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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Adolescent Health	41
2	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	38
3	Autism	36
4	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	34
5	Autism Research	31
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	31
-	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	31
8	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	29
9	Journal of Research on Adolescence	28
10	Developmental Psychology	27
11	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	26
-	Child Development	26
13	Developmental Review	23
14	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	22
15	Development and Psychopathology	21
16	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	20
-	Journal of Adolescence	20
-	Developmental Science	20
-	Journal of Attention Disorders	20
-	Journal of Child and Family Studies	20
21	Child Development Perspectives	19
-	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	19
-	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	19
25	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	18
-	Psychology and Aging	18
-	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	18
28	Sex Roles	17
-	Child Care Health and Development	17
-	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Infant Behavior & Development	17
-	School Mental Health	17
33	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	16
-	Early Education and Development	16
35	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	15
-	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	15
-	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	15
-	Infant and Child Development	15
39	Cognitive Development	14
-	Journal of Adolescent Research	14
-	Adolescent Research Review	14
-	Infant Mental Health Journal	14
43	Attachment & Human Development	13
-	Child & Youth Care Forum	13
-	Infancy	13
-	International Journal of Behavioral Development	13
-	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	13
-	Social Development	13
49	Journal of Child Language	12
-	Journal of Early Adolescence	12

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