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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Health Affairs	42
2	Implementation Science	34
3	Value in Health	33
4	Psychiatric Services	28
-	Health Policy	28
6	Quality of Life Research	27
-	Health Expectations	27
8	Health Communication	26
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	26
10	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	25
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	25
-	Disability and Health Journal	25
13	Pharmacoeconomics	24
-	Journal of Health Economics	24
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
16	BMC Palliative Care	23
17	Health Services Research	22
-	Human Resources for Health	22
-	European Journal of Health Economics	22
20	Medical Care	21
-	Health Economics	21
22	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	19
-	Journal of Patient Safety	19
-	Milbank Quarterly	19
27	Health Promotion International	18
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
29	Journal of Genetic Counseling	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
31	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Medical Decision Making	16
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	16
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	16
35	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	15
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	15
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	15
-	Community Mental Health Journal	15
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	15
41	International Journal of Integrated Care	14
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	14
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	14
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
46	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	13
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	13
-	Australian Health Review	13
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	13
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	13

51	Journal of Public Health Policy	12
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	12
53	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	International Journal of Health Services	11
-	Health Care Management Science	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
57	Journal of Palliative Care	10
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	10
62	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
-	Quality Management in Health Care	9
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
65	Journal for Healthcare Quality	7
-	Health Care Analysis	7
67	Journal of Healthcare Management	6
-	Health Information Management Journal	6