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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	International Journal of Nursing Studies	41
2	Nurse Education Today	40
3	BMC Nursing	38
4	Journal of Advanced Nursing	35
5	Journal of Clinical Nursing	31
-	Journal of Nursing Management	31
7	Nurse Education in Practice	30
8	Nursing Open	28
-	Midwifery	28
10	Intensive and Critical Care Nursing	27
-	Women and Birth	27
12	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families	26
14	Geriatric Nursing	25
15	Journal of Professional Nursing	24
-	International Nursing Review	24
17	Nursing Outlook	23
18	Heart & Lung	22
-	Nursing Ethics	22
20	Journal of Tissue Viability	21
-	Clinical Simulation in Nursing	21
-	Journal of Nursing Scholarship	21
-	European Journal of Oncology Nursing	21
24	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing	20
-	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	20
26	Nursing in Critical Care	19
-	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing	19
-	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing	19
-	Australian Critical Care	19
30	Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health	18
-	Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing	18
-	Nurse Educator	18
-	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	18
-	Applied Nursing Research	18
35	Seminars in Oncology Nursing	17
-	Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care	17
-	Cancer Nursing	17
-	Pain Management Nursing	17
-	Australian Journal of Rural Health	17
40	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care	16
-	American Journal of Critical Care	16
-	Journal of Emergency Nursing	16
-	Nursing Inquiry	16
-	Collegian	16
45	International Journal of Older People Nursing	15
-	Journal of Nursing Administration	15
-	Journal of Nursing Education	15
-	Research in Nursing & Health	15
-	International Emergency Nursing	15
-	Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing	15

-	Nursing Clinics of North America	15
-	American Journal of Nursing	15
-	Australasian Emergency Care	15
-	European Journal of Cancer Care	15
55	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences	14
-	Workplace Health & Safety	14
-	Clinical Nursing Research	14
58	International Journal of Nursing Practice	13
-	JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing	13
-	Journal of Family Nursing	13
-	Journal of Nursing Regulation	13
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	13
-	Public Health Nursing	13
-	Nursing & Health Sciences	13
-	Nursing Research	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	13
-	Western Journal of Nursing Research	13
-	Asian Nursing Research	13
70	Issues in Mental Health Nursing	12
-	Journal of Human Lactation	12
-	MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing	12
-	Nursing Philosophy	12
-	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	12
-	Advances in Neonatal Care	12
-	Biological Research for Nursing	12
77	Japan Journal of Nursing Science	11
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	11
-	Advances in Nursing Science	11
-	Holistic Nursing Practice	11
-	JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners	11
-	Journal of Child Health Care	11
83	Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing	10
-	Journal of Gerontological Nursing	10
-	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services	10
-	Journal of School Nursing	10
-	Nursing Science Quarterly	10
-	Contemporary Nurse	10
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
-	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association	10
-	Research in Gerontological Nursing	10
-	Critical Care Nurse	10
93	Acta Paulista de Enfermagem	9
-	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America	9
-	JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care	9
-	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	9
-	Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing	9
98	AORN Journal	8
-	Clinical Nurse Specialist	8
-	Gastroenterology Nursing	8
-	International Journal of Nursing Knowledge	8
-	Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing	8
-	Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing	8
-	Journal of Nursing Care Quality	8
-	Journal of Renal Care	8
-	Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing	8
107	Journal of Trauma Nursing	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Journal of Community Health Nursing	7
-	Journal of Forensic Nursing	7
-	Oncology Nursing Forum	7
112	Pflege	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