Health Policy & Services: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor
1	Health Affairs	ca. 9.7
2	Implementation Science	ca. 7.2
3	Milbank Quarterly	ca. 6.6
4	Health Policy and Technology	ca. 6
5	Journal of Community Health	ca. 5.9
6	BMJ Quality & Safety	ca. 5.4
7	Journal of Rural Health	ca. 4.9
8	Value in Health	ca. 4.5
-	Disability and Health Journal	ca. 4.5
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	ca. 4.5
-	Human Resources for Health	ca. 4.5
12	European Journal of Health Economics	ca. 4.4
-	Pharmacoeconomics	ca. 4.4
14	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	ca. 4.2
15	Health Systems & Reform	ca. 4.1
16	Health Research Policy and Systems	ca. 4
17	Digital Health	ca. 3.9
-	Health Communication	ca. 3.9
19	Journal of Public Health Policy	ca. 3.8
-	Psychiatric Services	ca. 3.8
21	American Journal of Health Economics	ca. 3.7
22	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	ca. 3.6
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	ca. 3.6
-	Health Sociology Review	ca. 3.6
-	Medical Decision Making	ca. 3.6
-	Health Care Management Science	ca. 3.6
-	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	ca. 3.6
28	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Health Economics	ca. 3.5
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	ca. 3.5
-	Quality of Life Research	ca. 3.5
32	Health Services Research	ca. 3.4
-	International Journal of Health Services	ca. 3.4
34	Health Policy	ca. 3.3
35	Health Expectations	ca. 3.2
-	Health Policy and Planning	ca. 3.2
-	Health Information Management Journal	ca. 3.2
38	BMC Palliative Care	ca. 3.1
39	Medical Care	ca. 3
40	Evaluation & the Health Professions	ca. 2.9
41	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Aging and Health	ca. 2.8
-	Healthcare	ca. 2.8
44	Community Mental Health Journal	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	ca. 2.7
-	Health Promotion International	ca. 2.7
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	ca. 2.7
48	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	ca. 2.6
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	ca. 2.6
50	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	ca. 2.5

-	Health Care Management Review	ca. 2.5
-	Medical Care Research and Review	ca. 2.5
53	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	ca. 2.4
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	ca. 2.4
-	Health Economics Review	ca. 2.4
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	ca. 2.4
57	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	ca. 2.3
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	ca. 2.3
59	Journal of Patient Safety	ca. 2.2
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	ca. 2.2
61	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	ca. 2.1
-	Health Economics	ca. 2.1
63	Psychology Public Policy and Law	ca. 2
64	Gaceta Sanitaria	ca. 1.9
-	Health Care Analysis	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	ca. 1.9
68	Journal of Healthcare Management	ca. 1.8
-	Australian Health Review	ca. 1.8
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	ca. 1.8
71	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	ca. 1.7
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	ca. 1.7
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	ca. 1.7
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Palliative Care	ca. 1.7
76	Journal of Health Organization and Management	ca. 1.4
77	Journal for Healthcare Quality	ca. 1.3
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	ca. 1.3
79	Quality Management in Health Care	ca. 1.2