Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Wayne State University Press
ISSN: 0272930X, 15350266
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Q2
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
1.2
SJR
0.439
CiteScore
1.4
Categories
Education
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Areas
Psychology
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1973, 1996-2022, 2025
journal names
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
MERRILL PALMER QUART
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
605
Citations
16 406
h-index
66
Top-3 citing journals
Social Development
Social Development (460 citations)
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology (386 citations)
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Top-3 organizations
All time in 5 years
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (14 publications)
Wayne State University
Wayne State University (8 publications)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
All time in 5 years
USA (205 publications)
Canada (29 publications)
Netherlands (9 publications)

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Social Development
Social Development, 460, 2.8%
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology, 386, 2.35%
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 332, 2.02%
Child Development
Child Development, 311, 1.9%
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 248, 1.51%
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 236, 1.44%
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 216, 1.32%
International Journal of Behavioral Development
International Journal of Behavioral Development, 213, 1.3%
Early Education and Development
Early Education and Development, 210, 1.28%
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 188, 1.15%
Development and Psychopathology
Development and Psychopathology, 174, 1.06%
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Adolescence, 169, 1.03%
Infant and Child Development
Infant and Child Development, 169, 1.03%
Journal of Early Adolescence
Journal of Early Adolescence, 161, 0.98%
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 156, 0.95%
Journal of School Psychology
Journal of School Psychology, 144, 0.88%
Early Child Development and Care
Early Child Development and Care, 141, 0.86%
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of Research on Adolescence, 140, 0.85%
Aggressive Behavior
Aggressive Behavior, 139, 0.85%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 120, 0.73%
Children and Youth Services Review
Children and Youth Services Review, 116, 0.71%
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 101, 0.62%
Learning and Individual Differences
Learning and Individual Differences, 99, 0.6%
Current Psychology
Current Psychology, 98, 0.6%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 97, 0.59%
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 89, 0.54%
Infant Behavior and Development
Infant Behavior and Development, 89, 0.54%
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Development, 83, 0.51%
Developmental Review
Developmental Review, 82, 0.5%
Personality and Individual Differences
Personality and Individual Differences, 81, 0.49%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 79, 0.48%
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 74, 0.45%
Psychology in the Schools
Psychology in the Schools, 64, 0.39%
Sex Roles
Sex Roles, 64, 0.39%
Aggression and Violent Behavior
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 59, 0.36%
European Journal of Developmental Psychology
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 58, 0.35%
Journal of Cognition and Development
Journal of Cognition and Development, 55, 0.34%
Early Childhood Education Journal
Early Childhood Education Journal, 53, 0.32%
Attachment and Human Development
Attachment and Human Development, 53, 0.32%
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect, 52, 0.32%
Contemporary Educational Psychology
Contemporary Educational Psychology, 49, 0.3%
Children
Children, 48, 0.29%
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 47, 0.29%
Journal of Genetic Psychology
Journal of Genetic Psychology, 46, 0.28%
Infant Mental Health Journal
Infant Mental Health Journal, 43, 0.26%
Social Psychology of Education
Social Psychology of Education, 42, 0.26%
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 41, 0.25%
Developmental Science
Developmental Science, 41, 0.25%
Reading and Writing
Reading and Writing, 37, 0.23%
British Journal of Educational Psychology
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 37, 0.23%
Child Development Perspectives
Child Development Perspectives, 37, 0.23%
Educational Psychology Review
Educational Psychology Review, 35, 0.21%
Infancy
Infancy, 34, 0.21%
Applied Developmental Science
Applied Developmental Science, 34, 0.21%
School Psychology International
School Psychology International, 33, 0.2%
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 33, 0.2%
European Journal of Psychology of Education
European Journal of Psychology of Education, 32, 0.2%
Family Relations
Family Relations, 31, 0.19%
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31, 0.19%
Frontiers in Education
Frontiers in Education, 31, 0.19%
Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 31, 0.19%
Advances in Child Development and Behavior
Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 31, 0.19%
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal, 31, 0.19%
Developmental Psychobiology
Developmental Psychobiology, 30, 0.18%
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 30, 0.18%
Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality, 30, 0.18%
Parenting
Parenting, 29, 0.18%
Journal of School Violence
Journal of School Violence, 29, 0.18%
Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology, 29, 0.18%
Child and Youth Care Forum
Child and Youth Care Forum, 28, 0.17%
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Affective Disorders, 28, 0.17%
Youth and Society
Youth and Society, 27, 0.16%
Journal of Moral Education
Journal of Moral Education, 27, 0.16%
School Psychology Review, 27, 0.16%
Computers in Human Behavior
Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 0.16%
Journal of Marriage and Family
Journal of Marriage and Family, 25, 0.15%
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 25, 0.15%
Pediatrics
Pediatrics, 25, 0.15%
School Mental Health
School Mental Health, 24, 0.15%
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 23, 0.14%
Child Indicators Research
Child Indicators Research, 23, 0.14%
Journal of Early Childhood Research
