Social Sciences, Biomedical: 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Social Science & Medicine	44
2	American Journal of Bioethics	28
3	BMC Medical Ethics	27
4	Psycho-Oncology	26
-	AIDS and Behavior	26
6	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
7	Journal of Medical Ethics	24
8	Qualitative Health Research	22
9	Transgender Health	20
10	Evolution and Human Behavior	19
11	Journal of Genetic Counseling	17
-	Sociology of Health & Illness	17
13	Bioethics	16
14	Neuroethics	15
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	15
17	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	14
-	OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying	14
-	Culture Health & Sexuality	14
-	Death Studies	14
21	Hastings Center Report	13
-	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	13
23	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Critical Public Health	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Journal of Medicine and Philosophy	12
27	Medical Anthropology Quarterly	10
28	Culture Medicine and Psychiatry	9
-	Human Nature-An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective	9
30	Health	8
-	Journal of Biosocial Science	8
-	Medical Anthropology	8
-	Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics	8
34	Health Risk & Society	7
-	Health Care Analysis	7
36	Social Theory & Health	6
-	Acta Bioethica	6
-	Anthropology & Medicine	6
-	Biosocieties	6
40	New Genetics and Society	5
41	International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics	4
42	Journal of Legal Medicine	1