New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Nursing

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 BMC Nursing3953
2 Journal of Advanced Nursing2490
3 Journal of Clinical Nursing1860
4 Geriatric Nursing1767
5 Nursing Open1652
6 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1644
7 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1487
8 American Journal of Nursing1418
9 Nurse Education Today1352
10 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1333
11 Nurse Education in Practice1318
12 JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1281
13 Women and Birth1112
14 Midwifery1096
15 Nursing in Critical Care1095
16 Nurse Educator1014
17 Pain Management Nursing1009
18 Journal of Nursing Management999
19 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing944
20 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing936
21 European Journal of Oncology Nursing885
22 International Journal of Nursing Studies866
23 International Journal of Mental Health Nursing816
24 Australian Critical Care803
25 Journal of Nursing Education780
26 Nursing Outlook772
27 Archives of Psychiatric Nursing716
28 Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing705
29 Journal of Pediatric Health Care697
30 Advances in Skin & Wound Care663
- AORN Journal663
32 Clinical Simulation in Nursing658
33 Public Health Nursing644
34 Nursing & Health Sciences639
35 Journal of Professional Nursing638
36 Issues in Mental Health Nursing634
37 Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health579
- Australian Journal of Rural Health579
39 Acta Paulista de Enfermagem567
40 Nursing Ethics553
41 Seminars in Oncology Nursing552
42 Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing532
43 Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences521
44 International Emergency Nursing504
45 Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services493
46 Cancer Nursing490
47 Western Journal of Nursing Research480
48 Journal of Nursing Administration473
49 Journal of Tissue Viability466
50 International Nursing Review449
51 Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing448
52 International Journal of Nursing Practice438
53 Journal of Human Lactation410
54 Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing408
55 Journal of Nursing Scholarship397
56 Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing392
- MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing392
58 European Journal of Cancer Care383
59 Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care374
60 Research in Nursing & Health358
61 Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing352
62 Advances in Neonatal Care350
- Orthopaedic Nursing350
64 Nursing Inquiry349
65 Applied Nursing Research344
66 Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing342
67 Workplace Health & Safety340
68 Journal of Transcultural Nursing337
- Collegian337
70 Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing333
71 Nursing Clinics of North America331
- Critical Care Nurse331
73 American Journal of Critical Care325
74 Journal of Nursing Care Quality321
75 Nursing Science Quarterly315
76 Nursing Research312
77 International Journal of Older People Nursing304
78 Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America303
79 JANAC-Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care290
80 Clinical Nurse Specialist285
81 Holistic Nursing Practice281
82 Journal of Trauma Nursing263
83 Gastroenterology Nursing259
84 Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association255
85 Clinical Nursing Research250
86 Australasian Emergency Care240
87 Japan Journal of Nursing Science236
88 International Journal of Nursing Knowledge234
89 Advances in Nursing Science233
90 Asian Nursing Research231
91 Nursing Philosophy226
92 Biological Research for Nursing217
- Contemporary Nurse217
94 Pflege208
95 Journal of Nursing Regulation207
96 Journal of Child Health Care180
97 Journal of Addictions Nursing178
98 Journal of Renal Care175
99 Journal of Neuroscience Nursing171
100 Rehabilitation Nursing170
101 Research in Gerontological Nursing164
102 Perspectives in Psychiatric Care163
103 Journal of Forensic Nursing160
104 Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing154
105 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care149
106 Journal of Family Nursing123
107 Research and Theory for Nursing Practice120
108 Journal of Community Health Nursing98
109 Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing97
110 Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing89
111 Oncology Nursing Forum85
112 Wound Management & Prevention42
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