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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Trauma Violence & Abuse	37
2	Children and Youth Services Review	26
3	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	22
4	Journal of Research on Adolescence	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
6	Journal of Family Psychology	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
8	Journal of Family Theory & Review	18
9	Journal of Marriage and Family	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Family Relations	17
12	Journal of Family Violence	16
-	Psychology of Violence	16
14	Family Process	15
15	Culture Health & Sexuality	14
-	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	14
17	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	13
-	Child & Family Social Work	13
-	Personal Relationships	13
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	13
-	Child Maltreatment	13
22	Journal of Family Studies	12
-	Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health	12
-	Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma	12
25	Journal of Early Adolescence	11
-	Journal of Family Nursing	11
-	Journal of Family Issues	11
28	Child Abuse Review	10
-	Jfr-Journal of Family Research	10
30	Family & Community Health	9
-	Journal of Child Sexual Abuse	9
-	Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services	9
33	Families Relationships and Societies	8
-	Journal of Marital and Family Therapy	8
-	Families Systems & Health	8
36	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
37	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy	6
-	Child & Family Behavior Therapy	6
39	Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	American Journal of Family Therapy	5
-	History of the Family	5
42	Journal of Family History	4
-	Journal of Comparative Family Studies	4
44	International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	3