Journal profile

Attachment & human development

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN1461-6734 | 1469-2988 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.20
Citation rate 2.73 174 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 74.7% 56 of 75
Total citations 174 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.04 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.3% 11 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 200
Netherlands 61
United Kingdom 48
Israel 45
Canada 44

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 371
Psychiatry 80
Sociology 53
Neurosciences 50
Obstetrics/Gynecology 47

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 979 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 75 56 cited publications
Last 12 months 29 2.9 publications/month
Open access share 34.5% 10 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 200 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 371 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 4 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Apr. 1999-
PubMed
v1n1, Apr. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry & Psychology

Broad Categories

Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences Psychiatry & Psychology

MeSH Descriptors

Family Relations Human Development Object Attachment Parent-Child Relations

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

02
Patricia Bravo, Pauline W. Jansen, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg et al.
This longitudinal study within the Generation R cohort (n = 1,085) examined how maternal, child, and contextual factors relate to maternal sensitivity across childhood. Maternal sensitivity was observed at child ages 1, 3, 4, and 10 usin...
03
Karine Gagné, George M. Tarabulsy, Jessica Pearson et al.
It is well established that family context has a significant impact on child developmental trajectory and future adjustment (Arnold et al., 2023; Milojevich et al., 2020; Wustmann Seiler et al., 20...
07
Angel S. Dunbar, Jason D. Jones, Jessica A. Stern et al.
Black youth face racial inequities in their communities that translate to more severe consequences for their displays of negative emotions than their White counterparts. Researchers propose that a balanced approach to emotion socializati...
09
Cory R. Platts, Ashley M. Groh, Jana Runze et al.
A central premise of attachment theory is that the quality of a child’s attachment to a parent is rooted in the quality of the caregiving environment (Ainsworth et al., 1978; Bowlby, 1969/1982). Sp...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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Imprint varies.

Also issued online.