Substance Abuse: 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Drug Policy	36
-	Addictive Behaviors	36
-	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	36
4	Addiction	35
5	Tobacco Control	28
6	Harm Reduction Journal	27
-	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	27
8	Journal of Addiction Medicine	22
-	Substance Abuse	22
-	Current Addiction Reports	22
11	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	21
-	Drug and Alcohol Review	21
-	Addiction Biology	21
14	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	19
-	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	19
16	Substance Use & Misuse	17
-	Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy	17
-	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice	17
19	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	16
20	Tobacco Induced Diseases	15
-	Alcohol	15
22	European Addiction Research	14
23	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	13
-	American Journal on Addictions	13
-	Addiction Research & Theory	13
-	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs	13
-	Alcohol and Alcoholism	13
28	Drugs-Education Prevention and Policy	11
29	International Gambling Studies	10
-	Journal of Drug Issues	10
31	Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	9
32	Journal of Dual Diagnosis	8
-	Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse	8
-	Journal of Substance Use	8
-	Adicciones	8
36	Journal of Addictions Nursing	5