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The journal impact factors below are derived from Thomson Reuters 2011 Journal Citation Reports. For more comprehensive author information, click journal titles.

Journal TitleImpact Factor
New England Journal of Medicine53.298
Lancet38.278
Nature36.280
Science31.201
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association30.026
Journal of Clinical Oncology18.372
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 17.391
Annual Review of Psychology16.833
Annals of Internal Medicine16.733
PLoS Medicine16.269
Psychological Bulletin14.457
BMJ: British Medical Journal14.093
American Journal of Psychiatry12.539
Archives of General Psychiatry12.016
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America9.681
Behavioral and Brain Sciences9.396
Journal of Economic Literature9.243
Diabetes Care8.087
Psychological Review7.756
Epidemiologic Reviews7.583
Environmental Health Perspectives7.036
American Psychologist6.869
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition6.669
International Journal of Epidemiology6.414
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 6.410
AIDS6.245
Ageing Research Reviews6.174
Personality and Social Psychology Review6.071
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism5.967
Quarterly Journal of Economics5.920
Journal of Economic Perspectives5.865
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry5.799
Milbank Quarterly5.620
Epidemiology5.566
Pediatrics5.437
American Journal of Epidemiology5.216
Ecological Applications5.102
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology5.076
Child Development4.718
Conservation Biology4.692
Journals of Gerontology A: Biological and Medical4.598
Osteoporosis International4.580
Human Reproduction4.475
Psychological Methods4.449
Psychological Science4.431
JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 4.425
American Sociological Review4.422
Obstetrics and Gynecology4.392
Health Affairs4.313
Journal of Applied Psychology4.308
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology4.271
Administrative Science Quarterly4.212
Annals of Behavioral Medicine4.200
Addiction4.145
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine4.140
Annals of Emergency Medicine4.133
Developmental Biology4.069
American Journal of Preventive Medicine4.044
The Journal of Pediatrics4.042
Psychosomatic Medicine3.968
American Journal of Public Health3.926
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society3.656
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society B: Statistical Methodology3.645
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry3.638
Fertility and Sterility3.564
Archives of Sexual Behavior3.525
AIDS and Behavior3.494
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology3.468
Medical Care3.411
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology3.407
American Educational Research Journal3.393
Drug and Alcohol Dependence3.383
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research3.343
Journal of Adolescent Health 3.334
Annals of Epidemiology3.215
Developmental Psychology3.214
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health3.192
American Journal of Sociology3.169
Annals of the New York Academy of Science3.155
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review3.132
Evolution and Human Behavior3.113
The Review of Economic Studies3.113
Age and Ageing3.090
Tobacco Control3.077
American Political Science Review3.050
Sociological Methodology3.000
Regional Environmental Change3.000
Psychological Assessment2.993
Developmental Psychobiology2.977
Econometrica2.976
Social Networks2.931
Journal of Political Economy2.902
Sexually Transmitted Diseases2.873
Sexually Transmitted Infections2.854
Journal of General Internal Medicine 2.830
Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders2.811
Gerontology2.777
American Journal of Political Science2.756
Aggression and Violent Behavior2.740
Psychology and Aging2.729
Contraception2.724
Journal of Health and Social Behavior2.722
Economics and Human Biology2.722
Journal of Youth and Adolescence2.717
Social Science and Medicine2.699
American Economic Review2.693
Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging2.686
Health and Place2.669
Review of Economics and Statistics2.664
Health Policy and Planning2.651
Prevention Science2.634
International Journal of Health Geographics2.617
Journals of Gerontology B: Psychological and Social Sciences2.615
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse2.60
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2.592
Gerontologist2.481
Criminology2.467
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research2.462
American Journal of Managed Care2.458
Gender and Society2.414
Psychiatric Services2.383
Journal of Human Resources2.371
Journal of Health Economics2.341
Tropical Medicine and International Health2.328
Ecological Modelling2.326
Journal of Traumatic Stress2.326
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology2.313
Neuroepidemiology2.305
Quality of Life Research2.300
American Journal of Human Biology2.267
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs2.251
