Health Policy & Services: 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Health Affairs	42
2	Implementation Science	35
3	Value in Health	33
4	Health Policy	29
5	Psychiatric Services	28
6	Quality of Life Research	27
7	Disability and Health Journal	26
-	Health Expectations	26
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	26
10	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	25
-	Health Communication	25
-	Pharmacoeconomics	25
13	Journal of Health Economics	24
14	BMC Palliative Care	23
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	23
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	23
17	Health Services Research	22
-	Human Resources for Health	22
-	European Journal of Health Economics	22
20	Health Economics	21
21	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	20
-	Medical Care	20
23	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
-	Journal of Patient Safety	19
-	Milbank Quarterly	19
27	Health Promotion International	18
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
29	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	17
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
33	Gaceta Sanitaria	16
-	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Medical Decision Making	16
36	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	15
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	15
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	15
40	International Journal of Integrated Care	14
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	14
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	14
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	14
-	Community Mental Health Journal	14
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
47	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	13
48	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Australian Health Review	12
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	12

-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
52	Health Care Management Review	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	Health Care Management Science	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
58	Journal of Palliative Care	10
-	International Journal of Health Services	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
61	Evaluation & the Health Professions	9
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
64	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
66	Journal for Healthcare Quality	7
67	Health Information Management Journal	6
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	6