New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Social Sciences

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Sustainability55594
2 Value in Health18642
3 Innovation in Aging16235
4 Healthcare12053
5 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise10215
6 Land9277
7 BMC Health Services Research6580
8 BMC Medical Education5839
9 SAGE Open5277
10 Journal of Personalized Medicine5119
11 Journal of Medical Internet Research4709
12 BMC Geriatrics4449
13 BMC Nursing3773
14 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine3748
15 Supportive Care in Cancer3591
16 Social Science & Medicine3435
17 International Journal of Integrated Care3281
18 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3274
19 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3273
20 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3183
21 Applied Economics3029
22 Resources Policy2983
23 Systems2976
24 Energy Economics2966
25 Cities2936
26 Education and Information Technologies2911
27 Journal of General Internal Medicine2847
28 International Review of Economics & Finance2781
29 Gait & Posture2664
30 Technological Forecasting and Social Change2639
31 Digital Health2631
32 Journal of Chemical Education2593
33 Journal of Advanced Nursing2516
34 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2481
35 Sustainable Development2374
36 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2342
37 Applied Economics Letters2340
38 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2242
39 Business Strategy and the Environment2202
40 Patient Education and Counseling2191
41 Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government2154
42 Children and Youth Services Review2141
43 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2130
44 Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports2069
45 Energy Research & Social Science2053
46 npj Digital Medicine2040
47 Economics Letters2028
48 Energy Policy1947
49 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1945
50 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1860
51 Journal of Clinical Nursing1852
52 Academic Medicine1763
53 Child Abuse & Neglect1762
54 Marine Policy1701
55 American Journal of Sports Medicine1700
56 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1681
57 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1679
58 Geriatric Nursing1667
59 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1631
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management1631
61 American Journal of Bioethics1629
62 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1621
- Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1621
64 Nursing Open1598
65 Land Use Policy1593
66 Economic Analysis and Policy1569
67 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior1533
68 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1496
69 American Journal of Nursing1495
70 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1476
71 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1454
72 AIDS and Behavior1428
73 Economic Modelling1427
74 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1424
75 Physics Teacher1410
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review1410
77 Journal of Palliative Medicine1398
78 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport1389
79 Perspectives on Politics1388
80 Health Expectations1382
81 Ethnic and Racial Studies1376
82 Addiction1374
83 Teaching and Teacher Education1368
84 Journal of Applied Physiology1357
85 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1354
86 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1353
87 Journal of Rural Studies1334
88 Nurse Education Today1333
89 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific1329
90 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1321
91 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1315
92 Accident Analysis and Prevention1311
93 Journal of Healthcare Engineering1310
94 Transport Policy1304
95 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1286
96 Nurse Education in Practice1277
- JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1277
98 Current Issues in Tourism1268
99 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1265
100 International Affairs1262
101 Nature Climate Change1259
- Sustainable Production and Consumption1259
103 European Journal of Applied Physiology1257
104 Geriatrics & Gerontology International1255
- International Journal of Medical Informatics1255
106 Ecological Economics1252
107 BMC Medical Research Methodology1244
108 Medical Education1236
109 International Journal of Hospitality Management1232
110 BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation1227
111 Forensic Science International1216
112 Gaceta Sanitaria1210
113 Medical Teacher1206
114 PM&R1205
115 International Journal of Drug Policy1196
116 Journal of Business Ethics1195
117 World Development1184
118 Journal of Surgical Education1178
119 Technology in Society1175
120 Interactive Learning Environments1164
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1164
122 British Journal of Sports Medicine1158
123 BMC Palliative Care1151
124 Archives of Sexual Behavior1146
125 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1131
126 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade1127
127 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1120
128 Women and Birth1117
129 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice1107
130 Journal of Transport Geography1099
131 Substance Use & Misuse1093
132 New Media & Society1091
133 International Psychogeriatrics1088
134 European Journal of Education1087
- Computational Economics1087
- Addictive Behaviors1087
137 Journal of American College Health1079
- Technology and Health Care1079
139 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1077
140 Managerial and Decision Economics1075
- Midwifery1075
142 Quality of Life Research1074
143 Journal of Sports Sciences1070
144 Nursing in Critical Care1058
145 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1050
- Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP1050
147 International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching1032
- Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1032
149 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association1031
150 Journal of Environmental Psychology1026
- Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies1026
- Journal of Forensic Sciences1026
153 Psychiatric Services1025
- System1025
155 Journal of Applied Gerontology1012
156 British Journal of Social Work1002
157 Applied Geography996
158 Nurse Educator989
159 International Journal of Legal Medicine981
160 Psycho-Oncology978
161 International Journal of Qualitative Methods970
- Pain Management Nursing970
163 Health Communication955
164 Journal of Nursing Management953
165 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports951
166 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development950
- Telemedicine and E-Health950
168 Health Affairs941
169 Nature Sustainability930
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing930
171 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation928
172 Journal of Econometrics927
173 Journal of Medical Ethics925
174 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance915
175 AORN Journal912
176 Social Indicators Research909
177 Thinking Skills and Creativity908
178 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences907
179 Habitat International902
- Geoforum902
181 Journal of Cultural Heritage891
182 Australian Critical Care889
183 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing882
184 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology880
185 Heart & Lung879
186 European Journal of Oncology Nursing876
187 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences873
188 Landscape and Urban Planning872
189 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma871
190 Gerontologist868
191 BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care867
192 Antiquity860
193 Risk Analysis858
194 Early Childhood Education Journal857
195 Knee856
196 Health Promotion International853
197 International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction848
- Clinical Biomechanics848
199 Violence Against Women847
200 Journal of Womens Health844
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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