New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Value in Health20500
2 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise10224
3 Supportive Care in Cancer3680
4 Social Science & Medicine3479
5 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3267
6 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3262
7 Applied Economics3140
8 Cities3060
9 Resources Policy2916
10 Journal of General Internal Medicine2877
11 Education and Information Technologies2863
12 Journal of Chemical Education2664
13 Gait & Posture2638
14 Sustainable Development2624
15 Technological Forecasting and Social Change2620
16 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2571
17 Journal of Advanced Nursing2490
18 Business Strategy and the Environment2426
19 Applied Economics Letters2384
20 Energy Economics2303
21 Children and Youth Services Review2178
22 Patient Education and Counseling2169
23 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2147
24 Economics Letters2034
25 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1988
26 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1926
27 Energy Policy1920
28 Journal of Clinical Nursing1860
29 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society1832
30 Geriatric Nursing1767
31 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1712
32 American Journal of Sports Medicine1703
33 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1683
34 Marine Policy1676
35 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1668
36 Economic Analysis and Policy1663
37 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1644
38 Academic Medicine1610
39 Environmental Impact Assessment Review1543
40 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1487
41 Land Use Policy1485
42 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1479
43 AIDS and Behavior1448
44 Economic Modelling1442
45 Teaching and Teacher Education1437
46 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1434
47 American Journal of Nursing1418
48 Journal of Palliative Medicine1417
49 Health Expectations1411
50 Addiction1395
51 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1384
52 Ethnic and Racial Studies1373
- Physics Teacher1373
54 Transport Policy1365
55 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1354
56 Nurse Education Today1352
57 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1330
58 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1326
59 Journal of Rural Studies1319
60 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1312
61 Current Issues in Tourism1263
62 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1257
63 International Affairs1246
64 Medical Education1234
65 Ecological Economics1230
66 Forensic Science International1222
- Technology in Society1222
68 Gaceta Sanitaria1218
69 International Journal of Hospitality Management1211
70 International Journal of Drug Policy1205
71 Journal of Business Ethics1201
72 British Journal of Sports Medicine1192
73 World Development1189
74 Journal of Sports Sciences1181
75 European Journal of Education1177
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1177
77 Medical Teacher1176
78 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1158
79 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice1146
- Substance Use & Misuse1146
81 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1145
82 Journal of Transport Geography1137
- Quality of Life Research1137
84 Computational Economics1097
85 Midwifery1096
86 Nursing in Critical Care1095
87 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1087
88 International Psychogeriatrics1084
89 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1081
90 Technology and Health Care1064
- Addictive Behaviors1064
92 Managerial and Decision Economics1059
93 System1058
94 Journal of Forensic Sciences1043
95 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies1041
96 Psychiatric Services1037
97 Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1035
98 Applied Geography1034
99 Journal of American College Health1028
100 Journal of Environmental Psychology1025
101 International Journal of Legal Medicine1023
102 British Journal of Social Work1020
103 Nurse Educator1014
104 Journal of Applied Gerontology1004
105 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1000
- Interactive Learning Environments1000
- Accident Analysis and Prevention1000
108 Journal of Nursing Management999
109 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation991
110 Health Communication970
111 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports962
112 Archives of Sexual Behavior959
113 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing944
114 Health Affairs937
115 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing936
116 Habitat International929
117 Journal of Econometrics926
118 Gerontologist919
119 Social Indicators Research916
120 Journal of Medical Ethics911
- Early Childhood Education Journal911
122 Psycho-Oncology903
123 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences902
124 Journal of Cultural Heritage898
125 Geoforum897
126 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development896
127 Knee895
128 Clinical Biomechanics881
129 Antiquity871
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma871
131 Journal of Urban Affairs868
- Landscape and Urban Planning868
133 International Journal of Nursing Studies866
- Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing866
135 Violence Against Women860
136 Urban Studies859
137 Risk Analysis855
138 European Economic Review853
139 Health Promotion International849
140 Aging & Mental Health844
141 Drug and Alcohol Review841
142 Journal of Asian Studies837
143 Health Services Research828
144 Higher Education824
145 AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv812
146 Journal of Banking & Finance808
147 International Journal of Educational Development805
148 Australian Critical Care803
149 Slavic Review793
150 Journal of Asian and African Studies792
151 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management780
- Journal of Nursing Education780
153 Studies in Higher Education773
154 Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness772
- Nursing Outlook772
156 International Journal of Educational Research765
157 Information Communication & Society764
158 Journal of Pragmatics760
159 Tobacco Control757
160 Journal of Development Economics750
- China Economic Review750
162 Research in Developmental Disabilities746
163 Journal of Medical Economics742
164 Pragmatics741
165 Family Relations738
- Pacific Affairs738
- Journal of Cancer Education738
168 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning736
169 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A-Statistics in Society729
170 Health Policy728
171 International Journal of Applied Linguistics727
172 Journal of Politics723
173 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association721
174 Sports Medicine716
- Archives of Psychiatric Nursing716
176 Tourism Management715
- Journal of Safety Research715
178 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology712
179 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute710
- Transactions in GIS710
181 American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine706
182 American Journal of Human Biology705
183 Alcohol704
184 Death Studies703
185 North American Journal of Economics and Finance699
186 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics698
187 Energy & Environment697
- Journal of Public Economics697
- Journal of Pediatric Health Care697
190 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders690
- Journal of Development Studies690
192 International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry689
193 Political Geography687
194 Computers & Education686
195 African Studies Review685
196 Health & Social Care in the Community683
- Academic Psychiatry683
- Journal of Archaeological Science683
199 International Journal of Tourism Research681
200 Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology675
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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