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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Healthcare	68
2	Health Affairs	39
3	Digital Health	38
4	Value in Health	33
-	Implementation Science	33
6	Health Policy	32
7	Health Expectations	31
8	Pharmacoeconomics	29
9	Psychiatric Services	28
10	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	27
11	Health Research Policy and Systems	26
-	Quality of Life Research	26
-	BMC Palliative Care	26
14	Health Policy and Technology	25
15	BMJ Quality & Safety	24
-	Human Resources for Health	24
-	Health Promotion International	24
18	Health Communication	23
-	Milbank Quarterly	23
20	Journal of Health Economics	22
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	22
22	Health Services Research	21
23	Disability and Health Journal	20
-	Health Economics	20
-	Health Economics Review	20
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	20
27	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	19
28	Community Mental Health Journal	18
-	Medical Care	18
-	European Journal of Health Economics	18
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	18
32	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	17
-	Journal of Aging and Health	17
-	Journal of Community Health	17
-	Journal of Rural Health	17
36	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	16
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	16
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	16
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	16
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	16
41	Journal of Health Organization and Management	15
-	Medical Decision Making	15
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	15
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	15
45	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	14
-	Journal of Patient Safety	14
-	Medical Care Research and Review	14
50	Health Care Management Science	13

-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	13
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	13
-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	13
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	13
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	13
56	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	12
-	Journal of Palliative Care	12
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	12
-	Australian Health Review	12
-	Health Systems & Reform	12
62	Gaceta Sanitaria	11
-	Health Sociology Review	11
-	American Journal of Health Economics	11
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	11
66	Australian Journal of Primary Health	10
-	Evaluation & the Health Professions	10
-	Health Economics Policy and Law	10
-	Health Care Management Review	10
70	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	8
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	8
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	8
-	Health Information Management Journal	8
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	8
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	8
-	Quality Management in Health Care	8
77	Health Care Analysis	7
78	Health Policy and Planning	3