Social Sciences, Biomedical: 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	Social Science & Medicine	50
2	AIDS and Behavior	27
3	American Journal of Bioethics	26
4	BMC Medical Ethics	25
5	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	24
-	Psycho-Oncology	24
7	Journal of Medical Ethics	23
8	Transgender Health	20
9	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	19
-	Qualitative Health Research	19
11	Sociology of Health & Illness	18
12	Bioethics	16
-	Evolution and Human Behavior	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
15	OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying	15
16	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	14
-	Death Studies	14
18	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	13
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	13
20	Hastings Center Report	12
-	Critical Public Health	12
-	Neuroethics	12
23	Culture Health & Sexuality	11
-	Journal of Medicine and Philosophy	11
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	11
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
27	Human Nature-An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective	10
-	Health	10
-	Medical Anthropology	10
30	Medical Anthropology Quarterly	9
-	Biosocieties	9
-	Culture Medicine and Psychiatry	9
-	Journal of Biosocial Science	9
34	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics	8
36	New Genetics and Society	7
-	Health Risk & Society	7
38	Anthropology & Medicine	6
-	Social Theory & Health	6
40	Acta Bioethica	4
-	International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics	4
42	Journal of Legal Medicine	2