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 23, 0.14%
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, 23, 0.14%
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 22, 0.13%
Journal of Research in Personality
Journal of Research in Personality, 22, 0.13%
Journal of Child Language
Journal of Child Language, 22, 0.13%
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Family Issues, 22, 0.13%
Cognition
Cognition, 22, 0.13%
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology, 21, 0.13%
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 21, 0.13%
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 21, 0.13%
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Sciences, 21, 0.13%
Journal of Family Violence
Journal of Family Violence, 20, 0.12%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 20, 0.12%
Memory
Memory, 20, 0.12%
Psychological Reports
Psychological Reports, 20, 0.12%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 20, 0.12%
First Language
First Language, 19, 0.12%
Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment, 19, 0.12%
Adolescent Research Review
Adolescent Research Review, 19, 0.12%
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Wiley
Wiley, 3171, 19.33%
Elsevier
Elsevier, 2802, 17.08%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 2450, 14.93%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 2232, 13.6%
SAGE
SAGE, 1472, 8.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 536, 3.27%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 507, 3.09%
MDPI
MDPI, 343, 2.09%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 113, 0.69%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 100, 0.61%
Emerald
Emerald, 82, 0.5%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Hogrefe Publishing Group, 65, 0.4%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
American Speech Language Hearing Association, 60, 0.37%
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA), 60, 0.37%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 59, 0.36%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 51, 0.31%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
Social Science Electronic Publishing, 42, 0.26%
Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews, 35, 0.21%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 31, 0.19%
Consortium Erudit
Consortium Erudit, 31, 0.19%
National Association of School Psychologists, 30, 0.18%
University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press, 29, 0.18%
Springer Publishing Company, 28, 0.17%
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics, 27, 0.16%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 21, 0.13%
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 21, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 20, 0.12%
Guilford Publications, 20, 0.12%
Mary Ann Liebert
Mary Ann Liebert, 19, 0.12%
Hans Publishers
Hans Publishers, 19, 0.12%
BMJ
BMJ, 18, 0.11%
Early Childhood Australia, 16, 0.1%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 15, 0.09%
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Association (AMA), 15, 0.09%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 14, 0.09%
China Science Publishing & Media, 14, 0.09%
S. Karger AG
S. Karger AG, 14, 0.09%
SciELO
SciELO, 14, 0.09%
JMIR Publications
JMIR Publications, 14, 0.09%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 14, 0.09%
American Educational Research Association, 13, 0.08%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 12, 0.07%
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co, KG, 12, 0.07%
IOS Press
IOS Press, 11, 0.07%
Johann Ambrosius Barth, 11, 0.07%
CAIRN
CAIRN, 11, 0.07%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 10, 0.06%
Akademiai Kiado
Akademiai Kiado, 9, 0.05%
National Documentation Centre (EKT), 9, 0.05%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 8, 0.05%
Research Square Platform LLC, 8, 0.05%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 7, 0.04%
American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association, 7, 0.04%
Human Kinetics
Human Kinetics, 7, 0.04%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 7, 0.04%
Associacao Brasileira de Psicologia Escolar e Educacional (ABRAPEE), 6, 0.04%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 6, 0.04%
Verlag Hans Huber AG, 6, 0.04%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 6, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
Ubiquity Press, 6, 0.04%
Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Health Perspectives, 6, 0.04%
Colegio Oficial de la Psicologia de Madrid, 6, 0.04%
Brill
Brill, 5, 0.03%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 5, 0.03%
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 5, 0.03%
Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia, 5, 0.03%
Franco Angeli, 5, 0.03%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 4, 0.02%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 4, 0.02%
University of Warsaw, 4, 0.02%
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Masaryk University Press, 4, 0.02%
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National Recreation and Park Association, 4, 0.02%
Mark Allen Group, 4, 0.02%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES), 4, 0.02%
Termedia Sp. z.o.o., 4, 0.02%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS, 4, 0.02%
IntechOpen, 4, 0.02%
British Psychological Society, 4, 0.02%
Men's Studies Press, LLC, 4, 0.02%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 3, 0.02%
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 3, 0.02%
National Assn. of Social Workers, 3, 0.02%
Wayne State University Press, 3, 0.02%
Asociacion Espanola De Logopedia Foniatria Y Audiologia, 3, 0.02%
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 3, 0.02%
American Society for Nutrition
American Society for Nutrition, 3, 0.02%
T.C. Milli Egitim Bakanligi, 3, 0.02%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID), 3, 0.02%
The European Association of Counselling Psychology, 3, 0.02%
The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 3, 0.02%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2, 0.01%
AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing, 2, 0.01%
Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, 2, 0.01%
Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2, 0.01%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2, 0.01%
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Arizona State University
Arizona State University, 14, 2.31%
Wayne State University
Wayne State University, 8, 1.32%
University of Michigan
University of Michigan, 7, 1.16%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 7, 1.16%
