Bibliometric Analysis
Journal Bibliometric Report (2021)
The Journal Bibliometric Report is based on all publications in Medline/Pubmed that were cited by Medline/Pubmed publications in 2021.
Journals for Behavioral Sciences
For each journal, the table below lists the year of the most recent citable publication (Last Year); the total number of times citable publications were cited in 2021 (Total Cites); the average number of times citable publications from 2019 and 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (Impact Factor); the average number of times citable publications from 2016 through 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (5-Year Impact); the average number of times citable publications from 2021 were cited by publications in 2021 (Immediacy Index); the number of citable publications in 2021 (Articles); and the median age in years of citable publications that were cited by publications in 2021 (Cited Half-Life). Citable publications are those whose Medline/Pubmed type is "Journal Article", which in general includes things like original research, meta-analysis, and reviews, but does not include editorials or letters. The data in the table below includes self-citations.
| Rank | Journal | Last Year | Total Cites | Impact Factor | 5-Year Impact | Immediacy Index | Articles | CitedHalfLife | JournalDetails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addict Behav | 2026 | 9940 | 2.022 | 2.247 | 0.419 | 320 | 7 | Details |
| 2 | Adv Child Dev Behav | 2026 | 406 | 0.838 | 1.154 | 0.105 | 19 | 10 | Details |
| 3 | Adv Life Course Res | 2026 | 205 | 0.974 | 1.370 | 0.129 | 31 | 3 | Details |
| 4 | Aggress Behav | 2026 | 933 | 0.873 | 1.059 | 0.377 | 61 | 8 | Details |
| 5 | AIDS Behav | 2026 | 10183 | 2.790 | 2.953 | 1.154 | 505 | 5 | Details |
| 6 | Am J Health Behav | 2026 | 1545 | 1.279 | 1.312 | 0.349 | 86 | 8 | Details |
| 7 | Anim Learn Behav | 2002 | 20 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 19 | Details |
| 8 | Ann Behav Med | 2026 | 5308 | 2.946 | 3.511 | 1.226 | 106 | 8 | Details |
| 9 | Annu Rev Sex Res | 2005 | 59 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 19 | Details |
| 10 | Anxiety Stress Coping | 2026 | 1076 | 1.434 | 1.540 | 0.257 | 74 | 7 | Details |
| 11 | Appetite | 2026 | 11616 | 2.398 | 2.255 | 0.632 | 516 | 7 | Details |
| 12 | Appl Psychol Health Well Being | 2026 | 836 | 4.407 | 3.404 | 1.012 | 85 | 2 | Details |
| 13 | Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback | 2026 | 959 | 1.929 | 1.642 | 0.353 | 34 | 9 | Details |
| 14 | Arch Sex Behav | 2026 | 4349 | 1.696 | 1.620 | 0.328 | 293 | 7 | Details |
| 15 | Arch Suicide Res | 2026 | 1084 | 1.108 | 1.369 | 0.081 | 86 | 6 | Details |
| 16 | Attach Hum Dev | 2026 | 938 | 0.760 | 1.025 | 0.333 | 45 | 9 | Details |
| 17 | Behav Brain Funct | 2026 | 990 | 2.150 | 2.167 | 1.091 | 11 | 10 | Details |
| 18 | Behav Brain Res | 2026 | 17601 | 1.613 | 1.806 | 0.290 | 490 | 9 | Details |
| 19 | Behav Brain Sci | 2026 | 3210 | 0.497 | 0.412 | 0.121 | 206 | 11 | Details |
| 20 | Behav Cogn Neurosci Rev | 2006 | 198 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 17 | Details |
| 21 | Behav Cogn Psychother | 2026 | 680 | 0.785 | 0.833 | 0.375 | 40 | 7 | Details |
| 22 | Behav Genet | 2026 | 1954 | 1.913 | 1.615 | 0.640 | 50 | 12 | Details |
| 23 | Behav Med | 2026 | 762 | 2.088 | 1.756 | 0.156 | 32 | 6 | Details |
| 24 | Behav Modif | 2026 | 1036 | 0.602 | 1.114 | 0.140 | 43 | 10 | Details |
| 25 | Behav Neural Biol | 1994 | 343 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 34 | Details |
| 26 | Behav Neurol | 2026 | 1217 | 1.654 | 1.960 | 0.092 | 65 | 6 | Details |
| 27 | Behav Neurosci | 2026 | 3948 | 1.327 | 1.554 | 0.700 | 80 | 16 | Details |
