Journal metric profile

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 3.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 12/102 Recorded category rank

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE metric snapshot

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is WILEY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.200. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 12 out of 102 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 12% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (4.200) is 1.000 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (3.200). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 3.100, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.150. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE lists total cites: 9,468; total articles: 101; citable items: 101. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1363-755X and electronic ISSN 1467-7687. The publisher is recorded as WILEY. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameDEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
Abbreviated journalDEVELOPMENTAL SCI
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,390
ISSN1363-755X
eISSN1467-7687
Total cites9,468
Total articles101
Citable items101
Cited half-life9.3 years
Citing half-life10.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.200
5-Year Impact Factor4.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.100
Journal Citation Indicator1.150
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank12/102
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE is 3.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE?

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 12/102. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE is 4.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE?

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE is listed in this directory as being published by WILEY.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.