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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	38
-	Journal of Adolescent Health	38
-	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
5	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	32
-	Autism Research	32
7	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
8	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	29
9	Developmental Psychology	28
10	Child Development	27
-	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	27
12	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
13	Development and Psychopathology	22
14	Child Development Perspectives	21
-	Developmental Review	21
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	21
-	Journal of Adolescence	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
19	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
22	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	19
-	Developmental Science	19
-	Psychology and Aging	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
27	School Mental Health	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Infant Behavior & Development	18
30	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Sex Roles	17
32	Adolescent Research Review	16
-	Infant and Child Development	16
-	Emerging Adulthood	16
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	16
36	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
40	Early Education and Development	14
-	Infancy	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
43	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Cognitive Development	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
47	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	Social Development	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12

-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
53	Human Development	11
-	Mind Brain and Education	11
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	11
56	Applied Developmental Science	10
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	10
-	Journal of School Violence	10
63	Early Child Development and Care	9
-	Journal of Adult Development	9
-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	9
-	Language Learning and Development	9
68	First Language	8
69	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	7
-	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
71	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6
-	Infants & Young Children	6
73	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	4