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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	71
2	Digital Health	40
-	Health Affairs	40
4	Implementation Science	35
-	Value in Health	35
6	Pharmacoeconomics	30
7	Health Policy	29
8	Health Expectations	28
-	Quality of Life Research	28
10	Psychiatric Services	27
-	BMC Palliative Care	27
12	Human Resources for Health	26
-	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	26
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	26
-	Health Promotion International	26
16	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
-	Milbank Quarterly	24
18	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	23
-	Health Communication	23
-	Health Policy and Technology	23
-	Journal of Health Economics	23
22	Health Services Research	21
23	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	20
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	20
-	Disability and Health Journal	20
-	Health Economics Review	20
27	Journal of Community Health	18
-	Medical Care	18
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	18
-	European Journal of Health Economics	18
-	Health Economics	18
32	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	17
-	Community Mental Health Journal	17
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
35	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	16
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Journal of Rural Health	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	16
42	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	15
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	15
-	Medical Care Research and Review	15
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
46	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	14
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
-	Health Care Management Science	14
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	14

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