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	Health Affairs	42
2	Value in Health	31
3	Psychiatric Services	28
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	28
-	Health Policy	28
6	Health Expectations	27
-	Quality of Life Research	27
8	Health Communication	26
9	Pharmacoeconomics	24
10	Medical Care	23
11	Journal of Health Economics	22
12	Health Services Research	21
13	Health Economics	20
14	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
16	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	18
17	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
-	Milbank Quarterly	17
20	Health Promotion International	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Medical Decision Making	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	16
-	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	16
27	Gaceta Sanitaria	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
29	Community Mental Health Journal	14
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	14
31	Journal of Public Health Policy	13
-	International Journal of Health Services	13
-	Medical Care Research and Review	13
34	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	12
-	Health Care Management Science	12
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	12
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	12
39	Australian Health Review	11
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	11
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	11
42	Health Care Management Review	10
-	Journal of Palliative Care	10
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	10
45	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	9
46	Health Care Analysis	8
47	Quality Management in Health Care	7
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	7
49	Journal for Healthcare Quality	5