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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Pediatrics	63
2	Pediatrics	60
3	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health	46
4	Frontiers in Pediatrics	38
-	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
7	Journal of Pediatrics	36
8	Children-Basel	35
9	Pediatric Research	31
10	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	29
11	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health	28
12	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	27
-	BMC Pediatrics	27
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	27
15	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	26
-	Pediatric Diabetes	26
-	Pediatric Nephrology	26
-	Academic Pediatrics	26
19	Italian Journal of Pediatrics	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	25
-	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	25
-	Pediatric Pulmonology	25
23	World Journal of Pediatrics	24
24	Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition	23
-	Journal of Perinatology	23
-	Pediatric Blood & Cancer	23
-	Acta Paediatrica	23
28	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	22
-	Pediatric Neurology	22
30	Maternal and Child Nutrition	21
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood	21
32	International Breastfeeding Journal	20
-	Seminars in Perinatology	20
-	Pediatric Obesity	20
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition	20
-	Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine	20
-	Child and Adolescent Mental Health	20
38	Jornal de Pediatria	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Urology	19
-	Hormone Research in Paediatrics	19
-	Breastfeeding Medicine	19
-	Translational Pediatrics	19
43	Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology	18
-	Pediatric Cardiology	18
-	Pediatric Rheumatology	18
-	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health	18
-	Pediatric Anesthesia	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
49	Current Opinion in Pediatrics	17
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	17

-	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	17
-	Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology	17
-	Pediatric Radiology	17
-	European Journal of Pediatrics	17
-	Pediatric Clinics of North America	17
-	Pediatric Dermatology	17
-	Pediatric Drugs	17
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
-	BMJ Paediatrics Open	17
60	Clinics in Perinatology	16
-	Early Human Development	16
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	16
64	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology	15
-	Journal of Child Neurology	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
-	Neonatology	15
-	American Journal of Perinatology	15
-	Journal of Perinatal Medicine	15
70	Archives de Pediatrie	14
-	Pediatrics and Neonatology	14
-	Childs Nervous System	14
-	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry	14
-	Paediatric Respiratory Reviews	14
-	Paediatrics & Child Health	14
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	14
77	Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology	13
-	Brain & Development	13
-	Cardiology in the Young	13
-	Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care	13
-	Indian Pediatrics	13
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	13
-	Anales de Pediatria	13
-	Pediatric Transplantation	13
85	Journal of AAPOS	12
-	Pediatric Surgery International	12
-	Seminars in Pediatric Neurology	12
-	Childhood Obesity	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	12
-	Pediatrics International	12
93	Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	11
-	Pediatric Emergency Care	11
-	Pediatric Physical Therapy	11
-	Clinical Pediatrics	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
98	Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology	10
-	Pediatric Annals	10
-	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics	10
-	Turkish Journal of Pediatrics	10
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	10
-	Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology	10
-	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	10
105	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	9
-	Pediatric and Developmental Pathology	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus	9
-	Neuropediatrics	9
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
110	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	8
-	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology	8
-	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	8
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	8
114	Pediatric Neurosurgery	7
-	Archives of Disease in Childhood-Education and Practice Edition	7
-	Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria	7
117	Klinische Padiatrie	6
-	Paediatrics and International Child Health	6
-	Congenital Anomalies	6
-	Fetal and Pediatric Pathology	6
-	Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde	6
-	Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology	6
123	Zeitschrift fuer Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie	5
-	Iranian Journal of Pediatrics	5
125	Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases	4