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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	44
2	Nurse Education Today	41
3	BMC Nursing	40
4	Journal of Advanced Nursing	36
5	Journal of Nursing Management	32
-	Nurse Education in Practice	32
-	Journal of Clinical Nursing	32
8	Nursing Open	28
9	Women and Birth	27
-	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	27
11	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	26
12	Midwifery	25
-	Nursing Outlook	25
-	Geriatric Nursing	25
-	International Nursing Review	25
16	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	24
17	Journal of Professional Nursing	23
18	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	22
-	Heart & Lung	22
20	Journal of Tissue Viability	21
-	Nursing Ethics	21
-	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
23	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	20
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	20
-	Nursing in Critical Care	20
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	20
-	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	20
28	Nurse Educator	19
-	Australian Critical Care	19
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	19
31	Australian Journal of Rural Health	18
-	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	18
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	18
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	18
35	Pain Management Nursing	17
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	17
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
39	Nursing Inquiry	16
-	Applied Nursing Research	16
-	Collegian	16
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	16
-	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	16
-	American Journal of Critical Care	16
45	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	15
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	15
-	Australasian Emergency Care	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	15

-	Research in Nursing & Health	15
-	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	15
-	International Journal of Older People Nursing	15
54	Nursing Research	14
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	14
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	14
-	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	14
-	International Journal of Nursing Practice	14
61	Nursing Clinics of North America	13
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	American Journal of Nursing	13
-	Asian Nursing Research	13
-	Biological Research for Nursing	13
-	Clinical Nursing Research	13
-	Nursing Philosophy	13
-	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
71	Holistic Nursing Practice	12
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	12
-	Journal of Child Health Care	12
-	Public Health Nursing	12
-	Advances in Nursing Science	12
-	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	12
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
79	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	11
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	11
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	11
-	Critical Care Nurse	11
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	11
-	Contemporary Nurse	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
86	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Journal of School Nursing	10
-	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	10
-	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	10
93	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	9
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	9
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	9
-	AORN Journal	9
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	9
100	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	8
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	8
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	8
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	8
106	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	7
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	7
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
110	Pflege	6
-	Rehabilitation Nursing	6
-	Wound Management & Prevention	6
-	Journal of Trauma Nursing	6
-	Journal of Addictions Nursing	6
115	Oncology Nursing Forum	4
-	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice	4
117	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3