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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	65
2	Health Affairs	43
3	Digital Health	39
4	Implementation Science	35
5	Value in Health	34
6	Health Expectations	30
-	Health Policy	30
8	Psychiatric Services	29
9	Pharmacoeconomics	27
10	Disability and Health Journal	26
-	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	26
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	26
-	Journal of Health Economics	26
14	BMC Palliative Care	24
-	Quality of Life Research	24
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
-	Health Policy and Technology	24
-	Human Resources for Health	24
19	Health Services Research	23
-	Health Communication	23
21	Health Promotion International	22
22	Health Economics	21
-	Milbank Quarterly	21
24	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	20
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	20
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	20
27	European Journal of Health Economics	19
-	Health Economics Review	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	19
31	Medical Care	18
32	Community Mental Health Journal	17
33	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	16
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	16
-	Journal of Rural Health	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
40	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	15
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	15
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	15
-	Medical Decision Making	15
-	Journal of Patient Safety	15
46	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14

51	Health Systems & Reform	13
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	13
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	13
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	13
55	Australian Health Review	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	12
-	Health Care Management Science	12
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	12
62	Health Care Management Review	11
-	Journal of Palliative Care	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
66	American Journal of Health Economics	10
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
69	International Journal of Health Services	9
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
72	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
-	Health Information Management Journal	8
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	8
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
77	Journal of Healthcare Management	7
78	Health Care Analysis	6
79	Health Policy and Planning	1