Psychology, Experimental: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Computers in Human Behavior	76
2	Nature Human Behaviour	62
3	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	54
4	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	33
5	Acta Psychologica	30
-	Emotion	30
7	Cortex	28
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-General	28
9	Cognition	26
10	Biological Psychology	25
11	Psychonomic Bulletin & Review	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
13	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	23
14	Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts	22
15	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
16	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
17	Cognitive Science	19
-	Neuropsychologia	19
-	Cognitive Research-Principles and Implications	19
-	Cognitive Systems Research	19
-	Developmental Science	19
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
23	Consciousness and Cognition	18
-	Learning and Motivation	18
25	Brain and Language	17
-	Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung	17
27	Cognition & Emotion	16
-	Journal of Memory and Language	16
-	npj Science of Learning	16
-	Perceptual and Motor Skills	16
-	Topics in Cognitive Science	16
-	Applied Cognitive Psychology	16
-	New Ideas in Psychology	16
34	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
-	Attention Perception & Psychophysics	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Cognitive Science	15
38	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Human Perception and Performance	14
-	Motivation and Emotion	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
-	Memory	14
43	Applied Psycholinguistics	13
-	Cognitive Psychology	13
-	Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Memory & Cognition	13
-	Multivariate Behavioral Research	13
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition	13
-	Psychology of Music	13

51	Journal of Cognition and Development	12
-	i-Perception	12
-	Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior	12
-	Mind & Language	12
55	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	11
-	Cognition and Instruction	11
57	Brain and Cognition	10
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	10
-	Journal of Cognitive Psychology	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Neuropsychology	10
-	Musicae Scientiae	10
-	Perception	10
-	Thinking & Reasoning	10
65	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	British Journal of Mathematical & Statistical Psychology	9
-	Discourse Processes	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Learning & Behavior	9
-	Visual Cognition	9
-	Adaptive Behavior	9
-	Cognitive Processing	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
74	Language and Cognition	8
-	Music Perception	8
-	Evolutionary Psychology	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Multisensory Research	8
79	Cognitive Neuropsychology	7
-	Experimental Psychology	7
-	Laterality	7
-	Spatial Cognition and Computation	7
-	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology-Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Experimentale	7
-	Language and Speech	7
85	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Animal Learning and Cognition	6
86	Ecological Psychology	5