Highest-impact journals for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

1. 1
   The Lancet Global Health

   8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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2. 2
   JAMA Pediatrics

   5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical Association

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3. 3
   The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

   4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Journal of Global Health

   4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society

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5. 5
   PEDIATRICS

   3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Academy of Pediatrics

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6. 6
   Clinical Pharmacokinetics

   3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare

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7. 7
   BMJ Global Health

   3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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8. 8
   Global Health Science and Practice

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press

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9. 9
   Pediatric Drugs

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare

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10. 10
    Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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11. 11
    The Italian Journal of Pediatrics

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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12. 12
    Health Policy and Planning

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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13. 13
    Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology

    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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14. 14
    Reproductive Health

    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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15. 15
    BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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16. 16
    Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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17. 17
    Children

    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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18. 18
    Pediatric Research

    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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19. 19
    The Journal of Pediatrics

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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20. 20
    Clinics in Perinatology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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21. 21
    BMC Pediatrics

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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22. 22
    Seminars in Perinatology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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23. 23
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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24. 24
    European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    BMJ Paediatrics Open

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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26. 26
    British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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27. 27
    Current Opinion in Pediatrics

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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28. 28
    Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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29. 29
    Journal of Perinatology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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30. 30
    Archives of Disease in Childhood

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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31. 31
    Early Human Development

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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32. 32
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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33. 33
    Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society

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34. 34
    Prenatal Diagnosis

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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35. 35
    Frontiers in Pediatrics

    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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36. 36
    Birth

    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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37. 37
    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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38. 38
    Maternal and Child Health Journal

    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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39. 39
    Journal of Child Health Care

    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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40. 40
    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.