Psychiatry and Psychology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

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(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	Papers
1	Frontiers in Psychology	21936
2	Innovation in Aging	15534
3	Frontiers in Psychiatry	10072
4	European Psychiatry	8310
5	Journal of Affective Disorders	6171
6	Current Psychology	6072
7	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	5951
8	Biological Psychiatry	5062
9	Behavioral Sciences	4165
10	BMC Geriatrics	3905
11	BMC Psychiatry	3818
12	European Neuropsychopharmacology	3510
13	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	3480
14	BJPsych Open	3103
15	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	2748
16	BMC Psychology	2715
17	Journal of Psychiatric Research	2559
18	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society	2371
19	Journal of Adolescent Health	2366
20	Appetite	2281
21	Brain and Behavior	2215
22	Psychiatry Research	2208
23	Brain Behavior and Immunity	2198
24	Acta Psychologica	2048
25	Molecular Psychiatry	1964
26	Translational Psychiatry	1936
27	Personality and Individual Differences	1928
28	Epilepsy & Behavior	1922
29	International Journal of Psychophysiology	1919
30	American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry	1815
31	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	1789
32	Behavioural Brain Research	1782
33	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	1746
34	Child Abuse & Neglect	1684
35	Schizophrenia Research	1661
36	Asian Journal of Psychiatry	1578
37	Psychological Medicine	1552
38	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	1544
39	Computers in Human Behavior	1518
40	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	1498
41	Psychoneuroendocrinology	1497
42	Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and Policy	1477
43	Geriatric Nursing	1461
44	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	1445
45	Journal of Psychosomatic Research	1424
46	Indian Journal of Psychiatry	1422
47	Developmental Psychology	1391
48	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	1379
49	Addiction	1365
50	Journal of Experimental Psychology-General	1316

51	International Psychogeriatrics	1267
52	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	1247
53	Psychology Research and Behavior Management	1221
54	International Journal of Drug Policy	1204
55	Archives of Sexual Behavior	1186
56	Psychology in the Schools	1177
57	Emotion	1157
58	Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour	1139
59	Physiology & Behavior	1136
60	Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences	1135
61	Nature Human Behaviour	1107
62	Addictive Behaviors	1094
63	Animal Behaviour	1088
64	Cognition	1077
65	Journal of Child and Family Studies	1066
66	Neuropsychopharmacology	1062
67	Geriatrics & Gerontology International	1059
68	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	1058
69	Cortex	1046
70	Psychophysiology	1042
71	Psychiatric Services	1030
72	Substance Use & Misuse	1020
73	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	1008
74	International Journal of Eating Disorders	1004
75	JAMA Psychiatry	993
76	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	988
77	CNS Spectrums	977
78	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	976
79	British Journal of Psychiatry	969
-	Applied Animal Behaviour Science	969
81	Schizophrenia Bulletin	927
82	Journal of Applied Gerontology	924
83	Psychopharmacology	919
84	Mindfulness	918
85	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	915
86	Journal of Eating Disorders	912
-	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	912
-	Psycho-Oncology	912
89	Psychological Reports	904
90	Journal of Environmental Psychology	876
91	American Psychologist	874
92	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	873
93	Applied Ergonomics	869
94	Neuropsychologia	865
-	Autism Research	865
96	Australasian Psychiatry	858
97	OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying	854
98	Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences	843
99	Current Opinion in Psychology	828
100	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology	824
101	Journal of Family Psychology	822
102	Gerontologist	820
103	Autism	811
104	Aging & Mental Health	807
105	Tobacco Control	804
106	Annales Medico-Psychologiques	798
107	Drug and Alcohol Review	795
108	Attention Perception & Psychophysics	781
109	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	773
110	European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience	772
111	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	770
112	Psychology & Marketing	760
113	Psychonomic Bulletin & Review	759
114	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	756
115	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition	753
116	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	751
117	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	750
118	Health Psychology	748
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	748
120	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry	743
121	Harm Reduction Journal	742
122	Development and Psychopathology	718
123	Journal of Health Psychology	717
124	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	715
-	Social Behavior and Personality	715
126	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	701
127	Journal of Addiction Medicine	695
128	Academic Psychiatry	692
129	American Journal of Psychiatry	686
130	Biological Psychology	684
-	Nervenarzt	684
132	International Journal of Social Psychiatry	683
133	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	675
134	Journal of Clinical Psychology	668
135	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	662
136	Ergonomics	661
-	General Hospital Psychiatry	661
138	Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts	660
-	Child Development	660
-	Journal of Adolescence	660
141	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	659
142	Journal of Family Violence	654
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	654
144	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	653
145	Tobacco Induced Diseases	648
146	Psychological Methods	643
147	Trauma Violence & Abuse	636
148	Cognitive Science	635
149	Journal of Intelligence	624
150	Psychological Services	623
151	Psychological Assessment	614
152	Psychogeriatrics	613
153	Journal of Applied Psychology	611
154	Behaviour Research and Therapy	609
155	Child Care Health and Development	607
156	International Journal of Psychology	606
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Human Perception and Performance	606
158	Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology	605
159	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	604
160	Body Image	602
161	Applied Neuropsychology-Adult	596
162	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	594
163	Journal of Homosexuality	591
-	Death Studies	591
165	Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy	590
166	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	589
167	Community Mental Health Journal	585
168	Crime & Delinquency	580
-	Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung	580
170	International Journal of Human-Computer Studies	578
171	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	576
172	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	574
173	Journal of Educational Psychology	573
174	Stress and Health	571
175	Philosophical Psychology	570

176	Journal of Substance Use	568
177	Alcohol	567
178	Early Intervention in Psychiatry	564
179	Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology	560
180	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica	557
-	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry	557
182	Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities	552
183	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	551
184	Memory & Cognition	549
185	Developmental Science	548
-	Journal of Community Psychology	548
187	JMIR Mental Health	547
188	Cognition & Emotion	546
189	American Behavioral Scientist	544
190	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	542
191	Behavioural Processes	541
-	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	541
193	Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie	535
-	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	535
195	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	533
196	Learning and Instruction	532
197	Applied Cognitive Psychology	531
198	Australasian Journal on Ageing	530
199	American Journal on Addictions	527
200	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	525

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