| 28 | Behav Pharmacol | 2026 | 1737 | 1.204 | 1.300 | 0.415 | 65 | 9 | Details |
| 29 | Behav Processes | 2026 | 2298 | 0.504 | 0.747 | 0.121 | 157 | 8 | Details |
| 30 | Behav Res Methods | 2026 | 9993 | 2.748 | 3.296 | 0.739 | 284 | 11 | Details |
| 31 | Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput | 2004 | 857 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 18 | Details |
| 32 | Behav Res Ther | 2026 | 9681 | 2.191 | 2.801 | 0.328 | 137 | 14 | Details |
| 33 | Behav Sci | 1996 | 135 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 47 | Details |
| 34 | Behav Sci Law | 2026 | 447 | 0.575 | 0.522 | 0.094 | 53 | 11 | Details |
| 35 | Behav Sleep Med | 2026 | 1311 | 1.726 | 1.967 | 0.241 | 54 | 6 | Details |
| 36 | Behav Ther | 2026 | 2451 | 1.607 | 2.326 | 0.278 | 90 | 7 | Details |
| 37 | Biofeedback Self Regul | 1996 | 132 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 32 | Details |
| 38 | Brain Behav | 2026 | 4233 | 2.136 | 2.053 | 1.327 | 443 | 2 | Details |
| 39 | Brain Behav Evol | 2026 | 1224 | 0.826 | 0.988 | 0.515 | 33 | 15 | Details |
| 40 | Brain Imaging Behav | 2026 | 3241 | 2.105 | 2.409 | 0.879 | 321 | 4 | Details |
| 41 | Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci | 2026 | 2421 | 1.766 | 1.756 | 0.169 | 118 | 8 | Details |
| 42 | Cogn Behav Ther | 2026 | 1185 | 1.620 | 2.687 | 2.152 | 33 | 6 | Details |
| 43 | Cortex | 2026 | 7374 | 1.884 | 2.215 | 0.396 | 265 | 6 | Details |
| 44 | Crim Behav Ment Health | 2026 | 251 | 0.333 | 0.338 | 0.120 | 25 | 9 | Details |
| 45 | Crisis | 2026 | 974 | 0.934 | 1.115 | 0.280 | 75 | 7 | Details |
| 46 | Cult Health Sex | 2026 | 1508 | 1.045 | 1.139 | 0.163 | 104 | 6 | Details |
| 47 | Curr Top Behav Neurosci | 2026 | 1709 | 2.108 | 2.843 | 0.826 | 69 | 5 | Details |
| 48 | Cyberpsychol Behav | 2009 | 1311 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 15 | Details |
| 49 | Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw | 2026 | 2459 | 1.920 | 1.818 | 0.442 | 95 | 6 | Details |
| 50 | Eat Behav | 2026 | 2041 | 1.231 | 1.542 | 0.253 | 91 | 7 | Details |
| 51 | Epilepsy Behav | 2026 | 7238 | 1.434 | 1.437 | 0.327 | 612 | 5 | Details |
| 52 | Evol Psychol | 2026 | 324 | 0.594 | 0.582 | 0.143 | 35 | 7 | Details |
| 53 | Genes Brain Behav | 2026 | 2931 | 2.059 | 2.243 | 0.917 | 48 | 9 | Details |
| 54 | Health Educ Behav | 2026 | 3066 | 2.500 | 2.074 | 0.388 | 139 | 8 | Details |
| 55 | Health Psychol Rev | 2026 | 1346 | 3.543 | 4.294 | 0.864 | 22 | 5 | Details |
| 56 | Health Transit Rev | 1997 | 48 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
| 57 | Horm Behav | 2026 | 5615 | 1.618 | 1.822 | 0.267 | 101 | 10 | Details |
| 58 | Infant Behav Dev | 2026 | 1493 | 1.127 | 1.219 | 0.139 | 122 | 8 | Details |
| 59 | Infant Ment Health J | 2026 | 811 | 0.857 | 0.898 | 0.462 | 52 | 7 | Details |
| 60 | Int J Behav Med | 2026 | 2522 | 1.526 | 1.583 | 0.748 | 127 | 10 | Details |
| 61 | Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act | 2026 | 9223 | 5.611 | 5.902 | 1.104 | 163 | 6 | Details |
| 62 | Int J Eat Disord | 2026 | 6329 | 3.086 | 2.897 | 0.643 | 182 | 7 | Details |
| 63 | Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol | 2026 | 539 | 0.332 | 0.340 | 0.050 | 120 | 7 | Details |
| 64 | Integr Physiol Behav Sci | 2005 | 83 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 24 | Details |
| 65 | Integr Psychol Behav Sci | 2026 | 138 | 0.447 | 0.319 | 0.105 | 86 | 4 | Details |
| 66 | J Appl Behav Anal | 2026 | 2086 | 0.852 | 0.920 | 0.235 | 85 | 14 | Details |
| 67 | J Behav Addict | 2026 | 2407 | 3.533 | 3.734 | 0.967 | 92 | 3 | Details |
| 68 | J Behav Health Serv Res | 2026 | 762 | 0.845 | 1.201 | 0.564 | 55 | 6 | Details |
| 69 | J Behav Med | 2026 | 3661 | 1.941 | 2.373 | 0.431 | 72 | 10 | Details |
