Psychology, Developmental: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	39
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	37
3	Journal of Adolescent Health	36
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	35
5	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	33
6	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
7	Autism Research	30
8	Developmental Psychology	29
9	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	27
10	Child Development	26
-	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
12	Journal of Research on Adolescence	25
13	Development and Psychopathology	24
14	Journal of Adolescence	23
15	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	22
16	Journal of Attention Disorders	21
-	Developmental Review	21
18	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
20	Developmental Science	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
-	Psychology and Aging	19
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
24	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
-	School Mental Health	18
-	Child Development Perspectives	18
27	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	17
-	Adolescent Research Review	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
-	Sex Roles	17
32	Infant and Child Development	16
-	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	16
-	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	16
36	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
-	Infant Behavior & Development	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
40	Early Education and Development	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
-	Infancy	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
44	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	13
45	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	12
-	Mind Brain and Education	12
-	Social Development	12
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	12
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	12

-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
52	Human Development	11
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	11
-	Journal of School Violence	11
56	Early Child Development and Care	10
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	10
-	Journal of Adult Development	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Applied Developmental Science	10
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	10
-	Attachment & Human Development	10
65	First Language	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
68	Language Learning and Development	8
69	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	7
-	Kindheit und Entwicklung	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
72	Infants & Young Children	6
73	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	5