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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Adolescent Health	41
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
3	Autism	36
4	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	33
5	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	32
6	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	29
7	Journal of Research on Adolescence	28
8	Developmental Psychology	26
9	Child Development	25
10	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	24
11	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	22
12	Developmental Science	21
-	Developmental Review	21
14	Journal of Adolescence	20
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Development and Psychopathology	20
17	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
19	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	18
-	Psychology and Aging	18
-	Child Development Perspectives	18
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	18
25	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	16
-	Early Education and Development	16
-	Infant Behavior & Development	16
-	Sex Roles	16
-	Child Care Health and Development	16
30	Cognitive Development	15
31	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	14
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	14
-	Infant and Child Development	14
34	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Attachment & Human Development	13
-	Infancy	13
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	13
39	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Social Development	12
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
44	Journal of Child Language	11
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	11
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
47	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	10
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	10
-	Journal of School Violence	10
50	Mind Brain and Education	9

-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Early Child Development and Care	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	Journal of Adult Development	9
-	Applied Developmental Science	9
-	Human Development	9
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	9
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	9
59	Language Learning and Development	8
60	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	First Language	7
62	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6
-	Infants & Young Children	6