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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
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(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Sustainability57643
2 Value in Health17146
3 Innovation in Aging15513
4 Healthcare10985
5 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise9817
6 Land8933
7 BMC Health Services Research6353
8 Journal of Personalized Medicine5940
9 BMC Medical Education4782
10 Journal of Medical Internet Research4568
11 SAGE Open4356
12 BMC Geriatrics3788
13 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3708
14 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3542
15 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine3460
16 Supportive Care in Cancer3319
17 Social Science & Medicine3295
18 Resources Policy3289
19 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3195
20 Education and Information Technologies2991
21 Technological Forecasting and Social Change2977
22 BMC Nursing2921
23 Energy Economics2900
24 Journal of Healthcare Engineering2849
25 International Journal of Integrated Care2838
26 Journal of General Internal Medicine2696
27 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2688
28 Applied Economics2550
29 Journal of Chemical Education2530
30 Gait & Posture2482
31 Cities2477
32 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2392
33 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2354
34 Journal of Advanced Nursing2268
35 Patient Education and Counseling2248
36 Digital Health2210
37 Systems2089
38 International Review of Economics & Finance2055
39 Applied Economics Letters2039
40 Academic Medicine2022
41 Children and Youth Services Review1954
42 Energy Policy1947
43 Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports1946
44 Journal of Clinical Nursing1926
45 Economics Letters1906
46 Marine Policy1846
47 Land Use Policy1843
48 Energy Research & Social Science1831
49 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1810
50 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education1751
51 American Journal of Sports Medicine1743
52 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1719
53 Child Abuse & Neglect1666
54 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1653
55 Business Strategy and the Environment1632
56 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1617
57 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1590
58 Nursing Open1553
59 American Journal of Bioethics1543
60 American Journal of Nursing1490
61 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1483
62 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1467
63 Sustainable Development1462
64 Nurse Education Today1451
65 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1444
66 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport1442
67 Journal of Palliative Medicine1424
68 AIDS and Behavior1420
69 Perspectives on Politics1419
70 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1392
71 Sustainable Production and Consumption1390
72 Geriatric Nursing1373
73 Accident Analysis and Prevention1361
- Addiction1361
75 Journal of Applied Physiology1358
- Physics Teacher1358
77 npj Digital Medicine1355
78 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior1348
79 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1339
80 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific1334
81 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1331
82 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1325
83 Teaching and Teacher Education1320
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1320
85 Economic Analysis and Policy1313
86 International Psychogeriatrics1285
87 Nature Climate Change1277
88 BMC Medical Research Methodology1276
89 Ethnic and Racial Studies1274
90 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1270
- Economic Modelling1270
92 Annals of Palliative Medicine1269
93 International Affairs1268
94 Environmental Impact Assessment Review1265
95 Current Issues in Tourism1252
96 JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1246
97 Health Expectations1237
- Medical Education1237
99 Forensic Science International1225
100 World Development1224
101 Ecological Economics1219
102 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management1203
103 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1201
104 Medical Teacher1200
- Managerial and Decision Economics1200
106 International Journal of Drug Policy1199
107 Transport Policy1190
108 Archives of Sexual Behavior1179
109 Journal of American College Health1175
110 Journal of Business Ethics1174
111 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1162
112 Technology and Health Care1158
113 Technology in Society1152
114 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1147
- Journal of Rural Studies1147
116 Addictive Behaviors1138
117 European Journal of Applied Physiology1125
118 Nurse Education in Practice1121
119 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1117
120 Journal of Surgical Education1096
- Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1096
122 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1089
123 Interactive Learning Environments1088
- International Journal of Medical Informatics1088
125 British Journal of Sports Medicine1082
126 New Media & Society1073
127 Quality of Life Research1060
128 Midwifery1055
129 Journal of Forensic Sciences1054
130 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1048
- Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1048
132 Psychiatric Services1042
133 Geriatrics & Gerontology International1032
134 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1018
135 International Journal of Hospitality Management1017
- Health Services Research1017
137 BMC Palliative Care1015
138 Journal of Sports Sciences1013
139 Women and Birth1009
- Substance Use & Misuse1009
141 Telemedicine and E-Health999
142 Health Affairs982
143 British Journal of Social Work981
144 System975
145 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice974
146 AORN Journal963
147 Health Communication954
148 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma953
- Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte953
150 International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction951
151 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing945
152 BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation941
- Slavic Review941
154 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation940
155 Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP939
156 Journal of Transport Geography934
157 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance928
158 Geoforum927
159 Psycho-Oncology923
160 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports922
161 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade921
162 Tobacco Induced Diseases915
163 Landscape and Urban Planning914
164 Pain Management Nursing906
165 Journal of Applied Gerontology904
166 Applied Geography903
- International Journal of Legal Medicine903
- Journal of Nursing Management903
- Social Indicators Research903
170 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences898
171 Journal of Banking & Finance895
- Journal of Medical Ethics895
173 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies889
174 Clinical Biomechanics883
175 Journal of Asian Studies881
176 Computational Economics878
177 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association876
178 Journal of Econometrics873
179 Journal of Womens Health872
180 Nurse Educator869
- Health & Social Care in the Community869
182 International Journal of Qualitative Methods868
183 Journal of Pragmatics864
184 OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying858
185 PM&R853
186 Journal of Environmental Psychology852
187 Nature Sustainability849
- One Earth849
189 BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care845
190 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development844
191 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology842
192 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management841
193 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences833
194 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja831
195 Journal of Transport & Health823
196 Thinking Skills and Creativity822
- Knee822
198 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing821
- Antiquity821
200 International Journal of Nursing Studies818
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