How were these Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · 264 journals indexed

Best journals for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The top Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.

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The Lancet Global Health
8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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JAMA Pediatrics
5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association
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The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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Journal of Global Health
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society
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PEDIATRICS
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Academy of Pediatrics
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare
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BMJ Global Health
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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Global Health Science and Practice
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
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Pediatric Drugs
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare
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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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The Italian Journal of Pediatrics
2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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Health Policy and Planning
2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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14
Reproductive Health
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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17
Children
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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18
Pediatric Research
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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The Journal of Pediatrics
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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20
Clinics in Perinatology
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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21
BMC Pediatrics
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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Seminars in Perinatology
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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23
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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24
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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25
BMJ Paediatrics Open
1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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26
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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27
Current Opinion in Pediatrics
1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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28
Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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29
Journal of Perinatology
1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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30
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
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31
Early Human Development
1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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32
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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33
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society
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34
Prenatal Diagnosis
1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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35
Frontiers in Pediatrics
1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
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36
Birth
1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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37
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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38
Maternal and Child Health Journal
1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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Journal of Child Health Care
1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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International Health
1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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