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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	37
2	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	35
-	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	35
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	34
5	Journal of Adolescent Health	33
6	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	31
7	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	30
8	Autism Research	29
9	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	26
-	Child Development	26
11	Development and Psychopathology	24
-	Journal of Adolescence	24
-	Developmental Psychology	24
14	Journal of Attention Disorders	23
15	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	22
-	Developmental Science	22
17	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	21
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	21
21	Child Development Perspectives	20
-	Developmental Review	20
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Adolescent Research Review	20
26	Child Care Health and Development	19
-	Sex Roles	19
-	Journal of Research on Adolescence	19
29	Psychology and Aging	18
-	School Mental Health	18
31	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
32	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	16
34	Infant Behavior & Development	15
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	15
37	Cognitive Development	14
-	Infancy	14
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	14
-	Early Education and Development	14
-	Infant and Child Development	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	14
44	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
47	Journal of School Violence	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12
-	Mind Brain and Education	12
-	Social Development	12

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