Psychology, Applied: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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	TQCC
1	Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior	40
2	Leadership Quarterly	24
3	International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology	19
4	Journal of Vocational Behavior	16
5	Journal of Applied Psychology	15
6	Journal of Management	13
-	Journal of Occupational Health Psychology	13
-	Psychology & Marketing	13
9	Journal of Organizational Behavior	12
-	Personnel Review	12
11	Applied Ergonomics	11
-	Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour	11
-	Human Resource Management	11
14	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	10
-	Organizational Research Methods	10
-	Work and Stress	10
17	Journal of Consumer Psychology	9
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	9
19	European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology	8
-	Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology-Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones	8
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	8
-	Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale	8
-	Career Development International	8
-	Human Factors	8
-	Personnel Psychology	8
26	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	7
-	Journal of Business and Psychology	7
28	Journal of Managerial Psychology	6
-	Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology	6
-	International Journal of Selection and Assessment	6
-	Journal of Career Assessment	6
-	Media Psychology	6
33	Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being	5
-	Career Development Quarterly	5
-	Ergonomics	5
-	Group & Organization Management	5
-	Human Resource Development Quarterly	5
-	Journal of Applied Behavioral Science	5
-	Journal of Career Development	5
-	Journal of Counseling and Development	5
-	Counseling Psychologist	5
-	European Journal of Psychological Assessment	5
-	Journal of Interpersonal Violence	5
-	Organizational Dynamics	5
-	Stress and Health	5
46	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology	4
-	International Journal of Stress Management	4
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Applied	4
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	4
-	Psychology of Music	4

-	Zeitschrift fuer Arbeits-Und Organisationspsychologie	4
-	German Journal of Human Resource Management-Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung	4
-	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	4
-	Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology	4
-	Journal of Counseling Psychology	4
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	4
57	British Journal of Guidance & Counselling	3
-	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology	3
-	Journal of College Student Development	3
-	Journal of Educational Measurement	3
-	Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development	3
-	Small Group Research	3
-	International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance	3
-	Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology	3
65	Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling	2
-	Sport Psychologist	2
-	Behavioral Sciences & the Law	2
-	European Review of Applied Psychology-Revue Europeenne de Psychologie Appliquee	2
-	Journal of Behavioral Decision Making	2
-	Journal of Employment Counseling	2
-	Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development	2
-	Journal of Personnel Psychology	2
73	Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice	1
74	Gedrag & Organisatie	0
-	Zeitschrift fuer Sportpsychologie	0