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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Autism	37
2	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	35
3	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	34
4	Journal of Adolescent Health	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
6	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	31
7	Autism Research	30
8	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	29
9	Child Development	27
10	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	26
11	Developmental Psychology	25
12	Journal of Adolescence	24
13	Development and Psychopathology	22
-	Developmental Science	22
15	Journal of Attention Disorders	21
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
18	Journal of Research on Adolescence	20
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	20
-	Child Development Perspectives	20
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
-	Adolescent Research Review	20
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	20
26	School Mental Health	19
-	Child Care Health and Development	19
-	Developmental Review	19
-	Sex Roles	19
30	Psychology and Aging	18
31	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	17
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	17
34	Cognitive Development	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	15
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	15
37	Infant and Child Development	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
-	Early Education and Development	14
-	Infancy	14
-	Infant Behavior & Development	14
42	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	13
-	Journal of School Violence	13
-	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	13
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	13
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	13
48	Mind Brain and Education	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	Applied Developmental Science	12

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