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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

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

-	Medical Care Research and Review	13
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	13
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	13
54	Journal of Public Health Policy	12
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	12
-	Australian Health Review	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
60	Evaluation & the Health Professions	11
-	International Journal of Health Services	11
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
66	Health Care Management Science	10
-	Health Systems & Reform	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
69	Journal of Palliative Care	9
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
-	Health Care Management Review	9
73	Quality Management in Health Care	8
74	Journal of Healthcare Management	7
-	Health Care Analysis	7
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	7
77	Journal for Healthcare Quality	6
-	Health Information Management Journal	6