Psychology, Developmental: 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
-	Autism	38
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
4	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
5	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
6	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
7	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	29
8	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
-	Child Development	26
10	Development and Psychopathology	23
11	Journal of Adolescence	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
-	Developmental Review	21
14	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Developmental Science	20
17	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	19
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
20	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
-	Psychology and Aging	18
23	Infant Behavior & Development	17
-	Sex Roles	17
25	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	16
-	Early Education and Development	16
27	Journal of Adolescent Research	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Infant and Child Development	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
32	Infancy	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
-	Social Development	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
36	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
38	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12
42	Journal of Child Language	11
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Human Development	11
45	Applied Developmental Science	10
-	Journal of Adult Development	10
-	Journal of School Violence	10
48	Journal of Genetic Psychology	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	9

-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Early Child Development and Care	9
53	First Language	8
54	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	7
56	Infants & Young Children	6
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6