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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	36
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	30
3	Journal of Research on Adolescence	28
4	Children and Youth Services Review	26
5	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	24
6	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
8	Journal of Family Psychology	18
-	Journal of Family Violence	18
-	Family Relations	18
-	Journal of Marriage and Family	18
12	Emerging Adulthood	17
13	Family Process	16
-	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	16
15	Journal of Family Issues	15
16	Journal of Family Theory & Review	14
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	14
18	Child Maltreatment	13
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	13
-	Psychology of Violence	13
21	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	12
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Child & Family Social Work	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
26	Culture Health & Sexuality	11
-	Personal Relationships	11
28	Journal of Family Studies	10
29	Families Systems & Health	9
-	Child Abuse Review	9
-	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	9
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	9
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	9
34	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	8
-	Family & Community Health	8
36	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	7
-	Families Relationships and Societies	7
38	American Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	6
41	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3