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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	58
2	Health Affairs	42
3	Value in Health	34
4	Implementation Science	33
5	Digital Health	32
6	Health Policy	29
7	Health Expectations	28
8	Health Research Policy and Systems	27
-	Psychiatric Services	27
10	Health Communication	26
11	Pharmacoeconomics	25
-	Quality of Life Research	25
-	Disability and Health Journal	25
14	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	24
-	Health Policy and Technology	24
-	Journal of Health Economics	24
17	Health Services Research	23
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	23
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	23
-	BMC Palliative Care	23
21	Human Resources for Health	22
-	European Journal of Health Economics	22
23	Health Economics	21
24	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	20
-	Milbank Quarterly	20
26	Health Promotion International	19
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	19
-	Journal of Community Health	19
-	Medical Care	19
-	Journal of Patient Safety	19
31	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	17
-	Health Economics Review	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	17
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	17
36	Journal of Aging and Health	16
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
40	Medical Decision Making	15
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	15
-	Gaceta Sanitaria	15
43	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	14
-	Community Mental Health Journal	14
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	14
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	14
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	14
50	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	13

-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	13
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	13
-	Australian Health Review	13
54	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	12
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	12
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	12
58	Health Care Management Science	11
-	Health Systems & Reform	11
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	11
-	Health Care Management Review	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
66	International Journal of Health Services	10
-	Journal of Palliative Care	10
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	10
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	10
70	Evaluation & the Health Professions	9
71	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	8
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
75	Health Information Management Journal	7
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	7
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	7
78	Journal of Healthcare Management	5