Health Policy & Services: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	73
2	Digital Health	42
3	Health Affairs	41
4	Value in Health	34
5	Implementation Science	33
6	Health Policy	30
7	Pharmacoeconomics	29
-	Health Expectations	29
9	Quality of Life Research	28
10	Psychiatric Services	27
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	27
12	Health Promotion International	26
-	BMC Palliative Care	26
-	Human Resources for Health	26
15	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	25
16	Milbank Quarterly	24
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
18	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	23
-	Health Communication	23
-	Health Policy and Technology	23
21	Journal of Health Economics	22
22	Health Services Research	20
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	20
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	20
25	Health Economics Review	19
26	Disability and Health Journal	18
-	European Journal of Health Economics	18
-	Health Economics	18
-	Journal of Community Health	18
-	Medical Care	18
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
32	Journal of Genetic Counseling	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	17
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	17
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	17
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	17
-	Community Mental Health Journal	17
40	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
-	Journal of Aging and Health	16
43	International Journal of Integrated Care	15
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	15
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
-	Health Care Management Science	15
47	Journal of Patient Safety	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	14
-	Medical Decision Making	14

-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
52	Health Systems & Reform	13
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	13
-	Medical Care Research and Review	13
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	13
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	13
57	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	12
-	Journal of Palliative Care	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	12
61	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
-	Australian Health Review	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	11
66	American Journal of Health Economics	10
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	10
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	10
69	Health Care Management Review	9
70	Journal for Healthcare Quality	8
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	8
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	8
-	Health Care Analysis	8
77	Health Information Management Journal	7
78	Health Policy and Planning	4