Medical Ethics: 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	American Journal of Bioethics	26
2	BMC Medical Ethics	25
3	Journal of Medical Ethics	23
4	Bioethics	16
5	Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance	15
6	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	13
-	Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics	13
8	Hastings Center Report	12
-	Neuroethics	12
10	Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics	9
11	Ethik in der Medizin	7
12	Developing World Bioethics	6
13	Acta Bioethica	4