Psychology, Developmental: 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Adolescent Health	41
2	Autism	36
3	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	35
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	32
5	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
-	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	31
7	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	30
8	Autism Research	27
9	Journal of Research on Adolescence	26
10	Developmental Psychology	25
11	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	24
-	Child Development	24
13	Developmental Review	20
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
15	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
-	Development and Psychopathology	19
-	Journal of Adolescence	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
-	Developmental Science	19
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
22	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
23	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Child Development Perspectives	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Psychology and Aging	17
-	School Mental Health	17
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	17
29	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	16
30	Sex Roles	15
-	Infant Behavior & Development	15
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	15
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	15
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Early Education and Development	15
36	Cognitive Development	14
37	Attachment & Human Development	13
-	Child Care Health and Development	13
-	Infancy	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Adolescent Research Review	13
-	Infant and Child Development	13
44	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	12
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
50	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11

-	Social Development	11
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	11
53	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	10
-	Journal of School Violence	10
56	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	9
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	9
-	Journal of Adult Development	9
-	Mind Brain and Education	9
63	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Applied Developmental Science	8
-	Human Development	8
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	8
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	8
68	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	Early Child Development and Care	7
70	Infants & Young Children	6
-	First Language	6
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6
73	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	4