Family Studies: 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	Child Abuse & Neglect	36
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	31
3	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
4	Children and Youth Services Review	27
5	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	22
6	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
8	Journal of Marriage and Family	19
-	Family Relations	19
-	Journal of Family Psychology	19
11	Journal of Family Violence	17
12	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	16
-	Journal of Family Theory & Review	16
14	Family Process	15
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	15
-	Journal of Family Issues	15
17	Child & Family Social Work	13
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	13
19	Child Maltreatment	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
23	Culture Health & Sexuality	11
-	Journal of Family Studies	11
25	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	10
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	10
27	Families Systems & Health	9
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	9
-	Child Abuse Review	9
30	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	8
-	Family & Community Health	8
32	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
33	American Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Journal of Family Therapy	6
35	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
-	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	5
39	Journal of Family History	3
-	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3