New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Psychology, Developmental

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor 2024
1 Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ca. 9.5
2 Adolescent Research Review ca. 8.1
3 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ca. 7
4 Human Development ca. 6
5 Autism ca. 5.6
- Developmental Review ca. 5.6
- Autism Research ca. 5.6
8 Child Development Perspectives ca. 5.3
9 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience ca. 4.9
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ca. 4.9
11 Journal of Adolescent Health ca. 4.5
12 Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology ca. 4.4
13 Child Development ca. 3.8
14 Development and Psychopathology ca. 3.7
- School Mental Health ca. 3.7
16 Journal of Youth and Adolescence ca. 3.6
17 Journal of Research on Adolescence ca. 3.5
- Psychology and Aging ca. 3.5
19 Sex Roles ca. 3.4
20 Developmental Science ca. 3.2
- Journal of Adolescence ca. 3.2
- Parenting-Science and Practice ca. 3.2
23 Developmental Psychology ca. 3.1
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly ca. 3.1
25 Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ca. 3
26 Infant and Child Development ca. 2.9
27 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ca. 2.8
28 International Journal of Behavioral Development ca. 2.7
29 Infancy ca. 2.6
30 Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology ca. 2.4
- Attachment & Human Development ca. 2.4
- Journal of Adolescent Research ca. 2.4
33 Child Psychiatry & Human Development ca. 2.2
- Developmental Neuropsychology ca. 2.2
- British Journal of Developmental Psychology ca. 2.2
- Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics ca. 2.2
- Early Education and Development ca. 2.2
- Journal of Early Adolescence ca. 2.2
- Journal of Latinx Psychology ca. 2.2
- Journal of Attention Disorders ca. 2.2
- Mind Brain and Education ca. 2.2
42 Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology ca. 2.1
- Journal of Cognition and Development ca. 2.1
- New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development ca. 2.1
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology ca. 2.1
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology ca. 2.1
- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders ca. 2.1
48 Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ca. 2
- Infant Behavior & Development ca. 2
- Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ca. 2
- Infant Mental Health Journal ca. 2
- Journal of School Violence ca. 2
- Emerging Adulthood ca. 2
- Child Care Health and Development ca. 2
55 Social Development ca. 1.9
56 Cognitive Development ca. 1.8
- Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities ca. 1.8
- Journal of Child and Family Studies ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Aging & Human Development ca. 1.8
- Journal for the Study of Education and Development ca. 1.8
61 Journal of Genetic Psychology ca. 1.7
- Journal of Adult Development ca. 1.7
- Journal of Child Language ca. 1.7
64 Child & Youth Care Forum ca. 1.6
- Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition ca. 1.6
- First Language ca. 1.6
67 Applied Developmental Science ca. 1.5
- Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities ca. 1.5
69 Language Learning and Development ca. 1.4
70 Infants & Young Children ca. 1.2
71 Early Child Development and Care ca. 0.8
72 Kindheit und Entwicklung ca. 0.4
73 Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology ca. 0.2
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