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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	39
-	Autism	39
3	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	33
6	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
7	Autism Research	29
8	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	27
-	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	27
10	Child Development	25
11	Developmental Psychology	24
12	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	23
13	Development and Psychopathology	22
14	Journal of Adolescence	21
-	Developmental Science	21
16	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
-	Journal of Research on Adolescence	20
-	School Mental Health	20
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	20
20	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
-	Child Development Perspectives	19
-	Developmental Review	19
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	19
-	Psychology and Aging	19
-	Adolescent Research Review	19
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	19
27	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	18
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	18
29	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Sex Roles	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
33	Early Education and Development	16
34	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	15
-	Cognitive Development	15
-	Emerging Adulthood	15
-	Infant Behavior & Development	15
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	15
39	Infancy	14
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	14
-	Infant and Child Development	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
43	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	13
47	Journal of School Violence	12
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	12
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	12
-	Mind Brain and Education	12

-	Social Development	12
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Human Development	12
54	Journal of Genetic Psychology	11
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Applied Developmental Science	11
-	Journal of Adult Development	11
58	Attachment & Human Development	10
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	10
62	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Journal of Child Language	9
-	Early Child Development and Care	9
-	First Language	9
66	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	8
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	8
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	8
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	8
70	Language Learning and Development	7
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	7
72	Infants & Young Children	6
73	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	5