New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Social Sciences

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The 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 Papers
1 Sustainability55393
2 Value in Health18639
3 Innovation in Aging16241
4 Healthcare12223
5 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise10218
6 Land9323
7 BMC Health Services Research6637
8 BMC Medical Education6013
9 SAGE Open5327
10 Journal of Personalized Medicine5002
11 Journal of Medical Internet Research4825
12 BMC Geriatrics4519
13 BMC Nursing3855
14 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3721
15 Supportive Care in Cancer3632
16 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine3598
17 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3449
18 Social Science & Medicine3426
19 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3278
20 Systems3105
21 International Journal of Integrated Care3091
22 Applied Economics3090
23 Energy Economics3003
24 Cities2999
25 Resources Policy2997
26 Education and Information Technologies2892
27 International Review of Economics & Finance2891
28 Journal of General Internal Medicine2883
29 Digital Health2748
30 Journal of Chemical Education2662
31 Gait & Posture2654
32 Technological Forecasting and Social Change2641
33 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2559
34 Journal of Advanced Nursing2513
35 Sustainable Development2508
36 Applied Economics Letters2378
37 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2365
38 Business Strategy and the Environment2307
39 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2270
40 Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government2190
41 Patient Education and Counseling2181
42 npj Digital Medicine2172
43 Children and Youth Services Review2163
44 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2149
45 Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports2117
46 Energy Research & Social Science2082
47 Economics Letters2031
48 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1968
49 Energy Policy1924
50 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1889
51 Journal of Clinical Nursing1869
52 Child Abuse & Neglect1776
53 Geriatric Nursing1715
54 American Journal of Sports Medicine1704
55 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1703
56 Academic Medicine1701
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management1701
58 Marine Policy1691
59 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1686
60 American Journal of Bioethics1676
61 Economic Analysis and Policy1656
62 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1645
63 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1638
64 Nursing Open1630
65 Land Use Policy1599
66 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1576
67 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1537
68 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior1533
69 American Journal of Nursing1496
70 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1475
71 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1464
72 Environmental Impact Assessment Review1452
73 AIDS and Behavior1446
74 Economic Modelling1434
75 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1432
76 Perspectives on Politics1412
77 Journal of Palliative Medicine1405
78 Addiction1387
- Health Expectations1387
80 Teaching and Teacher Education1374
81 Physics Teacher1373
82 Journal of Applied Physiology1372
83 Ethnic and Racial Studies1371
84 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1365
85 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport1357
86 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1354
87 Accident Analysis and Prevention1350
88 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1335
89 Nurse Education Today1330
90 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific1328
91 Transport Policy1326
92 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1321
93 Geriatrics & Gerontology International1317
94 Journal of Rural Studies1314
95 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1310
96 Journal of Healthcare Engineering1298
97 JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1285
98 International Journal of Medical Informatics1282
99 European Journal of Applied Physiology1279
100 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1274
101 Current Issues in Tourism1272
- Nurse Education in Practice1272
103 BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation1271
104 Nature Climate Change1270
105 Ecological Economics1247
106 BMC Medical Research Methodology1246
107 International Affairs1242
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1242
109 Medical Education1235
110 Technology in Society1225
111 Sustainable Production and Consumption1219
112 Forensic Science International1216
113 Medical Teacher1215
114 PM&R1210
115 Journal of Business Ethics1205
- International Journal of Drug Policy1205
- Gaceta Sanitaria1205
118 International Journal of Hospitality Management1201
119 World Development1186
120 British Journal of Sports Medicine1175
121 BMC Palliative Care1171
122 Journal of Surgical Education1168
123 Interactive Learning Environments1161
124 Archives of Sexual Behavior1151
125 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1149
126 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade1144
127 Journal of Transport Geography1138
128 European Journal of Education1135
129 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice1134
130 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1129
131 Substance Use & Misuse1123
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1123
133 New Media & Society1111
134 Women and Birth1110
135 Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP1101
136 Midwifery1085
- Quality of Life Research1085
138 Addictive Behaviors1084
- International Psychogeriatrics1084
140 Computational Economics1083
141 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1081
142 International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching1073
- Journal of Sports Sciences1073
144 Journal of Environmental Psychology1069
- Managerial and Decision Economics1069
- Nursing in Critical Care1069
147 System1059
148 Technology and Health Care1058
149 Journal of American College Health1052
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association1052
151 Journal of Forensic Sciences1037
152 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies1036
153 Psychiatric Services1029
154 Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1022
155 British Journal of Social Work1017
156 Applied Geography1015
157 International Journal of Qualitative Methods1005
158 Pain Management Nursing1000
- International Journal of Legal Medicine1000
160 Psycho-Oncology999
161 Journal of Applied Gerontology995
162 Nurse Educator993
163 Thinking Skills and Creativity984
164 Journal of Nursing Management975
165 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing966
166 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation962
167 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development960
168 Health Communication958
169 Health Affairs957
170 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports956
171 International Journal of Nursing Studies952
172 Nature Sustainability945
173 Telemedicine and E-Health941
174 Journal of Econometrics923
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences923
176 Knee917
177 Journal of Medical Ethics913
178 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance911
179 Gerontologist910
- Habitat International910
- Social Indicators Research910
182 Australian Critical Care909
183 AORN Journal906
184 European Journal of Oncology Nursing905
185 Geoforum902
186 Early Childhood Education Journal889
187 BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care886
188 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences878
189 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing875
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology875
191 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma871
192 Antiquity870
193 Health Promotion International867
194 Journal of Urban Affairs865
195 Landscape and Urban Planning863
- Heart & Lung863
197 Journal of Cultural Heritage856
198 Clinical Biomechanics854
199 Risk Analysis850
200 Violence Against Women848
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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