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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	45
2	Journal of Clinical Nursing	41
3	Journal of Nursing Management	37
-	Nurse Education Today	37
5	Journal of Advanced Nursing	32
6	Women and Birth	28
-	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	28
8	Nurse Education in Practice	27
-	Nursing Open	27
10	Midwifery	26
11	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	25
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	25
-	BMC Nursing	25
14	Nursing Ethics	24
15	Heart & Lung	23
-	International Nursing Review	23
17	Journal of Professional Nursing	22
-	Nursing Outlook	22
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	22
-	Geriatric Nursing	22
21	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	21
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	21
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	21
24	Public Health Nursing	19
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	19
28	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	18
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	18
30	Journal of Tissue Viability	17
-	Nursing in Critical Care	17
-	American Journal of Critical Care	17
-	Australian Critical Care	17
-	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	17
-	Applied Nursing Research	17
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	17
37	Journal of Nursing Education	16
-	Nurse Educator	16
-	Journal of Human Lactation	16
40	Journal of Nursing Administration	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	15
-	Research in Nursing & Health	15
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	15
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	15
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	15
-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	15
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15

-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	15
52	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	14
-	Nursing Inquiry	14
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
-	Clinical Nursing Research	14
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	14
58	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	13
-	Cancer Nursing	13
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	13
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	13
-	Pain Management Nursing	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	American Journal of Nursing	13
-	Biological Research for Nursing	13
-	Collegian	13
-	Critical Care Nurse	13
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	13
69	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	12
-	Nursing Philosophy	12
-	International Journal of Older People Nursing	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	12
-	Nursing Research	12
-	Asian Nursing Research	12
-	Australasian Emergency Care	12
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	12
78	Journal of Nursing Regulation	11
-	Journal of School Nursing	11
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	11
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	11
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	11
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	11
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
88	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Advances in Nursing Science	10
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	10
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	10
93	Nursing Science Quarterly	9
-	AORN Journal	9
-	Journal of Addictions Nursing	9
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	9
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	9
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	9
-	Wound Management & Prevention	9
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	9
101	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	8
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	8
-	Pflege	8
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	8
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	8
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	8
107	Journal of Trauma Nursing	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	7
-	Contemporary Nurse	7
-	Journal of Renal Care	7
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	7
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	7
114	Gastroenterology Nursing	6
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	6
116	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	5
117	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4