmonology	24
24	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
26	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	22
-	Journal of Perinatology	22
-	Pediatric Neurology	22
-	Acta Paediatrica	22
30	Maternal and Child Nutrition	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	21
32	Seminars in Perinatology	20
-	Jornal de Pediatria	20
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	20
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	20
36	International Breastfeeding Journal	19
-	Breastfeeding Medicine	19
-	Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine	19
-	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	19
40	Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology	18
-	Pediatric Cardiology	18
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
-	Pediatric Anesthesia	18
-	Pediatric Clinics of North America	18
-	Pediatric Obesity	18
-	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health	18
47	Pediatric Radiology	17
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	17
-	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	17
-	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	17

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