Nursing: 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	International Journal of Nursing Studies	47
-	BMC Nursing	47
3	Nurse Education Today	44
4	Journal of Advanced Nursing	37
5	Nurse Education in Practice	36
6	Journal of Clinical Nursing	34
7	Journal of Nursing Management	32
8	Nursing Open	30
9	International Nursing Review	28
10	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	27
-	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	27
12	Women and Birth	26
-	Geriatric Nursing	26
14	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	25
-	Midwifery	25
16	Heart & Lung	24
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	24
18	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	23
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	23
20	Journal of Professional Nursing	22
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	22
-	Australian Critical Care	22
-	Nursing Outlook	22
24	Nurse Educator	21
-	Nursing Ethics	21
26	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	20
-	Journal of Tissue Viability	20
-	Nursing in Critical Care	20
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	20
30	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	19
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	19
-	Pain Management Nursing	19
35	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	18
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	18
-	Collegian	18
38	Nursing Inquiry	17
39	Journal of Nursing Education	16
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	16
-	International Emergency Nursing	16
42	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	International Journal of Older People Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	15
-	Research in Nursing & Health	15
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	15
-	Cancer Nursing	15
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	15
-	Applied Nursing Research	15
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	15

-	Workplace Health & Safety	15
-	Australasian Emergency Care	15
53	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Public Health Nursing	14
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	14
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	14
58	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Journal of Human Lactation	13
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	13
-	American Journal of Critical Care	13
-	Critical Care Nurse	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	13
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	13
-	Nursing Research	13
-	Asian Nursing Research	13
67	Nursing Philosophy	12
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	12
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	12
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	12
-	American Journal of Nursing	12
-	Biological Research for Nursing	12
73	Contemporary Nurse	11
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	11
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Journal of School Nursing	11
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	11
-	Clinical Nursing Research	11
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	11
83	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Advances in Nursing Science	10
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	10
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	10
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	10
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	10
91	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	9
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	9
-	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	9
-	AORN Journal	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	9
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	9
98	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	8
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	8
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	8
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	8
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	8
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
105	Clinical Nurse Specialist	7
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	7
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	7
108	Journal of Addictions Nursing	6
-	Journal of Trauma Nursing	6
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	6
-	Pflege	6
112	Orthopaedic Nursing	5
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	5
-	Wound Management & Prevention	5
115	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	4
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4
117	Oncology Nursing Forum	2