Pediatrics: 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	62
2	Pediatrics	53
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	45
4	Children-Basel	40
5	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	35
6	Frontiers in Pediatrics	34
-	Pediatric Research	34
8	Journal of Adolescent Health	33
9	Journal of Pediatrics	31
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	30
11	World Journal of Pediatrics	29
-	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	29
-	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	29
14	BMC Pediatrics	27
15	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	26
-	Pediatric Diabetes	26
-	Pediatric Nephrology	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	26
19	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	25
-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	25
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	25
22	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	24
-	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	24
-	Journal of Perinatology	24
25	Archives of Disease in Childhood	23
-	Academic Pediatrics	23
-	Pediatric Pulmonology	23
28	Jornal de Pediatria	22
-	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	22
30	Acta Paediatrica	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	21
-	Seminars in Perinatology	21
-	Pediatric Neurology	21
34	BMJ Paediatrics Open	20
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	20
-	International Breastfeeding Journal	20
37	Translational Pediatrics	19
-	Child Care Health and Development	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	19
-	Maternal and Child Nutrition	19
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	19
-	Pediatric Drugs	19
43	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	18
-	Pediatric Cardiology	18
-	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	18
-	Early Human Development	18
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
49	Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine	17
-	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology	17

-	Childs Nervous System	17
-	Clinics in Perinatology	17
-	Pediatric Clinics of North America	17
54	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	16
-	Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology	16
-	Neonatology	16
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	16
-	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	16
-	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry	16
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	16
-	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health	16
-	Pediatric Obesity	16
63	Pediatric Transplantation	15
-	Breastfeeding Medicine	15
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	15
-	Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology	15
-	Pediatrics and Neonatology	15
-	Paediatrics & Child Health	15
-	Pediatric Anesthesia	15
-	Archives de Pediatrie	15
71	Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	14
-	Seminars in Pediatric Neurology	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Journal of Perinatal Medicine	14
-	Pediatric Dermatology	14
76	Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Brain & Development	13
-	Indian Pediatrics	13
-	American Journal of Perinatology	13
81	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	12
-	Anales de Pediatria	12
-	Cardiology in the Young	12
-	Childhood Obesity	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
86	Clinical Pediatrics	11
-	Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care	11
-	Journal of Child Neurology	11
-	Pediatric Emergency Care	11
-	Pediatric Physical Therapy	11
-	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology	11
-	Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus	11
-	Paediatric Respiratory Reviews	11
96	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	10
-	Journal of AAPOS	10
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	10
-	Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism	10
-	Neuropediatrics	10
-	Pediatrics International	10
102	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	9
-	Pediatric and Developmental Pathology	9
-	Turkish Journal of Pediatrics	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	9
106	Pediatric Annals	8
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Pediatric Radiology	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
111	Congenital Anomalies	7
-	Fetal and Pediatric Pathology	7
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	7
-	Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde	7
115	Paediatrics and International Child Health	6
-	Zeitschrift fuer Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie	6
-	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	6
-	Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology	6
119	Klinische Padiatrie	5
-	Iranian Journal of Pediatrics	5
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition	5
-	Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria	5
123	Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases	4