Psychology · 874 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Psychology
The top Psychology journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an 88,000-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.
- 1Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development111.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience15.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Canadian Medical AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3World Psychiatry13.0 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4British Journal of Educational Technology12.5 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Nature Human Behaviour11.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Educational Psychology Review11.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies10.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Cognitive Psychology10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9JAMA Psychiatry10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Computers & Education10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Computers in Human Behavior9.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Education and Information Technologies8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Trends in Cognitive Sciences8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Psychological Bulletin7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Journal of Educational Computing Research7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16The Internet and Higher Education7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Perspectives on Psychological Science7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18JMIR Mental Health7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Counseling and Values7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Clinical Psychology Review7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Educational Psychologist7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · RoutledgeScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22American Journal of Psychiatry6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychiatric AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Learning and Motivation6.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25The Lancet Psychiatry6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Educational Research Review6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Sleep Medicine Reviews6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Journal of Medical Internet Research6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Computer Assisted Language Learning6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · RoutledgeScopusWeb of Science
- 30Educational Technology Research and Development5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Current Psychiatry Reports5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Journal of Computer Assisted Learning5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34The Leadership Quarterly5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Journal of Behavioral Addictions5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai KiadóOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Psychology Research and Behavior Management5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Learning and Instruction5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Autism4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Journal of Vocational Behavior4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Review of Educational Research4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of Science
“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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