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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	BMC Nursing	51
2	International Journal of Nursing Studies	48
3	Nurse Education Today	46
4	Nurse Education in Practice	37
-	Journal of Advanced Nursing	37
6	Journal of Clinical Nursing	33
7	Nursing Open	32
8	Journal of Nursing Management	31
9	Geriatric Nursing	29
-	International Nursing Review	29
11	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	28
-	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	28
13	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	26
-	Midwifery	26
15	Journal of Professional Nursing	25
-	Women and Birth	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	25
18	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	24
19	Heart & Lung	23
-	Nursing Ethics	23
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	23
-	Australian Critical Care	23
-	Nursing Outlook	23
24	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	22
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	22
26	Journal of Tissue Viability	21
-	Nurse Educator	21
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	21
29	Nursing in Critical Care	20
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	20
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	20
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	20
33	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	19
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	19
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	19
-	Pain Management Nursing	19
37	Collegian	18
-	Nursing Inquiry	18
39	Research in Nursing & Health	17
40	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	16
-	Cancer Nursing	16
-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	16
-	Journal of Nursing Education	16
-	International Emergency Nursing	16
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	16
46	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	15
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	15
-	Public Health Nursing	15
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	15
-	Applied Nursing Research	15

-	Workplace Health & Safety	15
-	Australasian Emergency Care	15
53	International Journal of Older People Nursing	14
-	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	American Journal of Critical Care	14
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	14
-	Nursing Research	14
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	14
-	American Journal of Nursing	14
61	Journal of Nursing Administration	13
-	Critical Care Nurse	13
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	13
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	13
-	Asian Nursing Research	13
66	Contemporary Nurse	12
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	12
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
-	Nursing Philosophy	12
-	Biological Research for Nursing	12
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	12
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	12
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	12
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	12
76	Journal of Family Nursing	11
-	Journal of School Nursing	11
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	11
-	Advances in Nursing Science	11
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	11
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	11
84	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	10
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	10
-	AORN Journal	10
-	Clinical Nursing Research	10
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	10
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	10
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	10
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	10
96	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	9
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Journal of Renal Care	9
100	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	8
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	8
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	8
103	Clinical Nurse Specialist	7
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	7
-	Journal of Addictions Nursing	7
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	7
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	7
108	Journal of Trauma Nursing	6
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	6
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	6
-	Pflege	6
112	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	5
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	5
-	Wound Management & Prevention	5
115	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4
116	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	3
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	3