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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	59
2	Health Affairs	43
3	Digital Health	36
4	Value in Health	34
5	Implementation Science	33
6	Health Expectations	29
7	Psychiatric Services	28
-	Health Policy	28
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	28
10	Pharmacoeconomics	26
-	Disability and Health Journal	26
12	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	25
-	Health Policy and Technology	25
-	Journal of Health Economics	25
15	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
-	Health Communication	24
-	BMC Palliative Care	24
18	Human Resources for Health	23
-	Quality of Life Research	23
20	Health Economics	22
-	Health Services Research	22
22	Milbank Quarterly	20
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	20
24	Journal of Patient Safety	19
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	19
-	Medical Care	19
-	European Journal of Health Economics	19
-	Health Promotion International	19
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
30	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	18
-	Health Economics Review	18
-	Journal of Community Health	18
33	Journal of Rural Health	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
36	Community Mental Health Journal	15
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	15
-	Medical Decision Making	15
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	15
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	15
-	Journal of Aging and Health	15
42	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	14
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	14
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	14
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	14
49	Australian Health Review	13
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	13

-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	13
52	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	12
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	12
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
-	Health Systems & Reform	12
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	12
59	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
-	Health Care Management Science	11
-	Journal of Palliative Care	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	11
65	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
-	International Journal of Health Services	10
68	Australian Journal of Primary Health	9
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	9
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	9
-	Health Sociology Review	9
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	9
73	Quality Management in Health Care	8
-	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	8
76	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	7
-	Health Information Management Journal	7
78	Journal of Healthcare Management	6
79	Health Policy and Planning	1