Nursing: 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	46
2	Nurse Education Today	42
3	Journal of Clinical Nursing	35
4	Journal of Advanced Nursing	34
-	Journal of Nursing Management	34
6	Nurse Education in Practice	32
-	BMC Nursing	32
8	Nursing Open	29
9	Women and Birth	28
10	Midwifery	26
11	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	25
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	25
-	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	25
-	Journal of Professional Nursing	25
-	Nursing Outlook	25
16	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	24
17	Geriatric Nursing	22
-	International Nursing Review	22
19	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	21
-	Heart & Lung	21
-	Nursing Ethics	21
22	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	20
23	Journal of Tissue Viability	19
-	Applied Nursing Research	19
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	19
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	19
27	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	18
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	18
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	18
-	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	18
-	Nursing in Critical Care	18
32	Australian Critical Care	17
-	Nurse Educator	17
34	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	16
-	Cancer Nursing	16
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	16
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	16
-	American Journal of Critical Care	16
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	16
-	International Emergency Nursing	16
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	16
-	Pain Management Nursing	16
44	International Journal of Nursing Practice	15
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	15
-	Public Health Nursing	15
-	American Journal of Nursing	15
-	Clinical Nursing Research	15

-	Collegian	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
-	Nursing Inquiry	15
54	Research in Nursing & Health	14
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	14
-	International Journal of Older People Nursing	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	14
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	14
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	14
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	14
-	Nursing Research	14
63	Journal of Human Lactation	13
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	13
-	Australasian Emergency Care	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
67	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	12
-	Journal of Family Nursing	12
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	12
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	12
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	12
-	Asian Nursing Research	12
-	Biological Research for Nursing	12
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	12
75	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	11
-	Nursing Philosophy	11
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	11
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
82	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Journal of School Nursing	10
-	Advances in Nursing Science	10
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	10
-	Critical Care Nurse	10
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	10
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	10
89	Contemporary Nurse	9
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	9
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	9
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	9
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	9
96	AORN Journal	8
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	8
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	8
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	8
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	8
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	8
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	8
105	Journal of Trauma Nursing	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	7
-	Wound Management & Prevention	7
109	Gastroenterology Nursing	6
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	6
-	Pflege	6
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	6
113	Journal of Addictions Nursing	5
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	5
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	5
116	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3
-	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	3