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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
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(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Sustainability58369
2 Value in Health16422
3 Innovation in Aging15483
4 Healthcare10642
5 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise9821
6 Land8659
7 BMC Health Services Research6319
8 Journal of Personalized Medicine6191
9 Journal of Medical Internet Research4487
10 BMC Medical Education4473
11 SAGE Open4188
12 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3736
13 BMC Geriatrics3686
14 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine3635
15 Drug and Alcohol Dependence3539
16 Social Science & Medicine3376
17 Resources Policy3274
18 Supportive Care in Cancer3238
19 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3217
20 Technological Forecasting and Social Change3058
21 Journal of Healthcare Engineering3010
22 Education and Information Technologies2990
23 Energy Economics2841
24 International Journal of Integrated Care2815
25 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2741
26 Journal of General Internal Medicine2718
27 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2549
- Gait & Posture2549
29 BMC Nursing2490
30 Journal of Chemical Education2475
31 Applied Economics2455
32 Cities2373
33 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2359
34 Journal of Advanced Nursing2184
35 Academic Medicine2092
36 Journal of Clinical Nursing2001
37 Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports2000
38 Digital Health1997
39 Applied Economics Letters1987
40 Energy Policy1976
41 Children and Youth Services Review1953
42 International Review of Economics & Finance1948
43 Patient Education and Counseling1924
44 Marine Policy1909
45 Land Use Policy1895
46 Economics Letters1862
47 Systems1820
48 Energy Research & Social Science1811
49 American Journal of Sports Medicine1797
50 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1765
51 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization1727
52 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education1714
53 Child Abuse & Neglect1713
54 Nursing Open1627
55 American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1618
56 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1604
57 Annals of Palliative Medicine1597
58 Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment1576
59 Business Strategy and the Environment1542
60 Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families1533
61 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior1522
62 American Journal of Nursing1509
63 American Journal of Bioethics1485
64 Sustainable Production and Consumption1484
65 Nurse Education Today1466
66 Journal of Palliative Medicine1461
67 Perspectives on Politics1458
68 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport1457
69 Journal of Interpersonal Violence1451
70 AIDS and Behavior1449
71 Urban Forestry & Urban Greening1424
72 Addiction1398
73 Accident Analysis and Prevention1381
74 Journal of Applied Physiology1376
75 Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review1369
76 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1351
77 Physics Teacher1350
78 Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas1331
79 Sustainable Development1329
80 Geriatric Nursing1324
81 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology1321
82 Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific1310
83 JNP- the Journal for Nurse Practitioners1301
84 International Psychogeriatrics1299
85 Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing1291
86 Teaching and Teacher Education1288
87 Nature Climate Change1283
88 BMC Medical Research Methodology1277
89 Ecological Economics1271
- International Journal of Drug Policy1271
91 Economic Modelling1266
92 International Affairs1263
93 Forensic Science International1261
94 Ethnic and Racial Studies1258
95 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1238
- Health Expectations1238
97 World Development1233
98 Managerial and Decision Economics1227
99 Journal of American College Health1223
100 Economic Analysis and Policy1218
101 Medical Teacher1207
102 Medical Education1201
103 Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences1199
104 Current Issues in Tourism1198
105 Archives of Sexual Behavior1195
106 Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice1186
107 Journal of Business Ethics1179
108 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing1173
109 Transport Policy1168
110 Addictive Behaviors1165
111 npj Digital Medicine1150
112 Technology and Health Care1147
113 Risk Management and Healthcare Policy1143
114 Journal of Surgical Education1137
115 Technology in Society1131
116 Journal of Rural Studies1129
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review1129
118 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research1128
119 Quality of Life Research1124
120 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management1101
121 International Journal of Medical Informatics1099
122 Nurse Education in Practice1098
123 Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour1097
124 British Journal of Sports Medicine1086
125 European Journal of Applied Physiology1085
126 Interactive Learning Environments1082
127 New Media & Society1078
128 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research1076
129 Psychiatric Services1071
130 Journal of Forensic Sciences1053
131 Contemporary Sociology-A Journal of Reviews1051
132 Women and Birth1043
133 International Journal of Hospitality Management1037
134 Midwifery1025
135 Telemedicine and E-Health1019
136 Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte1015
137 Geriatrics & Gerontology International1012
138 Journal of Sports Sciences1010
139 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences1007
140 Health Affairs997
- Health Services Research997
142 British Journal of Social Work991
143 BMC Palliative Care988
144 AORN Journal984
145 Substance Use & Misuse983
146 American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation982
147 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma974
148 International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction963
149 Health Communication962
150 Health & Social Care in the Community961
151 Journal of Transport Geography957
152 Journal of Medical Ethics953
153 Journal of Asian Studies951
154 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance935
155 Geoforum934
156 System930
157 Journal of Nursing Management927
158 Journal of Pragmatics920
159 Journal of Econometrics916
160 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports914
161 Landscape and Urban Planning905
162 Psycho-Oncology901
163 International Journal of Legal Medicine900
- Social Indicators Research900
165 Journal of Banking & Finance899
166 Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences893
167 Emerging Markets Finance and Trade891
168 Pain Management Nursing889
- Journal of Womens Health889
170 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja888
171 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice887
- Tobacco Induced Diseases887
173 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management875
174 OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying873
175 BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation866
- Nurse Educator866
177 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies864
178 Journal of Applied Gerontology863
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care863
180 Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences862
181 Applied Geography860
182 One Earth859
183 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology854
184 PM&R847
185 Clinical Biomechanics846
186 JMIR mHealth and uHealth845
187 JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing842
188 International Journal of Nursing Studies836
189 Nature Sustainability832
- Heart & Lung832
191 Risk Analysis827
192 Gerontologist825
193 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development824
194 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association823
195 Computational Economics822
196 Aging & Mental Health816
197 North American Journal of Economics and Finance814
- European Economic Review814
199 Tobacco Control812
200 Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP811
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