Health Policy & Services: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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	TQCC
1	Implementation Science	14
2	International Journal of Health Services	11
-	Health Affairs	11
4	Journal of Health Economics	10
5	Human Resources for Health	9
-	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	9
7	Health Policy	8
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	8
-	Pharmacoeconomics	8
10	Health Research Policy and Systems	7
-	Milbank Quarterly	7
-	Disability and Health Journal	7
-	European Journal of Health Economics	7
14	Health Sociology Review	6
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	6
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	6
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	6
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	6
-	Health Care Management Science	6
-	Health Expectations	6
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	6
-	BMC Palliative Care	6
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	6
-	Health Communication	6
25	Journal of Interprofessional Care	5
-	Journal of Patient Safety	5
-	Journal of Rural Health	5
-	Medical Care Research and Review	5
-	Psychiatric Services	5
-	Health Economics	5
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	5
-	Journal of Aging and Health	5
-	Journal of Community Health	5
-	Medical Care	5
-	Medical Decision Making	5
-	Quality of Life Research	5
37	Journal of Genetic Counseling	4
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	4
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	4
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	4
-	Health Promotion International	4
-	Health Services Research	4
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	4
-	Journal of Palliative Care	4
45	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	3
-	Community Mental Health Journal	3
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	3
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	3
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	3
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	3

-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	3
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	3
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	3
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	3
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	3
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	3
-	Health Care Management Review	3
-	Health Information Management Journal	3
59	Journal for Healthcare Quality	2
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	2
-	Quality Management in Health Care	2
-	Health Care Analysis	2
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	2
-	Australian Health Review	2
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	2
66	Journal of Healthcare Management	1
67	International Journal of Integrated Care	0
-	Value in Health	0