| 70 | J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry | 2026 | 1764 | 0.835 | 0.936 | 0.093 | 54 | 11 | Details |
| 71 | J Child Sex Abus | 2026 | 384 | 0.570 | 0.516 | 0.036 | 55 | 7 | Details |
| 72 | J Comp Physiol A | 2001 | 632 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 73 | J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol | 2026 | 1306 | 1.043 | 0.894 | 0.419 | 62 | 9 | Details |
| 74 | J Dev Behav Pediatr | 2026 | 2637 | 1.129 | 1.331 | 0.196 | 143 | 10 | Details |
| 75 | J Exp Anal Behav | 2026 | 1453 | 0.799 | 0.812 | 0.184 | 49 | 20 | Details |
| 76 | J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process | 2013 | 633 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 21 | Details |
| 77 | J Exp Psychol Anim Learn Cogn | 2026 | 206 | 0.841 | 0.780 | 0.186 | 43 | 4 | Details |
| 78 | J Genet Psychol | 2026 | 495 | 0.607 | 0.701 | 0.091 | 44 | 14 | Details |
| 79 | J Health Hum Behav | 1966 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 56 | Details |
| 80 | J Health Soc Behav | 2026 | 5949 | 2.339 | 2.878 | 0.521 | 48 | 22 | Details |
| 81 | J Hist Behav Sci | 2026 | 43 | 0.063 | 0.071 | 0.129 | 31 | 16 | Details |
| 82 | J Homosex | 2026 | 1118 | 0.476 | 0.723 | 0.443 | 140 | 7 | Details |
| 83 | J Lesbian Stud | 2026 | 80 | 0.134 | 0.176 | 0.000 | 26 | 9 | Details |
| 84 | J LGBT Health Res | 2008 | 46 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | Details |
| 85 | J Nutr Educ Behav | 2026 | 2292 | 1.222 | 1.409 | 0.316 | 117 | 7 | Details |
| 86 | J Sex Marital Ther | 2026 | 1222 | 1.225 | 1.065 | 0.128 | 78 | 13 | Details |
| 87 | J Sex Res | 2026 | 2336 | 1.467 | 1.873 | 0.324 | 111 | 7 | Details |
| 88 | J Youth Adolesc | 2026 | 4183 | 2.240 | 2.229 | 0.349 | 166 | 7 | Details |
| 89 | Law Hum Behav | 2026 | 552 | 0.444 | 0.473 | 0.061 | 33 | 12 | Details |
| 90 | Learn Behav | 2026 | 441 | 0.579 | 0.702 | 0.158 | 57 | 9 | Details |
| 91 | LGBT Health | 2026 | 1085 | 2.636 | 2.877 | 0.375 | 64 | 4 | Details |
| 92 | Longit Life Course Stud | 2026 | 51 | 0.400 | 0.556 | 0.059 | 17 | 9 | Details |
| 93 | Multivariate Behav Res | 2026 | 3061 | 1.111 | 1.538 | 0.426 | 54 | 10 | Details |
| 94 | Nat Hum Behav | 2026 | 5715 | 7.991 | 6.885 | 5.209 | 191 | 1 | Details |
| 95 | Nebr Symp Motiv | 2017 | 211 | 0.000 | 1.563 | 0.000 | 0 | 25 | Details |
| 96 | Neurobiol Learn Mem | 2026 | 4629 | 1.489 | 1.843 | 0.444 | 124 | 7 | Details |
| 97 | Neurocase | 2026 | 632 | 0.418 | 0.653 | 0.186 | 59 | 10 | Details |
| 98 | Neurosci Behav Physiol | 2023 | 256 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 16 | Details |
| 99 | Neurosci Biobehav Rev | 2026 | 22296 | 4.408 | 5.748 | 0.922 | 511 | 6 | Details |
| 100 | Pavlov J Biol Sci | 1990 | 43 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 41 | Details |
| 101 | Pharmacol Biochem Behav | 2026 | 7243 | 1.780 | 1.867 | 0.430 | 114 | 14 | Details |
| 102 | Physiol Behav | 2026 | 13607 | 1.604 | 1.756 | 0.361 | 255 | 11 | Details |
| 103 | Prog Behav Modif | 1996 | 18 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 29 | Details |
| 104 | Psychometrika | 2026 | 1225 | 0.697 | 1.018 | 0.232 | 69 | 11 | Details |
| 105 | Sex Dev | 2026 | 687 | 0.714 | 1.461 | 0.224 | 58 | 8 | Details |
| 106 | Soc Biol | 2006 | 83 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 107 | Suicide Life Threat Behav | 2026 | 2615 | 1.970 | 1.937 | 0.321 | 131 | 9 | Details |
| 108 | Transl Behav Med | 2026 | 2273 | 2.185 | 2.353 | 1.266 | 241 | 3 | Details |
| 109 | Violence Vict | 2026 | 913 | 0.342 | 0.485 | 0.281 | 32 | 12 | Details |
| 110 | Womens Health | 1998 | 25 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
Note: the data used by the tools on this page are derived from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.