Psychology, Developmental: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	Papers
1	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	5951
2	Journal of Adolescent Health	2366
3	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	1746
4	Developmental Psychology	1391
5	Journal of Child and Family Studies	1066
6	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	976
7	Autism Research	865
8	Autism	811
9	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	773
10	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	770
11	Journal of Youth and Adolescence	751
12	Development and Psychopathology	718
13	Journal of Adolescence	660
-	Child Development	660
15	Child Psychiatry & Human Development	654
16	Child Care Health and Development	607
17	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	589
18	Developmental Science	548
19	Psychology and Aging	514
20	Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	502
21	Early Childhood Research Quarterly	491
22	Journal of Research on Adolescence	485
23	Journal of Attention Disorders	482
24	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders	466
25	Journal of Pediatric Psychology	428
26	Cognitive Development	414
27	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry	395
28	Infant Behavior & Development	391
29	Infant and Child Development	382
30	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology	369
-	Sex Roles	369
32	Emerging Adulthood	368
33	Early Child Development and Care	345
34	School Mental Health	337
35	Early Education and Development	324
36	Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie	312
37	Social Development	302
38	Journal of Child Language	301
39	Infant Mental Health Journal	293
40	Infancy	291
41	Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics	279
42	International Journal of Behavioral Development	254
43	Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	250
44	Child & Youth Care Forum	244
45	Journal of Early Adolescence	231
46	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	228
47	Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities	212
-	British Journal of Developmental Psychology	212
49	International Journal of Aging & Human Development	202
50	Journal of Genetic Psychology	186

51	Journal of School Violence	181
52	First Language	180
53	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	176
-	Mind Brain and Education	176
55	Journal of Cognition and Development	172
56	Journal of Adolescent Research	168
57	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	165
58	Applied Developmental Science	151
59	Journal of Adult Development	147
60	Journal of Latinx Psychology	142
61	Child Development Perspectives	138
62	Kindheit und Entwicklung	137
63	Attachment & Human Development	127
64	Human Development	126
65	Journal for the Study of Education and Development	124
66	Developmental Review	121
67	Infants & Young Children	113
68	Adolescent Research Review	101
69	Language Learning and Development	100
70	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities	86
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	86
72	Parenting-Science and Practice	71
73	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development	66