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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Social Science & Medicine	51
2	American Journal of Bioethics	26
3	AIDS and Behavior	25
-	Journal of Cancer Survivorship	25
-	Psycho-Oncology	25
6	BMC Medical Ethics	24
7	Journal of Medical Ethics	23
8	Transgender Health	20
9	Qualitative Health Research	19
10	Bioethics	17
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	17
-	Sociology of Health & Illness	17
13	Evolution and Human Behavior	16
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	16
15	Death Studies	15
16	OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying	14
17	Neuroethics	13
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	13
-	Hastings Center Report	13
-	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	13
21	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	12
-	BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health	12
-	Critical Public Health	12
-	Culture Health & Sexuality	12
-	Journal of Medicine and Philosophy	12
26	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	11
27	Medical Anthropology Quarterly	10
28	Biosocieties	9
-	Culture Medicine and Psychiatry	9
-	Journal of Biosocial Science	9
-	Medical Anthropology	9
32	Health	8
-	Health Risk & Society	8
-	Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics	8
-	Health Care Analysis	8
-	Human Nature-An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective	8
37	Anthropology & Medicine	7
-	New Genetics and Society	7
39	Social Theory & Health	6
40	Acta Bioethica	5
41	International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics	4
42	Journal of Legal Medicine	2