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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Addictive Behaviors	38
-	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	38
3	Addiction	37
-	International Journal of Drug Policy	37
5	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	30
6	Tobacco Control	29
7	Harm Reduction Journal	28
8	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	23
9	Journal of Addiction Medicine	22
-	Substance Abuse	22
-	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	22
-	Drug and Alcohol Review	22
13	Current Addiction Reports	21
14	Addiction Biology	20
15	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	19
-	Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy	19
17	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice	17
-	Substance Use & Misuse	17
19	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs	15
-	Tobacco Induced Diseases	15
21	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	14
-	Alcohol	14
-	American Journal on Addictions	14
24	Alcohol and Alcoholism	13
-	European Addiction Research	13
-	Addiction Research & Theory	13
-	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	13
28	Drugs-Education Prevention and Policy	11
-	International Gambling Studies	11
30	Journal of Drug Issues	10
31	Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	9
32	Journal of Substance Use	8
-	Journal of Dual Diagnosis	8
34	Adicciones	7
-	Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse	7
36	Journal of Addictions Nursing	5