New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Psychology, Developmental

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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 TQCC
1 Developmental Review15
2 Child Development Perspectives13
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience13
4 Autism12
5 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry10
6 Child Development9
- Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology9
8 Autism Research8
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence8
- Developmental Science8
- Journal of Research on Adolescence8
12 Early Childhood Research Quarterly7
- New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development7
- Journal of Adolescent Research7
15 Development and Psychopathology6
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6
- Journal of Adolescence6
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders6
19 Attachment & Human Development5
- Cognitive Development5
- Infant Mental Health Journal5
- Journal of Adolescent Health5
- Journal of Attention Disorders5
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology5
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology5
- School Mental Health5
- Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry5
- Early Education and Development5
- Infant Behavior & Development5
- Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology5
- Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics5
- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders5
- Sex Roles5
34 Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition4
- Child Care Health and Development4
- Child & Youth Care Forum4
- International Journal of Aging & Human Development4
- Journal of Adult Development4
- Journal of Child and Family Studies4
- Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities4
- Journal of School Violence4
- Psychology and Aging4
- Child Psychiatry & Human Development4
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology4
- Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities4
- Infancy4
- International Journal of Behavioral Development4
- Journal of Early Adolescence4
- Journal of Genetic Psychology4
- Mind Brain and Education4
51 First Language3
- Human Development3
- Infant and Child Development3
- Journal of Cognition and Development3
- Language Learning and Development3
- Social Development3
- Applied Developmental Science3
- Early Child Development and Care3
- Infants & Young Children3
60 Journal for the Study of Education and Development2
- British Journal of Developmental Psychology2
- Journal of Child Language2
- Kindheit und Entwicklung2
- Parenting-Science and Practice2
65 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry0
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