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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	56
2	Health Affairs	42
3	Implementation Science	32
4	Value in Health	31
5	Health Policy	28
-	Psychiatric Services	28
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	28
8	Digital Health	27
-	Health Expectations	27
-	Quality of Life Research	27
-	Disability and Health Journal	27
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	27
13	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	26
-	Health Communication	26
15	BMJ Quality & Safety	25
16	Pharmacoeconomics	24
17	Medical Care	23
18	BMC Palliative Care	22
-	Journal of Health Economics	22
20	Health Services Research	21
-	European Journal of Health Economics	21
-	Human Resources for Health	21
23	Health Economics	20
-	Journal of Patient Safety	20
25	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
-	Health Policy and Technology	19
28	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	18
29	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
-	Milbank Quarterly	17
32	Health Promotion International	16
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	16
-	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Medical Decision Making	16
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
39	Gaceta Sanitaria	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	15
-	Health Economics Review	15
43	Community Mental Health Journal	14
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	14
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	14
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	14
47	International Journal of Health Services	13
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	13
-	Medical Care Research and Review	13
50	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12

-	Health Care Management Science	12
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	12
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	12
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	12
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	12
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	12
59	Evaluation & the Health Professions	11
-	Australian Health Review	11
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
63	Journal of Palliative Care	10
-	American Journal of Health Economics	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	10
-	Health Sociology Review	10
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	10
69	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
-	Health Systems & Reform	9
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	9
72	Australian Journal of Primary Health	8
-	Health Care Analysis	8
74	Journal of Healthcare Management	7
-	Health Information Management Journal	7
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	7
-	Quality Management in Health Care	7
78	Journal for Healthcare Quality	5