Early Human Development

pISSN: 0378-3782eISSN: 1872-6232• JCR: EARLY HUM DEVElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

2.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+5.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYSCIEQ2
PEDIATRICSSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Early Human Development current release and JCR quartile

Early Human Development's newest impact factor is 2.1, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #3,258 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,276 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Early Human Development against journals publishing in the same field.

#3,258
of 6,225 field journals

Early Human Development publication trend

Published 640 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.1.

2026 vs 2025: -142
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Journal Details

Total Articles
8,607
H-Index
158
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,440 USD
Subject Areas
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Article Volume

2022
97
2023
139
2024
174
2025
186
2026
44
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