University of Jyväskylä
University of Jyväskylä, 6, 0.99%
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles, 6, 0.99%
Purdue University
Purdue University, 6, 0.99%
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University, 6, 0.99%
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia, 5, 0.83%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 5, 0.83%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 5, 0.83%
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal, 5, 0.83%
University of Turku
University of Turku, 4, 0.66%
Florida State University
Florida State University, 4, 0.66%
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, 4, 0.66%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4, 0.66%
Duke University
Duke University, 4, 0.66%
New York University
New York University, 4, 0.66%
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University, 4, 0.66%
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas, 4, 0.66%
Utrecht University
Utrecht University, 4, 0.66%
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park, 4, 0.66%
Temple University
Temple University, 4, 0.66%
University of Southern California
University of Southern California, 3, 0.5%
Michigan State University
Michigan State University, 3, 0.5%
Yale University
Yale University, 3, 0.5%
Georgetown University
Georgetown University, 3, 0.5%
Northwestern University
Northwestern University, 3, 0.5%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 3, 0.5%
University of Washington
University of Washington, 3, 0.5%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 3, 0.5%
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin, 3, 0.5%
Leiden University
Leiden University, 3, 0.5%
Carleton University
Carleton University, 3, 0.5%
Miami University
Miami University, 3, 0.5%
University of Rochester
University of Rochester, 3, 0.5%
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, 3, 0.5%
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University, 3, 0.5%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2, 0.33%
Uppsala University
Uppsala University, 2, 0.33%
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen, 2, 0.33%
Örebro University
Örebro University, 2, 0.33%
East China Normal University
East China Normal University, 2, 0.33%
University of Padua
University of Padua, 2, 0.33%
King's College London
King's College London, 2, 0.33%
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University, 2, 0.33%
Columbia University
Columbia University, 2, 0.33%
Ohio State University
Ohio State University, 2, 0.33%
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis, 2, 0.33%
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside, 2, 0.33%
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago, 2, 0.33%
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University, 2, 0.33%
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame, 2, 0.33%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2, 0.33%
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University, 2, 0.33%
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo, 2, 0.33%
Emory University
Emory University, 2, 0.33%
Lehigh University
Lehigh University, 2, 0.33%
Université Laval
Université Laval, 2, 0.33%
University of Louisville
University of Louisville, 2, 0.33%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2, 0.33%
University of Delaware
University of Delaware, 2, 0.33%
University of Utah
University of Utah, 2, 0.33%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2, 0.33%
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University, 1, 0.17%
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University, 1, 0.17%
Peking University
Peking University, 1, 0.17%
Fudan University
Fudan University, 1, 0.17%
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University, 1, 0.17%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1, 0.17%
Ghent University
Ghent University, 1, 0.17%
Stockholm University
Stockholm University, 1, 0.17%
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich, 1, 0.17%
University of Zurich
University of Zurich, 1, 0.17%
South China Normal University
South China Normal University, 1, 0.17%
University College London
University College London, 1, 0.17%
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge, 1, 0.17%
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.17%
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham, 1, 0.17%
Kingston University
Kingston University, 1, 0.17%
University of Chieti-Pescara
University of Chieti-Pescara, 1, 0.17%
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne, 1, 0.17%
Macquarie University
Macquarie University, 1, 0.17%
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 1, 0.17%
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 1, 0.17%
Stanford University
Stanford University, 1, 0.17%
Western Washington University
Western Washington University, 1, 0.17%
Auburn University
Auburn University, 1, 0.17%
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong, 1, 0.17%
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1, 0.17%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1, 0.17%
West Virginia University
West Virginia University, 1, 0.17%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 1, 0.17%
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego, 1, 0.17%
San Diego State University
San Diego State University, 1, 0.17%
DePaul University
DePaul University, 1, 0.17%
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University, 1, 0.17%
Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University, 1, 0.17%
Georgia State University
Georgia State University, 1, 0.17%
University of South Florida
University of South Florida, 1, 0.17%
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University of Zurich
University of Zurich, 1, 1.1%
Arizona State University
Arizona State University, 1, 1.1%
New York University
New York University, 1, 1.1%
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago, 1, 1.1%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1, 1.1%
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USA, 205, 33.88%
Canada, 29, 4.79%
Netherlands, 9, 1.49%
Finland, 9, 1.49%
China, 7, 1.16%
Italy, 7, 1.16%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.99%
Sweden, 5, 0.83%
Australia, 3, 0.5%
Germany, 2, 0.33%
Belgium, 2, 0.33%
Israel, 2, 0.33%
Switzerland, 2, 0.33%
Greece, 1, 0.17%
Costa Rica, 1, 0.17%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.17%
South Africa, 1, 0.17%
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Switzerland, 1, 1.1%
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