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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	46
2	Nurse Education Today	42
3	Journal of Clinical Nursing	36
-	Journal of Nursing Management	36
5	Journal of Advanced Nursing	35
6	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	31
7	Nurse Education in Practice	30
-	Nursing Open	30
9	Women and Birth	28
-	BMC Nursing	28
11	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	25
-	Journal of Professional Nursing	25
-	Midwifery	25
14	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	24
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	24
16	Heart & Lung	23
-	Nursing Outlook	23
-	International Nursing Review	23
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	23
20	Nursing Ethics	22
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	22
-	Geriatric Nursing	22
23	Nurse Educator	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	19
26	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	18
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	18
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	18
-	Journal of Tissue Viability	18
-	Applied Nursing Research	18
31	Public Health Nursing	17
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	17
-	Australian Critical Care	17
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	17
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	17
36	Nursing in Critical Care	16
-	American Journal of Critical Care	16
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
-	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	16
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	16
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	16
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	16
43	Research in Nursing & Health	15
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	15
-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Pain Management Nursing	15
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	15

-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	15
52	Cancer Nursing	14
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	14
-	Journal of Human Lactation	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	American Journal of Nursing	14
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	14
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	14
-	Collegian	14
60	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Nursing Inquiry	13
-	Nursing Research	13
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	13
-	Asian Nursing Research	13
-	Workplace Health & Safety	13
-	Australasian Emergency Care	13
-	Biological Research for Nursing	13
-	Clinical Nursing Research	13
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	13
71	International Journal of Older People Nursing	12
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	12
-	Journal of School Nursing	12
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	12
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	12
-	Critical Care Nurse	12
77	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	11
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	11
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	11
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	11
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	11
83	Nursing Philosophy	10
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	10
-	Advances in Nursing Science	10
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	10
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	10
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	Journal of Child Health Care	10
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	10
92	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	9
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	9
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	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
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	9
101	AORN Journal	8
-	Contemporary Nurse	8
-	Journal of Trauma Nursing	8
-	Wound Management & Prevention	8
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
107	Clinical Nurse Specialist	7
-	Journal of Addictions Nursing	7
-	Pflege	7
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	7
111	Orthopaedic Nursing	6
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	6
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	6
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	6
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	6
116	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	5
117	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4