New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Psychology, Applied

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior ca. 55.9
2 Personnel Psychology ca. 10.8
3 Journal of Management ca. 10
- Leadership Quarterly ca. 10
5 Journal of Organizational Behavior ca. 9
6 Organizational Research Methods ca. 8.7
7 Human Resource Management ca. 8.5
8 Psychology & Marketing ca. 8.2
9 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 7.4
10 Journal of Vocational Behavior ca. 7
11 Journal of Consumer Psychology ca. 6.9
12 Journal of Applied Psychology ca. 6.7
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology ca. 6.7
14 Organizational Dynamics ca. 6.3
15 Work and Stress ca. 5.5
16 Personnel Review ca. 5.1
17 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes ca. 5
- Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ca. 5
19 Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology ca. 4.8
- Journal of Business and Psychology ca. 4.8
21 European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology ca. 4.4
22 Human Resource Development Quarterly ca. 4
23 Psychology of Sport and Exercise ca. 3.9
24 Journal of Managerial Psychology ca. 3.8
25 Work Aging and Retirement ca. 3.7
- German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung ca. 3.7
27 Group & Organization Management ca. 3.6
- Human Factors ca. 3.6
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology ca. 3.6
30 Applied Ergonomics ca. 3.5
- Journal of Counseling Psychology ca. 3.5
32 Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology ca. 3.4
- Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health ca. 3.4
34 Journal of Career Assessment ca. 3.3
35 Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice ca. 3.2
- Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development ca. 3.2
37 Career Development International ca. 3.1
38 Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology ca. 3
- Media Psychology ca. 3
40 Stress and Health ca. 2.9
41 Ergonomics ca. 2.8
42 International Journal of Selection and Assessment ca. 2.7
- Counseling Psychologist ca. 2.7
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment ca. 2.7
- International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ca. 2.7
- Journal of Applied Behavioral Science ca. 2.7
47 International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching ca. 2.5
- Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology-Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones ca. 2.5
- International Journal of Stress Management ca. 2.5
50 Journal of Career Development ca. 2.4
51 Journal of Experimental Psychology-Applied ca. 2.3
52 Journal of Interpersonal Violence ca. 2.2
53 Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport ca. 2.1
- Journal of Counseling and Development ca. 2.1
55 Career Development Quarterly ca. 2
56 Small Group Research ca. 1.9
- Behavioral Sciences & the Law ca. 1.9
58 British Journal of Guidance & Counselling ca. 1.5
- Journal of Behavioral Decision Making ca. 1.5
- Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology ca. 1.5
- Psychology of Music ca. 1.5
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ca. 1.5
63 Sport Psychologist ca. 1.3
64 Journal of Educational Measurement ca. 1.2
65 European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne de Psychologie Appliquee ca. 1.1
- Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development ca. 1.1
- Journal of Personnel Psychology ca. 1.1
68 Journal of Employment Counseling ca. 1
69 Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling ca. 0.9
70 Negotiation and Conflict Management Research ca. 0.7
- Zeitschrift fuer Arbeits-Und Organisationspsychologie ca. 0.7
- Zeitschrift fuer Sportpsychologie ca. 0.7
73 Gedrag & Organisatie ca. 0.2
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