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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
-	Autism	38
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
4	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
5	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
6	Autism Research	32
7	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
8	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
9	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	29
10	Child Development	26
-	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
12	Development and Psychopathology	23
13	Journal of Adolescence	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
-	Child Development Perspectives	21
-	Developmental Review	21
17	Developmental Science	20
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
20	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	19
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
23	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Psychology and Aging	18
-	School Mental Health	18
28	Infant Behavior & Development	17
-	Sex Roles	17
30	Early Education and Development	16
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	16
32	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
-	Infant and Child Development	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
37	Infancy	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
-	Social Development	14
41	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
43	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12
48	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Journal of Child Language	11
-	Mind Brain and Education	11

-	Human Development	11
52	Applied Developmental Science	10
-	Journal of Adult Development	10
-	Journal of School Violence	10
55	Early Child Development and Care	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	9
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	9
-	Language Learning and Development	9
-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
61	First Language	8
62	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	7
64	Infants & Young Children	6
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6