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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Value in Health16426
2 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise9824
3 BMC Health Services Research6349
4 BMC Medical Education4591
5 Journal of Medical Internet Research4548
6 BMC Geriatrics3733
7 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3727
8 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3537
9 Social Science & Medicine3352
10 Resources Policy3296
11 Supportive Care in Cancer3253
12 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3210
13 Technological Forecasting and Social Change3028
14 Education and Information Technologies3002
15 Journal of Healthcare Engineering2973
16 Energy Economics2874
17 International Journal of Integrated Care2825
18 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2719
19 Journal of General Internal Medicine2708
20 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2557
21 Gait & Posture2535
22 Applied Economics2487
23 Journal of Chemical Education2480
24 Cities2402
25 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2359
26 Journal of Advanced Nursing2231
27 Academic Medicine2054
28 Applied Economics Letters2008
29 International Review of Economics & Finance1987
30 Journal of Clinical Nursing1973
- Children and Youth Services Review1973
32 Energy Policy1952
33 Patient Education and Counseling1910
34 Economics Letters1898
35 Land Use Policy1875
36 Marine Policy1873
37 American Journal of Sports Medicine1797
38 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1785
39 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education1716
40 Child Abuse & Neglect1712
41 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1711
42 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1627
43 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1609
44 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1572
45 Business Strategy and the Environment1564
46 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior1520
47 American Journal of Nursing1500
48 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1491
49 American Journal of Bioethics1486
50 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1469
51 Journal of Palliative Medicine1461
52 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport1457
53 Nurse Education Today1446
54 AIDS and Behavior1434
55 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1407
56 Accident Analysis and Prevention1382
57 Perspectives on Politics1373
58 Addiction1371
59 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1367
60 Physics Teacher1358
61 Sustainable Development1351
62 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1348
63 Economic Analysis and Policy1344
64 Geriatric Nursing1333
65 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1331
66 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1327
67 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1319
68 Teaching and Teacher Education1305
69 BMC Medical Research Methodology1295
70 International Psychogeriatrics1294
71 JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1282
72 Nature Climate Change1279
73 Economic Modelling1269
74 International Affairs1265
75 International Journal of Drug Policy1263
76 Forensic Science International1259
77 Ethnic and Racial Studies1257
78 Ecological Economics1255
79 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1241
80 Health Expectations1239
81 Journal of American College Health1232
82 Managerial and Decision Economics1223
83 Medical Education1219
84 World Development1218
85 Current Issues in Tourism1216
86 Medical Teacher1200
87 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1198
88 Transport Policy1186
89 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1184
90 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1182
- Journal of Business Ethics1182
92 Archives of Sexual Behavior1178
93 Addictive Behaviors1154
94 Technology in Society1150
95 Technology and Health Care1141
96 Environmental Impact Assessment Review1136
97 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management1128
- Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1128
99 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1125
100 Journal of Surgical Education1110
101 Journal of Rural Studies1102
102 Quality of Life Research1095
103 New Media & Society1091
104 British Journal of Sports Medicine1084
- European Journal of Applied Physiology1084
106 International Journal of Medical Informatics1083
107 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1080
- Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1080
- Interactive Learning Environments1080
110 Nurse Education in Practice1075
111 Journal of Forensic Sciences1071
112 Psychiatric Services1070
113 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1052
114 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1042
115 Geriatrics & Gerontology International1039
116 Midwifery1032
117 Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte1015
- Telemedicine and E-Health1015
119 Women and Birth1014
120 Health Services Research1010
121 BMC Palliative Care1007
122 Journal of Sports Sciences1003
- Substance Use & Misuse1003
124 Health Affairs993
125 British Journal of Social Work988
126 AORN Journal976
127 International Journal of Hospitality Management975
128 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma973
129 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation972
130 International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction965
131 Health Communication962
132 Journal of Transport Geography951
133 System949
134 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance936
135 Journal of Medical Ethics934
136 Geoforum928
137 Journal of Nursing Management923
138 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports922
139 Journal of Pragmatics918
- Health & Social Care in the Community918
141 Pain Management Nursing907
142 Psycho-Oncology906
143 International Journal of Legal Medicine904
144 Tobacco Induced Diseases901
145 Landscape and Urban Planning899
146 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice898
147 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences895
- Social Indicators Research895
149 Journal of Banking & Finance891
150 Journal of Asian Studies887
151 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja882
152 Journal of Econometrics881
- Applied Geography881
154 Journal of Womens Health878
155 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies876
156 Journal of Applied Gerontology875
157 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade873
158 Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP871
159 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences868
160 Nurse Educator866
161 Thinking Skills and Creativity863
- Computational Economics863
- OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying863
- Clinical Biomechanics863
165 PM&R862
166 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management859
167 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology847
168 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing839
169 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association838
170 Knee832
171 Journal of Environmental Psychology827
172 Risk Analysis823
173 Gerontologist822
174 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development820
175 Aging & Mental Health818
- North American Journal of Economics and Finance818
177 Tobacco Control817
178 International Journal of Nursing Studies813
179 Slavic Review811
180 Antiquity810
- Journal of Urban Affairs810
182 Heart & Lung808
183 International Journal of Qualitative Methods805
184 European Economic Review804
185 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management800
- Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness800
187 Drug and Alcohol Review798
188 Journal of Cultural Heritage791
- Journal of Asian and African Studies791
190 Palliative & Supportive Care788
191 European Journal of Oncology Nursing774
192 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute770
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching770
194 Journal of Politics764
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing764
196 Journal of Cancer Survivorship763
197 Violence Against Women755
198 Research in Developmental Disabilities751
199 Australian Critical Care749
200 Urban Studies747
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