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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	37
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	33
3	Children and Youth Services Review	25
4	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	23
5	Journal of Family Psychology	20
-	Journal of Research on Adolescence	20
7	Journal of Family Theory & Review	19
-	Journal of Family Violence	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
10	Journal of Child and Family Studies	18
11	Family Relations	17
-	Journal of Marriage and Family	17
13	Family Process	16
-	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	16
15	Emerging Adulthood	15
16	Child Maltreatment	14
-	Psychology of Violence	14
18	Child & Family Social Work	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	13
22	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Journal of Family Studies	12
-	Culture Health & Sexuality	12
-	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
27	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	11
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	11
-	Journal of Family Issues	11
30	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	10
31	Child Abuse Review	9
-	Family & Community Health	9
-	Families Systems & Health	9
34	Parenting-Science and Practice	8
-	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	8
36	American Journal of Family Therapy	7
-	Families Relationships and Societies	7
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	7
39	Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	6
-	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	6
43	History of the Family	5
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	4
45	Journal of Family History	3