Public Opinion Quarterly2.247
Maternal and Child Health Journal2.243
Population and Development Review2.224
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin2.217
Annals of the Association of American Geographers2.173
Health Services Research2.157
Journal of Urban Health2.130
Journal of Development Economics2.129
Health Economics2.123
Journal of Quantitative Criminology2.120
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes2.112
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A: Statistics in Society2.110
Addictive Behaviors2.085
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health2.075
Journal of Adolescence2.050
Journal of Marriage and the Family2.028
American Journal of Evaluation2.022
Journal of the American Statistical Association1.992
Journal of Research on Adolescence1.989
Human Nature: An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective1.955
Economic Journal1.945
European Sociological Review1.935
Demography1.931
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology1.923
Biometrika1.912
Journal of Mixed Methods Research1.912
Social Psychology Quarterly1.892
Environment and Planning A1.888
Sociology of Health and Illness1.885
Statistics in Medicine1.877
Journal of Happiness Studies1.875
Accident Analysis and Prevention1.867
Academic Emergency Medicine1.861
Biometrics1.827
Theoretical Population Biology1.800
Socio-Economic Review1.780
Review of General Psychology1.776
Theory, Culture, & Society1.770
Journal of Social Issues1.766
Journal of Applied Econometrics1.758
Crime and Delinquency1.750
European Journal of Population1.750
Sociology of Education1.750
American Journal of Community Psychology1.736
Family Processes1.727
International Journal for Equity in Health1.712
Economy and Society1.700
The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency1.694
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease1.682
Applied Cognitive Psychology1.667
Journal of Labor Economics1.644
Ethnicity and Health1.639
Journal of Interpersonal Violence1.639
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (formerly Family Planning Perspectives)1.636
Research in Human Development1.633
Human Ecology1.629
British Journal of Sociology1.621
AIDS Care1.603
AIDS Education and Prevention1.59
Journal of Women's Health1.569
International Economic Review1.559
Journal of Aging and Health1.556
Culture, Health and Sexuality 1.553
Review of Research in Education1.545
Mathematical Biosciences1.540
Sociological Methods & Research1.524
Urban Studies1.513
Health Policy1.506
The European Journal of Health Economics1.500
International Journal of Geographical Information Science1.472
Sex Roles1.471
Population and Environment1.463
Journal of Public Economics1.459
European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care1.456
Papers in Regional Science1.430
Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis1.378
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse1.372
Reproductive Health Matters1.371
Aging & Mental Health1.368
Sociologia Ruralis 1.362
Journal of the European Economic Association1.357
Sociology 1.352
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion1.348
Social Forces1.343
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research1.339
Urban Affairs Review1.333
Substance Abuse1.333
Health Economics, Policy and Law1.326
Journal of Community Health1.278
China Quarterly1.277
Studies in Family Planning1.277
Environment and Behavior1.275
Public Health Reports 1.275
Social Science Research1.273
Women's Health Issues1.269
Children and Youth Services Review1.269
European Journal of Ageing1.268
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics1.267
Work, Employment and Society1.239
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies1.236
Research on Aging1.233
Social Problems1.226
World Development1.225
International Journal of Public Opinion Research1.222
Journal of Health Psychology1.218
International Journal of Health Services1.205
Demographic Research1.198
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene1.189
Journal of Experimental Criminology1.171
Journal of Geographical Systems1.171
Ageing and Society1.165
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health1.164
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health1.163
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy1.157
International Migration Review1.149
The Sociological Quarterly1.143
Cities1.143
International Journal of Intercultural Relations1.142
Social Indicators Research1.131
Journal of Aging Studies1.115
Field Methods1.111
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 1.102
City and Community1.095
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management1.095
Society and Natural Resources1.090
International Journal of STD and AIDS1.086
Population Studies1.083
Social Science Computer Review1.075
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics1.074
Economics of Education Review1.069
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health1.060
Youth and Society1.058
Theory and Society1.056
Geographical Analysis1.054
Journal of Family Issues1.035
Journal of Comparative Economics1.028
