Nursing: 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	International Journal of Nursing Studies	45
2	Nurse Education Today	41
3	Journal of Clinical Nursing	35
4	Journal of Nursing Management	33
-	Journal of Advanced Nursing	33
6	BMC Nursing	31
7	Nurse Education in Practice	30
8	Nursing Open	29
9	Women and Birth	28
10	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	26
11	Midwifery	25
12	Nursing Outlook	24
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	24
14	Journal of Professional Nursing	23
-	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	23
16	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	22
-	Geriatric Nursing	22
18	International Nursing Review	20
-	Nursing Ethics	20
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	20
-	Heart & Lung	20
22	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
24	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	18
-	Applied Nursing Research	18
-	Journal of Tissue Viability	18
-	Nursing in Critical Care	18
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	18
29	Nurse Educator	17
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	17
-	Australian Critical Care	17
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
33	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	16
-	Pain Management Nursing	16
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	16
-	Collegian	16
-	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	16
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	16
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	16
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
41	Nursing Inquiry	15
-	American Journal of Nursing	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
-	Public Health Nursing	15
-	American Journal of Critical Care	15
-	Cancer Nursing	15

-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	15
53	Nursing & Health Sciences	14
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
-	Clinical Nursing Research	14
57	Journal of Emergency Nursing	13
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	13
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	13
-	Nursing Research	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	Journal of Human Lactation	13
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	13
-	Research in Nursing & Health	13
-	International Journal of Older People Nursing	13
66	Advances in Neonatal Care	12
-	Asian Nursing Research	12
-	Australasian Emergency Care	12
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	12
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	12
-	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	12
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	12
73	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Biological Research for Nursing	11
-	Critical Care Nurse	11
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	11
-	Journal of Family Nursing	11
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	11
79	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	10
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	10
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Journal of School Nursing	10
-	Nursing Philosophy	10
87	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	9
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	9
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	9
-	Advances in Nursing Science	9
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	9
92	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	8
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	8
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	8
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	8
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	8
-	Contemporary Nurse	8
101	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	7
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	7
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	7
-	Journal of Trauma Nursing	7
105	Journal of Community Health Nursing	6
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	6
-	Pflege	6
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	6
-	Wound Management & Prevention	6
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	6
-	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	6
-	AORN Journal	6
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	6
-	Journal of Addictions Nursing	6
115	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	5
116	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	3
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3