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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Addiction	38
2	Addictive Behaviors	37
-	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	37
-	International Journal of Drug Policy	37
5	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	29
6	Harm Reduction Journal	28
-	Tobacco Control	28
8	Substance Abuse	23
-	Current Addiction Reports	23
10	Journal of Addiction Medicine	22
11	Drug and Alcohol Review	21
12	Addiction Biology	20
-	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction	20
14	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	19
-	Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy	19
-	Psychology of Addictive Behaviors	19
17	Substance Use & Misuse	17
-	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice	17
19	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	16
20	Alcohol	15
-	Tobacco Induced Diseases	15
-	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs	15
23	Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs	13
-	American Journal on Addictions	13
-	Alcohol and Alcoholism	13
-	European Addiction Research	13
-	Addiction Research & Theory	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
35	Adicciones	7
36	Journal of Addictions Nursing	5