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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	44
2	Nurse Education Today	41
3	Journal of Advanced Nursing	35
4	BMC Nursing	34
5	Journal of Nursing Management	33
6	Journal of Clinical Nursing	31
-	Nurse Education in Practice	31
8	Nursing Open	27
-	Women and Birth	27
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	27
11	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	26
-	Midwifery	26
13	Journal of Professional Nursing	25
-	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	25
16	Geriatric Nursing	24
17	International Nursing Review	23
-	Nursing Outlook	23
19	Heart & Lung	22
20	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
21	Nursing Ethics	20
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	20
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	20
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	20
25	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	19
-	Journal of Tissue Viability	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	Australian Critical Care	19
-	Applied Nursing Research	19
30	Nursing in Critical Care	18
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	18
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	18
33	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	17
-	Nurse Educator	17
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	17
-	Pain Management Nursing	17
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	17
40	Journal of Nursing Education	16
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	16
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	16
-	Nursing Inquiry	16
-	Collegian	16
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	16
46	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	15
-	Public Health Nursing	15
-	American Journal of Critical Care	15
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	15

-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	15
-	Nursing Clinics of North America	15
-	Australasian Emergency Care	15
-	Clinical Nursing Research	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15
56	International Journal of Older People Nursing	14
-	Research in Nursing & Health	14
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	14
-	American Journal of Nursing	14
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	14
-	Asian Nursing Research	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
63	International Journal of Nursing Practice	13
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	13
-	Nursing Research	13
66	Journal of Family Nursing	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	12
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	12
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	12
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	12
-	Biological Research for Nursing	12
73	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Journal of School Nursing	11
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	11
-	Nursing Philosophy	11
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	11
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	11
-	Critical Care Nurse	11
83	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	10
-	Advances in Nursing Science	10
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	10
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	10
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	10
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	10
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	10
92	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	9
-	Contemporary Nurse	9
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	9
97	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	8
-	AORN Journal	8
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	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
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	8
106	Journal of Trauma Nursing	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	7
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	7
-	Pflege	7
111	Gastroenterology Nursing	6
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	6
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	6
-	Wound Management & Prevention	6
115	Journal of Addictions Nursing	5
116	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	4
117	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3