Health Policy & Services: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	69
2	Digital Health	39
-	Health Affairs	39
4	Value in Health	34
-	Implementation Science	34
6	Health Expectations	29
-	Pharmacoeconomics	29
8	Health Policy	28
9	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	27
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	27
-	Psychiatric Services	27
12	Quality of Life Research	26
-	BMC Palliative Care	26
-	Health Promotion International	26
15	BMJ Quality & Safety	25
-	Health Policy and Technology	25
17	Human Resources for Health	24
18	Health Communication	23
-	Milbank Quarterly	23
20	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	22
-	Journal of Health Economics	22
22	Health Economics	21
23	Disability and Health Journal	20
-	Health Economics Review	20
-	Health Services Research	20
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	20
27	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	19
28	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
-	Community Mental Health Journal	18
-	Journal of Community Health	18
-	Medical Care	18
-	European Journal of Health Economics	18
33	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
36	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	16
-	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	16
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	16
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
42	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	15
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	15
45	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
-	Health Care Management Science	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Medical Decision Making	14
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	14
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	14

-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
52	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	13
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	13
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	13
-	Journal of Patient Safety	13
56	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	12
-	Health Systems & Reform	12
59	Journal of Palliative Care	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
-	Australian Health Review	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
63	Psychology Public Policy and Law	10
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	10
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	10
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	10
-	Health Sociology Review	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
69	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
70	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	8
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
-	Health Information Management Journal	8
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	8
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	8
77	Health Care Analysis	7
78	Health Policy and Planning	4