Psychology, Social: 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Child Abuse & Neglect	38
-	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	38
3	Personality and Individual Differences	32
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	27
5	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	24
-	Journal of Social Issues	24
7	British Journal of Social Psychology	23
8	Personality and Social Psychology Review	22
-	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	22
10	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	21
-	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	21
12	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	20
-	Journal of Research in Personality	20
-	Social Psychological and Personality Science	20
15	European Journal of Social Psychology	19
-	Journal of Personality	19
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
-	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	19
-	Political Psychology	19
-	Sex Roles	19
-	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	19
22	Emerging Adulthood	17
-	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	17
24	European Journal of Personality	16
-	Motivation and Emotion	16
26	Deviant Behavior	15
27	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	14
-	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	14
-	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	14
31	Journal of Loss & Trauma	13
-	Journal of Personality Assessment	13
-	Law and Human Behavior	13
-	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	13
-	Personal Relationships	13
-	Small Group Research	13
37	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	12
-	Personality and Mental Health	12
39	Social Psychology Quarterly	11
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	11
-	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	11
-	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	11
43	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	10
-	Journal of Social Psychology	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
46	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	9
-	Journal of Nonverbal Behavior	9
-	Self and Identity	9
-	Social Behavior and Personality	9
-	Social Justice Research	9

51	Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice	8
-	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	8
-	Social Psychology	8
54	Journal of Individual Differences	7
55	Basic and Applied Social Psychology	6
-	Social Cognition	6
-	Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology	6
58	International Journal of Social Psychology	5
59	Gedrag & Organisatie	3