Substance Abuse: 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	Addictive Behaviors	38
-	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	38
-	Addiction	38
4	International Journal of Drug Policy	37
5	Tobacco Control	30
-	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	30
7	Harm Reduction Journal	27
8	Substance Abuse	23
9	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	22
-	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	22
-	Drug and Alcohol Review	22
12	Journal of Addiction Medicine	21
13	Addiction Biology	19
-	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	19
-	Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy	19
16	Substance Use & Misuse	18
17	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice	17
18	Tobacco Induced Diseases	15
-	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs	15
20	Alcohol	14
-	American Journal on Addictions	14
-	Alcohol and Alcoholism	14
-	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	14
24	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	13
-	Addiction Research & Theory	13
26	European Addiction Research	12
27	International Gambling Studies	11
28	Drugs-Education Prevention and Policy	10
-	Journal of Drug Issues	10
30	Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	9
31	Journal of Substance Use	8
-	Journal of Dual Diagnosis	8
33	Adicciones	7
-	Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse	7
35	Journal of Addictions Nursing	6