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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Personality and Individual Differences	38
2	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	36
3	Child Abuse & Neglect	35
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	28
5	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	25
6	Social Psychological and Personality Science	23
7	Journal of Social Issues	22
-	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	22
9	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	21
10	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	20
-	Personality and Social Psychology Review	20
-	Political Psychology	20
-	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	20
-	Journal of Research in Personality	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
16	British Journal of Social Psychology	19
-	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	19
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	19
19	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	18
20	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	17
-	Sex Roles	17
-	European Journal of Social Psychology	17
-	Journal of Personality	17
24	Emerging Adulthood	16
25	Deviant Behavior	15
-	European Journal of Personality	15
-	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	15
-	Journal of Personality Assessment	15
29	Motivation and Emotion	14
-	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Journal of Social Psychology	14
-	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
33	Law and Human Behavior	13
34	Personal Relationships	12
-	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	12
-	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	12
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Journal of Loss & Trauma	12
39	Small Group Research	11
-	Social Behavior and Personality	11
-	Personality and Mental Health	11
42	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	10
-	Social Psychology Quarterly	10
-	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	10
46	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	9
-	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	9
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	9
49	Self and Identity	8
-	Social Justice Research	8

-	Social Psychology	8
-	Journal of Nonverbal Behavior	8
-	Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice	8
54	Basic and Applied Social Psychology	7
55	Journal of Individual Differences	6
56	International Journal of Social Psychology	5
-	Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology	5
-	Social Cognition	5
59	Gedrag & Organisatie	2