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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Personality and Individual Differences	37
-	Child Abuse & Neglect	37
3	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	36
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	28
5	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	25
6	Journal of Social Issues	24
7	Personality and Social Psychology Review	22
8	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	21
-	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	21
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	21
-	Political Psychology	21
-	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	21
13	European Journal of Social Psychology	20
-	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	20
-	Social Psychological and Personality Science	20
16	British Journal of Social Psychology	19
-	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	19
-	Journal of Research in Personality	19
19	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	18
20	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	17
-	Journal of Personality	17
-	Sex Roles	17
23	Emerging Adulthood	16
24	Deviant Behavior	15
-	European Journal of Personality	15
-	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	15
-	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	15
-	Journal of Personality Assessment	15
29	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Motivation and Emotion	14
-	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
32	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	13
-	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	13
-	Journal of Social Psychology	13
-	Law and Human Behavior	13
36	Personal Relationships	12
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	12
-	Journal of Loss & Trauma	12
-	Personality and Mental Health	12
40	Small Group Research	11
-	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	11
-	Social Psychology Quarterly	11
43	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	10
-	Social Behavior and Personality	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
47	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	9
-	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	9
-	Self and Identity	9
50	Journal of Nonverbal Behavior	8

-	Social Justice Research	8
-	Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice	8
53	Journal of Individual Differences	7
-	Social Psychology	7
-	Basic and Applied Social Psychology	7
56	International Journal of Social Psychology	6
-	Social Cognition	6
58	Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology	5
59	Gedrag & Organisatie	2