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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	47
2	Nurse Education Today	43
3	Journal of Nursing Management	39
4	Journal of Clinical Nursing	38
5	Journal of Advanced Nursing	34
6	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	30
7	Nurse Education in Practice	29
-	Nursing Open	29
-	Women and Birth	29
10	BMC Nursing	28
11	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	25
-	Midwifery	25
13	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	24
-	Journal of Professional Nursing	24
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	24
16	Heart & Lung	23
-	Nursing Outlook	23
-	Geriatric Nursing	23
-	International Nursing Review	23
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	23
21	Nursing Ethics	22
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	22
23	Nurse Educator	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	19
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	19
27	Public Health Nursing	18
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	18
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	18
-	Journal of Tissue Viability	18
-	Applied Nursing Research	18
32	Nursing in Critical Care	17
-	American Journal of Critical Care	17
-	Australian Critical Care	17
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	17
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	17
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	17
38	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	16
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	16
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	16
-	International Emergency Nursing	16
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	16
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	16
45	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	15
-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	15
-	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Pain Management Nursing	15

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