Substance Abuse: Journal Rankings

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	15
2	Substance Abuse	13
3	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	11
4	Addictive Behaviors	10
5	Current Addiction Reports	9
-	International Journal of Drug Policy	9
-	Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy	9
8	Harm Reduction Journal	8
9	Addiction	7
-	Tobacco Control	7
11	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice	6
-	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	6
-	Addiction Biology	6
14	International Gambling Studies	5
-	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs	5
-	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	5
-	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	5
-	Drug and Alcohol Review	5
19	Alcohol and Alcoholism	4
-	European Addiction Research	4
-	Journal of Addiction Medicine	4
-	Addiction Research & Theory	4
-	Substance Use & Misuse	4
-	Tobacco Induced Diseases	4
-	Journal of Dual Diagnosis	4
-	Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	4
27	Drugs-Education Prevention and Policy	3
-	Journal of Drug Issues	3
-	Alcohol	3
-	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	3
31	Adicciones	2
-	Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse	2
-	Journal of Substance Use	2
-	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	2
35	Journal of Addictions Nursing	1
-	American Journal on Addictions	1