Impact Factor
4.05
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
5.01
1,416 total citations
h5-index
50
h5 depth signal
Cited share
87.5%
259 of 296
Total citations
1,416
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.95
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.7%
38 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,352
United Kingdom
186
Canada
157
China
143
Germany
135
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry & Psychology
1,378
Education & Pedagogy
530
Neurosciences
494
Linguistics & Language Studies
377
Sociology
370
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
11,889
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
296
259 cited publications
Last 12 months
241
24.1 publications/month
Open access share
48.1%
116 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,352 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry & Psychology
1,378 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v36n4,Dec. 1965-
v36n4,Dec. 1965-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Psychiatry & Psychology
Neurosciences
Linguistics & Language Studies
Education & Pedagogy
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Society for Research in Child Development
Broad Categories
Pediatrics
Psychiatry & Psychology
Neurosciences
Linguistics & Language Studies
MeSH Descriptors
Growth
Psychology, Child
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag193
Open DOI
Both twin and molecular genetic models indicate genetic confounding in the relationship between executive function, socioeconomic status, and parenting in middle childhood
While there is a wide range of environments that have been implicated in executive function (EF) development, most are related to the behavior of genetic relatives such as parents, meaning there is significant risk that genetics confound...
02
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag189
Open DOI
Informal learning activities improve early fraction knowledge: A randomized controlled study
This study examined the effects of learning activities on first- and second-grade children's early fraction knowledge (N = 83) from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States: 42% of the sample was male, 45% female, and 13% unreported....
03
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag186
Open DOI
“We fight for what is right ”: A critical framework of ethnic-racial socialization in early childhood
The present study proposes a framework of critical ethnic-racial socialization. A pilot study with 74 parents (32% Latinx; 27% Black; 19% White; 11% Asian; 8% Multiracial; 3% indigenous) and their 3- to 7-year-old children (57% girls) co...
04
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag190
Open DOI
Food neophobia predicts early cognitive development: A longitudinal study
Food neophobia, the tendency to reject novel food, has been linked to children's categorization and executive functions in cross-sectional research, but the developmental direction of these relations remains unclear. This longitudinal st...
05
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag179
Open DOI
Young children's spontaneous comprehension of symbol–referent relationships in the graphic domain
Young children's communicative skills in language and gesture are well documented, yet much less is known about their ability to interpret graphical symbols. Across three coordinated studies using identical procedures, we examined child...
06
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag182
Open DOI
The fifth player: Understanding bystander responses to gender-based exclusion in esports
Children and adolescents evaluate gender-based exclusion by drawing on multiple contextual and individual factors. This pre-registered study examined how excluder intentionality, peer norms, and victim response, shaped bystander judgment...
07
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag181
Open DOI
When being good means being weak: Preschoolers' dual evaluation of victims along moral and agentic dimensions
Across 4 experimental studies (N = 526), we investigated whether children judge victims along 2 fundamental dimensions of social cognition, morality and agency/competence, and whether attributions of blame moderate these evaluations. You...
08
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag154
Open DOI
Examining associations between monitoring-related parenting phenotypes and youth externalizing using a discordant sibling random-intercept cross-lagged panel model
In this registered report, we introduce a new discordant sibling random-intercept cross-lagged panel model and apply it to investigate within-person/family and between-family bidirectional associations of parental monitoring-related phen...
09
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag187
Open DOI
How young children learn mental state words: Decision processes and links to theory of mind
Learning words that refer to mental states is a critical developmental milestone, yet how these words are learned remains poorly understood. In this study, 102 Chinese young children (Mage = 3.28; 45 girls) and 102 young adults (Mage = 2...
10
DOI 10.1093/chidev/aacag185
Open DOI
Distractor-based visual statistical learning affects attentional capture in elementary school students
Visual statistical learning (VSL) modulates adult attentional capture via distractor suppression at high-probability locations or features, but its development in children is unclear. This study investigated how distractor-based VSL infl...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Also issued online.
Microfilm. v. 1 (1930)-20 (1949). 4 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
Issued Mar. 1936- by the Society for Research in Child Development.
Indexes: Vols. 1-16, 1930-45, in v. 16, no. 4.
Vol. 54, no. 1 (FEB 1984)19890818 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper