Psychology, Experimental: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Computers in Human Behavior	76
2	Nature Human Behaviour	62
3	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	54
4	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	33
5	Acta Psychologica	30
-	Emotion	30
7	Journal of Experimental Psychology-General	28
-	Cortex	28
9	Cognition	26
10	Biological Psychology	25
11	Psychophysiology	24
-	Psychonomic Bulletin & Review	24
13	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	23
14	Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts	22
15	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
16	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	20
17	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
-	Cognitive Research-Principles and Implications	19
-	Cognitive Systems Research	19
-	Developmental Science	19
-	Cognitive Science	19
-	Neuropsychologia	19
23	Consciousness and Cognition	18
-	Learning and Motivation	18
25	Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung	17
-	Brain and Language	17
27	Applied Cognitive Psychology	16
-	New Ideas in Psychology	16
-	Perceptual and Motor Skills	16
-	Topics in Cognitive Science	16
-	Cognition & Emotion	16
-	Journal of Memory and Language	16
-	npj Science of Learning	16
34	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Cognitive Science	15
-	Attention Perception & Psychophysics	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	15
38	Cognitive Development	14
-	Memory	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Human Perception and Performance	14
-	Motivation and Emotion	14
43	Psychology of Music	13
-	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition	13
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	13
-	Cognitive Psychology	13
-	Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
-	Memory & Cognition	13
-	Multivariate Behavioral Research	13

51	i-Perception	12
-	Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior	12
-	Mind & Language	12
-	Journal of Cognition and Development	12
55	Cognition and Instruction	11
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	11
57	Thinking & Reasoning	10
-	Journal of Child Language	10
-	Journal of Neuropsychology	10
-	Musicae Scientiae	10
-	Perception	10
-	Brain and Cognition	10
-	Developmental Neuropsychology	10
-	Journal of Cognitive Psychology	10
65	Adaptive Behavior	9
-	Cognitive Processing	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
-	Visual Cognition	9
-	Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition	9
-	British Journal of Mathematical & Statistical Psychology	9
-	Discourse Processes	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Learning & Behavior	9
74	Evolutionary Psychology	8
-	Language Learning and Development	8
-	Multisensory Research	8
-	Language and Cognition	8
-	Music Perception	8
79	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology-Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Experimentale	7
-	Language and Speech	7
-	Spatial Cognition and Computation	7
-	Cognitive Neuropsychology	7
-	Experimental Psychology	7
-	Laterality	7
85	Journal of Experimental Psychology-Animal Learning and Cognition	6
86	Ecological Psychology	5