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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Social Science & Medicine	51
2	American Journal of Bioethics	27
3	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	Psycho-Oncology	25
-	AIDS and Behavior	25
6	BMC Medical Ethics	24
7	Journal of Medical Ethics	23
8	Qualitative Health Research	20
9	Transgender Health	19
10	Sociology of Health & Illness	18
11	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	17
-	Bioethics	17
13	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Evolution and Human Behavior	16
15	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	14
-	Death Studies	14
-	Hastings Center Report	14
-	Neuroethics	14
-	OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying	14
20	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	13
21	Culture Health & Sexuality	12
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Critical Public Health	12
26	Journal of Medicine and Philosophy	11
27	Medical Anthropology Quarterly	10
-	Medical Anthropology	10
-	Culture Medicine and Psychiatry	10
30	Journal of Biosocial Science	9
-	Biosocieties	9
-	Health	9
33	Human Nature-An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective	8
-	Health Risk & Society	8
-	Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics	8
36	Health Care Analysis	7
-	Anthropology & Medicine	7
38	New Genetics and Society	6
-	Social Theory & Health	6
40	Acta Bioethica	5
41	International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics	4
42	Journal of Legal Medicine	2