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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	38
2	Trauma Violence & Abuse	37
3	Children and Youth Services Review	26
4	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	22
5	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
-	Journal of Family Psychology	19
-	Journal of Family Theory & Review	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
9	Journal of Research on Adolescence	18
10	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Family Relations	17
-	Journal of Marriage and Family	17
13	Psychology of Violence	16
14	Family Process	15
-	Journal of Family Violence	15
16	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	14
-	Child & Family Social Work	14
18	Child Maltreatment	13
-	Culture Health & Sexuality	13
-	Personal Relationships	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	13
23	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	Journal of Family Studies	12
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	12
27	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	11
28	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	10
-	Journal of Family Issues	10
-	Child Abuse Review	10
31	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	9
-	Families Systems & Health	9
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	9
34	Families Relationships and Societies	8
-	Family & Community Health	8
36	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
38	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	6
-	History of the Family	6
-	American Journal of Family Therapy	6
42	Journal of Family Therapy	5
43	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	4
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3
-	Journal of Family History	3