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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	39
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
3	Journal of Adolescent Health	36
4	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	34
-	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
6	Autism Research	30
7	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	29
8	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	27
9	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
10	Journal of Research on Adolescence	25
-	Child Development	25
12	Developmental Psychology	24
-	Development and Psychopathology	24
14	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	22
-	Journal of Adolescence	22
16	Developmental Review	21
17	Psychology and Aging	20
-	Developmental Science	20
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	20
20	School Mental Health	19
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	19
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	19
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	19
24	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	18
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
-	Child Development Perspectives	18
28	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	17
-	Adolescent Research Review	17
-	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Sex Roles	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
33	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	16
-	Infant and Child Development	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	16
36	Early Education and Development	15
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	15
-	Infant Behavior & Development	15
39	Cognitive Development	14
-	Emerging Adulthood	14
-	Infancy	14
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	14
43	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
47	Social Development	12
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Journal of School Violence	12
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	12

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