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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	38
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	34
3	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
4	Journal of Adolescent Health	32
-	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	32
6	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
7	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	30
8	Autism Research	29
9	Child Development	28
10	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	26
11	Developmental Psychology	25
12	Developmental Science	22
-	Journal of Adolescence	22
14	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	21
15	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
-	Psychology and Aging	20
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	20
-	Developmental Review	20
-	Development and Psychopathology	20
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	20
23	School Mental Health	19
-	Adolescent Research Review	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
-	Sex Roles	19
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	19
28	Journal of Research on Adolescence	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Child Development Perspectives	18
31	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
34	Early Education and Development	16
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	16
36	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
-	Infant Behavior & Development	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	15
40	Infant and Child Development	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
42	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	13
-	Infancy	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Journal of School Violence	13
48	Mind Brain and Education	12
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12

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