| # | Journal | Articles | Citations | R ARank | R CRank |
|---|
| 1 | Journal of Criminal Justice | 30 | 2,176 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice | 28 | 1,425 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Criminal Justice and Behavior | 13 | 714 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology | 16 | 560 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Justice Quarterly | 8 | 474 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | American Journal of Criminal Justice | 19 | 380 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Comprehensive Psychiatry | 4 | 282 | 201 | 182 |
| 8 | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry | 7 | 235 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology | 5 | 234 | 29 | 9 |
| 10 | Criminal Justice Studies | 4 | 214 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Criminal Justice Review | 4 | 196 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Behavioral Sciences and the Law | 4 | 176 | 41 | 42 |
| 13 | Psychiatric Quarterly | 5 | 174 | 32 | 25 |
| 14 | Journal of Criminal Psychology | 7 | 139 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | 2 | 137 | 736 | 638 |
| 16 | Crime and Delinquency | 9 | 131 | 3 | 54 |
| 17 | Journal of Psychiatric Research | 3 | 121 | 820 | 1.4K |
| 18 | Behavioral and Brain Functions | 1 | 104 | 172 | 107 |
| 19 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 5 | 103 | 3.4K | 5.1K |
| 20 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2 | 99 | 1.4K | 1.5K |
| 21 | Journal of Forensic Sciences | 5 | 97 | 180 | 294 |
| 22 | American Journal of Public Health | 1 | 95 | 2.5K | 2.3K |
| 23 | Social Science Research | 1 | 91 | 429 | 243 |
| 24 | Journal of Interpersonal Violence | 3 | 89 | 350 | 456 |
| 25 | Aggression and Violent Behavior | 4 | 87 | 28 | 298 |
| 26 | Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health | 4 | 85 | 18 | 67 |
| 27 | Journal of Genetic Psychology | 1 | 82 | 164 | 57 |
| 28 | Forensic Science International | 2 | 69 | 1.0K | 1.0K |
| 28 | Journal of Drug Issues | 2 | 69 | 78 | 88 |
| 30 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 | 67 | 367 | 1.1K |
| 31 | Journal of Adolescent Research | 2 | 66 | 43 | 152 |
| 31 | Violence and Victims | 1 | 66 | 232 | 158 |
| 33 | Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | 2 | 64 | 200 | 313 |
| 34 | Annals of Epidemiology | 1 | 60 | 1.2K | 1.1K |
| 35 | Criminology | 1 | 55 | 236 | 407 |
| 35 | Deviant Behavior | 5 | 55 | 26 | 115 |
| 37 | Drug and Alcohol Dependence | 1 | 53 | 3.7K | 3.3K |
| 38 | Preventive Medicine | 2 | 50 | 1.3K | 3.2K |
| 38 | Homicide Studies | 2 | 50 | 24 | 60 |
| 40 | Addictive Behaviors | 1 | 44 | 2.4K | 2.4K |
| 41 | Women and Criminal Justice | 1 | 43 | 45 | 19 |
| 42 | Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment | 1 | 41 | 141 | 131 |
| 43 | Psychiatry Research | 1 | 40 | 5.1K | 5.3K |
| 43 | Prison Journal | 1 | 40 | 53 | 49 |
| 45 | Journal of Criminal Justice Education | 2 | 38 | 26 | 38 |
| 46 | Substance Use and Misuse | 2 | 36 | 521 | 838 |
| 47 | Journal of Child Sexual Abuse | 1 | 34 | 129 | 133 |
| 48 | Psychology, Crime and Law | 4 | 33 | 60 | 240 |
| 49 | Law and Human Behavior | 1 | 32 | 260 | 402 |
| 49 | Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice | 1 | 32 | 30 | 21 |
| 51 | Addiction | 1 | 27 | 2.7K | 4.1K |
| 51 | International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies: IJCYFS | 1 | 27 | 13 | 9 |
| 53 | Children and Youth Services Review | 1 | 26 | 1.5K | 1.6K |
| 53 | Alcohol | 1 | 26 | 583 | 891 |
| 53 | Journal of Personality Disorders | 1 | 26 | 377 | 582 |
| 56 | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | 1 | 24 | 383 | 817 |
| 56 | Child Development Perspectives | 1 | 24 | 132 | 549 |
| 58 | Criminal Justice Studies | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 59 | Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology | 1 | 17 | 64 | 86 |
| 60 | Developmental Psychology | 1 | 16 | 1.5K | 3.3K |
| 61 | Psychological Reports | 1 | 15 | 876 | 1.2K |
| 61 | Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research | 1 | 15 | 40 | 69 |
| 61 | Forensic Science International: Mind and Law | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 |
| 64 | Journal of Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine | 3 | 14 | 111 | 786 |
| 64 | Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland) | 1 | 14 | 322 | 689 |
| 66 | Journal of Pediatrics | 1 | 13 | 4.8K | 10.6K |
| 67 | Journal of Quantitative Criminology | 1 | 12 | 187 | 461 |
| 68 | Journal of Neural Transmission | 1 | 11 | 1.3K | 3.0K |
| 68 | Journal of Youth and Adolescence | 1 | 11 | 1.0K | 2.5K |
| 70 | Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice | 1 | 10 | 59 | 193 |
| 70 | Social Work Research | 1 | 10 | 56 | 199 |
| 70 | International Journal of Forensic Mental Health | 1 | 10 | 134 | 236 |
| 70 | Forensic Science International (Online) | 2 | 10 | 13 | 65 |
| 74 | Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 75 | Social Science Journal | 1 | 8 | 118 | 426 |
| 76 | Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment | 1 | 7 | 258 | 617 |
| 77 | Sociological Quarterly | 1 | 6 | 124 | 461 |
| 77 | Intelligence | 1 | 6 | 364 | 961 |
| 77 | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education | 1 | 6 | 149 | 289 |
| 80 | Victims and Offenders | 1 | 5 | 114 | 337 |
| 80 | AIMS Public Health | 1 | 5 | 80 | 393 |
| 82 | Child and Youth Care Forum | 1 | 4 | 171 | 776 |
| 82 | Criminal Justice Policy Review | 2 | 4 | 26 | 275 |
| 84 | Lancet Psychiatry,the | 2 | 3 | 564 | 3.8K |
| 84 | Aggressive Behavior | 1 | 3 | 379 | 1.5K |
| 86 | Psychiatry, Psychology and Law | 1 | 2 | 214 | 579 |
| 86 | Socius | 1 | 2 | 105 | 481 |
| 88 | British Journal of Criminology | 1 | 0 | 217 | 795 |
