Psychology, Social: 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	38
-	Child Abuse & Neglect	38
3	Personality and Individual Differences	31
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	27
5	Journal of Social Issues	24
6	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	23
-	British Journal of Social Psychology	23
-	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	23
9	Personality and Social Psychology Review	22
10	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	21
-	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	21
12	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	20
-	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	20
-	Journal of Research in Personality	20
-	Social Psychological and Personality Science	20
16	Journal of Personality	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
-	Sex Roles	19
-	European Journal of Social Psychology	19
20	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	18
21	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	17
-	Political Psychology	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
24	Motivation and Emotion	16
-	European Journal of Personality	16
26	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	15
-	Deviant Behavior	15
-	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	15
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	15
30	Personal Relationships	14
-	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Journal of Personality Assessment	14
33	Journal of Loss & Trauma	13
-	Law and Human Behavior	13
35	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	12
-	Small Group Research	12
-	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	12
-	Personality and Mental Health	12
39	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	11
-	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	11
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	11
-	Social Psychology Quarterly	11
44	Journal of Nonverbal Behavior	10
-	Journal of Social Psychology	10
46	Journal of Latinx Psychology	9
-	Self and Identity	9
-	Social Behavior and Personality	9
-	Social Justice Research	9
-	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	9

51	Social Psychology	8
-	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	8
-	Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice	8
54	Journal of Individual Differences	7
55	Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology	6
-	Social Cognition	6
-	Basic and Applied Social Psychology	6
58	International Journal of Social Psychology	5
59	Gedrag & Organisatie	3