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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	38
2	Child Abuse & Neglect	37
3	Personality and Individual Differences	34
4	Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking	27
5	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology	24
6	Personality and Social Psychology Review	23
7	Journal of Social Issues	22
-	Social and Personality Psychology Compass	22
-	Political Psychology	22
10	British Journal of Social Psychology	21
-	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	21
12	Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology	20
-	Social Psychological and Personality Science	20
-	International Journal of Intercultural Relations	20
-	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	20
-	Journal of Research in Personality	20
17	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	19
18	European Journal of Social Psychology	18
-	Journal of Personality	18
-	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	18
21	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	17
-	Sex Roles	17
23	Deviant Behavior	16
-	European Journal of Personality	16
-	Journal of Personality Assessment	16
26	Group Processes & Intergroup Relations	15
-	Motivation and Emotion	15
-	Emerging Adulthood	15
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	15
30	Psychology of Men & Masculinities	14
-	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	14
-	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology	14
33	Journal of Social Psychology	13
-	Law and Human Behavior	13
35	Small Group Research	12
-	Personal Relationships	12
-	Social Psychology Quarterly	12
-	Journal of Loss & Trauma	12
39	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour	11
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Personality and Mental Health	11
42	Asian Journal of Social Psychology	10
-	Journal of Latinx Psychology	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology	10
-	Kolner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
-	Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy	10
48	Self and Identity	9
-	Social Behavior and Personality	9
50	Social Justice Research	8

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