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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	58
2	Health Affairs	42
3	Value in Health	34
4	Digital Health	33
5	Implementation Science	32
6	Health Policy	29
7	Psychiatric Services	28
-	Health Expectations	28
9	Health Research Policy and Systems	27
10	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	25
-	Health Communication	25
-	Health Policy and Technology	25
-	Pharmacoeconomics	25
-	Disability and Health Journal	25
15	Journal of Health Economics	24
-	Quality of Life Research	24
17	BMJ Quality & Safety	23
-	Human Resources for Health	23
-	BMC Palliative Care	23
-	Health Services Research	23
21	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	22
-	Health Economics	22
23	Milbank Quarterly	20
-	Medical Care	20
-	Journal of Community Health	20
26	Journal of Patient Safety	19
-	European Journal of Health Economics	19
-	Health Promotion International	19
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
30	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
31	Journal of Rural Health	17
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	17
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	17
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
-	Health Economics Review	17
36	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
38	Community Mental Health Journal	15
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	15
-	Medical Decision Making	15
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	15
-	Journal of Aging and Health	15
43	Medical Care Research and Review	14
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	14
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	14
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	14
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	14
49	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	13
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	13

-	Australian Health Review	13
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	13
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	13
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	13
55	Journal of Public Health Policy	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
57	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
-	Health Systems & Reform	11
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	11
-	Journal of Palliative Care	11
64	Australian Journal of Primary Health	10
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	10
-	Health Care Management Science	10
-	Health Sociology Review	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
-	International Journal of Health Services	10
71	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
72	Quality Management in Health Care	8
-	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
75	Journal for Healthcare Quality	7
-	Health Information Management Journal	7
77	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	6
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	6
79	Health Policy and Planning	1