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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Adolescent Health	40
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
3	Autism	37
4	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	33
5	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	32
-	Autism Research	32
7	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
8	Journal of Research on Adolescence	30
9	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	29
10	Developmental Psychology	27
11	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
-	Child Development	26
13	Developmental Review	24
14	Development and Psychopathology	21
-	Child Development Perspectives	21
-	Journal of Adolescence	21
-	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	21
18	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
-	Developmental Science	20
21	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	19
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	19
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	19
25	Psychology and Aging	18
-	School Mental Health	18
-	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	18
-	Child Care Health and Development	18
29	Sex Roles	17
-	Infant Behavior & Development	17
31	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	16
-	Early Education and Development	16
-	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	16
34	Infant and Child Development	15
35	Social Development	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
-	Cognitive Development	14
-	Infancy	14
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	14
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	14
41	International Journal of Behavioral Development	13
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	13
43	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	12
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	12
-	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	12
-	Attachment & Human Development	12
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	12
-	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	12
-	Journal of Child Language	12
50	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	11

51	Language Learning and Development	10
-	Human Development	10
-	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	10
-	Mind Brain and Education	10
-	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	10
56	Journal of School Violence	9
-	Applied Developmental Science	9
-	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	9
-	Journal of Adult Development	9
-	Journal of Genetic Psychology	9
-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	Early Child Development and Care	9
63	First Language	8
64	Parenting-Science and Practice	7
65	Kindheit und Entwicklung	6
-	Infants & Young Children	6