SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,232CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Pediatrics

Abbreviation (ISO):PEDIATRICS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.168•SCImago Rank: #1,232•Identifier (ISSN):0031-4005(Print)/1098-4275(Online)•Articles / Year: 577•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,937 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.1
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
311

311 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
577articles/year
3.99% Gold OA•92.08% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.703)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.124)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.359)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.401)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.515)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Pediatrics is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics publishes original research, clinical observations, and special feature articles in the field of pediatrics, as broadly defined. Contributions pertinent to pediatrics also include related fields such as nutrition, surgery, dentistry, public health, child health services, human genetics, basic sciences, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.6%Biology66.6%Internal medicine57.4%Pediatrics45.9%Pathology43.3%Psychology43%Genetics35.4%Psychiatry34%Surgery32.5%Chemistry26.2%Political science23.6%Law23.2%Biochemistry21.4%Mathematics21.3%Sociology20.4%Immunology20.4%Family medicine20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,232Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1948-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.168

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
422

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,937 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations9,974
3-Year Documents2,019
Citable Documents1,721

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)9

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate63.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PEDIATRICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1948
Editorial Address
AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS, 141 NORTH-WEST POINT BLVD,, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, USA, IL, 60007-1098
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PEDIATRICS
JCRSCIE
5/190Q1
PEDIATRICS
JCISCIE
4/190Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—428333
20256.46072,247
20246.26735,885
202386479,971
20229.70376416,721
20217.1241,92724,063
20205.3592,09341,020
20195.4012,29436,897
20185.5153,03546,528
2017—1,05951,221
2016—1,50966,434
2015—1,22065,406
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Pediatrics

WoS Q1
36912201820192020202120222023202420256.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: b631639b-df13-44a3-ae76-36aea728806a
Database Updated: 2026-10-01