Journal of Religion and Health1.024
Health Care Analysis1.020
Journal of Economic History1.015
The Annals of Regional Science1.010
Journal of Democracy1.008
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science1.006
Identity in the Information Society 1.000
Ethnic and Racial Studies1.000
Social Science Quarterly0.987
Family and Community Health 0.986
Child Indicators Research0.985
Economic Development and Cultural Change0.980
Journal of Biosocial Science0.980
Journal of Applied Gerontology0.972
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice0.963
American Statistician0.960
Medical Anthropology Quarterly0.949
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity0.947
China Economic Review0.941
Survey Methodology0.927
Journal of Population Economics0.923
Sociological Forum0.908
Ethnicity and Disease0.902
Women and Health0.895
Work and Occupations0.886
Journal of International Development0.878
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law0.873
Sociology of Religion0.861
Industrial and Labor Relations Review0.849
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society C: Applied Statistics0.828
Inquiry0.826
Environment and Planning B0.826
The Journal of Economic Inequality0.812
Journal of Development Studies0.794
Qualitative Sociology0.780
Isis0.779
Quality and Quantity0.768
Population Research and Policy Review0.765
Comparative Education Review0.757
Cross-Cultural Research: The Journal of Comparative Social Science0.750
American Journal of Education0.744
Applied Research in Quality of Life0.744
Disability & Society0.727
International Regional Science Review0.725
Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference0.716
Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture0.700
Comparative Education0.696
Rural Sociology0.694
Community Development Journal0.689
Policing and Society0.686
International Journal of Comparative Sociology0.684
Family Relations0.680
Law and Policy0.658
Studies in Comparative International Development0.650
Review of Economics of the Household0.643
Journal of Applied Social Psychology0.633
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse0.618
International Journal of Aging and Human Development0.615
Journal of Adult Development0.596
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment0.577
Continuity and Change0.571
Sociological Perspectives0.569
Social Policy and Administration0.566
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy0.550
International Statistical Review0.540
Journal of Asian Studies0.521
Biodemography and Social Biology0.520
Journal of Family History0.500
International Journal of Health Care Finance & Economics0.488
Social Science History0.485
Housing Policy Debate0.480
International Sociology0.480
Journal of Comparative Family Studies0.476
Signs0.458
Review of Religious Research 0.457
Political Science Quarterly0.442
History of the Family0.410
Journal of Drug Issues0.376
Anthropological Forum0.360
Economics Letters0.359
Latin American Perspectives0.337
Population (INED)0.333
Journal of Official Statistics0.328
Sociological Spectrum0.312
Osiris0.292
Families In Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services0.286
History of Psychology0.265
Ethnology0.067
Asian Population Studies
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
Du Bois Review
Historical Methods
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Journal of Developing Areas
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
The Journal of Social Psychology
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
History and Technology
Journal of Family Theory and Review
Population, Space and Place
Ageing International
Hallym International Journal of Aging
Health Education and Behavior
Journal of Consumer Psychology
BMC Women's Health
Gerontechnology
New Directions for Evaluation
Open Women's Health Journal
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
Women's Health
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
Survey Research Methods
Journal of Family and Economic Issues
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
Asian Journal of Criminology
Gender Issues
Geography and Natural Resources
GeoJournal
Health Research Policy and Systems
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society
Journal of African American Studies
Journal of Bioeconomics
Journal of International Migration and Integration
Journal of Population Ageing
Journal of Population Research
Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences
Race and Social Problems
Social Network Analysis and Mining
Urban Forum
The Urban Review
International Review of Sociology
Community, Work, & Family
The American Sociologist
Sociological Focus
Journal of Poverty
City, culture and society
Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
Community Development
Anthropology & Medicine
Asian Ethnicity
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
Criminal Justice Studies
Critical Public Health
Contemporary South Asia
Contemporary Justice Review
Contemporary Social Science
Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways Toward Terrorism and Genocide
Families Systems and Health