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International Journal of Nursing Studies

United Kingdom |Universities and research institutions |Media Ranking

Country

Universities and research institutions Media Ranking

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

SJR 2024

2.819 Q1

H-Index

154

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

00207489, 1873491X

Coverage

1963-2025

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Scope

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. The IJNS aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard. The journal particularly welcomes studies that aim to evaluate and understand complex health care interventions and health policies and which employ the most rigorous designs and methods appropriate for the research question of interest. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing methodological papers introducing or elaborating on analytic techniques, measures, and research methods.

Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Nursing (miscellaneous)1999Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2000Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2001Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2002Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2003Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2004Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2005Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2006Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2007Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2008Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2009Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2010Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.343
20000.391
20010.440
20020.444
20030.492
20040.407
20050.484
20060.582
20070.821
20080.865
20090.839
20100.985
20111.118
20121.271
20131.182
20141.304
20151.603
20161.700
20171.646
20181.556
20191.409
20201.613
20211.470
20221.774
20232.377
20242.819
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199951
200053
200166
200284
200392
200494
200595
2006102
2007158
2008190
2009183
2010172
2011175
2012171
2013182
2014190
2015198
2016220
2017163
2018201
2019187
2020220
2021245
2022171
2023135
2024200
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.688
External Cites per document20000.671
External Cites per document20011.081
External Cites per document20021.029
External Cites per document20030.926
External Cites per document20040.942
External Cites per document20051.289
External Cites per document20061.495
External Cites per document20071.890
External Cites per document20081.983
External Cites per document20092.096
External Cites per document20102.380
External Cites per document20112.442
External Cites per document20122.664
External Cites per document20132.863
External Cites per document20142.983
External Cites per document20153.617
External Cites per document20163.656
External Cites per document20173.651
External Cites per document20184.174
External Cites per document20194.197
External Cites per document20204.764
External Cites per document20215.985
External Cites per document20226.831
External Cites per document20237.483
External Cites per document20248.225
Cites per document19990.766
Cites per document20000.774
Cites per document20011.149
Cites per document20021.129
Cites per document20031.030
Cites per document20041.041
Cites per document20051.359
Cites per document20061.598
Cites per document20072.399
Cites per document20082.454
Cites per document20092.420
Cites per document20102.644
Cites per document20112.688
Cites per document20122.862
Cites per document20133.089
Cites per document20143.248
Cites per document20153.932
Cites per document20163.944
Cites per document20173.880
Cites per document20184.370
Cites per document20194.361
Cites per document20204.935
Cites per document20216.201
Cites per document20226.986
Cites per document20237.616
Cites per document20248.450
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
199911.76
20009.43
200121.21
200227.38
200316.30
200427.66
200523.16
200622.55
200720.25
200819.47
200922.40
201026.74
201126.29
201228.07
201333.52
201424.74
201530.81
201627.27
201726.99
201826.37
201936.90
202039.09
202137.55
202234.50
202334.81
202435.00
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199984
Uncited documents200073
Uncited documents200163
Uncited documents200268
Uncited documents2003101
Uncited documents2004108
Uncited documents2005101
Uncited documents200685
Uncited documents200761
Uncited documents200880
Uncited documents2009117
Uncited documents2010112
Uncited documents2011118
Uncited documents2012119
Uncited documents201392
Uncited documents201498
Uncited documents201585
Uncited documents2016110
Uncited documents2017115
Uncited documents201889
Uncited documents201993
Uncited documents202073
Uncited documents202194
Uncited documents202292
Uncited documents202397
Uncited documents202474
Cited documents199970
Cited documents200073
Cited documents200185
Cited documents2002102
Cited documents2003102
Cited documents2004134
Cited documents2005169
Cited documents2006196
Cited documents2007230
Cited documents2008275
Cited documents2009333
Cited documents2010419
Cited documents2011427
Cited documents2012411
Cited documents2013426
Cited documents2014430
Cited documents2015458
Cited documents2016460
Cited documents2017493
Cited documents2018492
Cited documents2019491
Cited documents2020478
Cited documents2021514
Cited documents2022560
Cited documents2023539
Cited documents2024477
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199959.63
200063.96
200172.41
200265.07
200362.17
200463.40
200558.72
200666.30
200765.34
200863.93
200959.65
201062.34
201160.91
201264.73
201364.02
201464.60
201571.39
201670.53
201769.43
201866.55
201966.23
202067.64
202166.76
202264.79
202363.92
202465.50
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
19992733
20002767
20012800
20022817
20032840
20042855
20052877
20062910
20072989
20083059
20093132
20103208
20113282
20123339
20133376
20143428
20153492
20163548
20173582
20183614
20193623
20203624
20213605
20223616
20233683
20243787
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
1999139386
2000287805
2001476052
2002715631
2003982480
20041110683
20051240145
20061358868
20071616969
20081954644
20092280147
20102582775
20112881661
20122974796
20132981191
20143050986
20153198711
20163409516
20173413555
20183513263
20193511057
20203591607
20213662267
20223702351
20233528062
20243676989
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites199912
Self Cites200015
Self Cites200110
Self Cites200217
Self Cites200321
Self Cites200424
Self Cites200519
Self Cites200629
Self Cites2007148
Self Cites2008167
Self Cites2009146
Self Cites2010140
Self Cites2011134
Self Cites2012105
Self Cites2013117
Self Cites2014140
Self Cites2015171
Self Cites2016164
Self Cites2017139
Self Cites2018114
Self Cites201996
Self Cites202094
Self Cites2021131
Self Cites2022101
Self Cites202385
Self Cites2024124
Total Cites1999118
Total Cites2000113
Total Cites2001170
Total Cites2002192
Total Cites2003209
Total Cites2004252
Total Cites2005367
Total Cites2006449
Total Cites2007698
Total Cites2008871
Total Cites20091089
Total Cites20101404
Total Cites20111465
Total Cites20121517
Total Cites20131600
Total Cites20141715
Total Cites20152135
Total Cites20162248
Total Cites20172359
Total Cites20182539
Total Cites20192547
Total Cites20202719
Total Cites20213770
Total Cites20224555
Total Cites20234844
Total Cites20244656
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.766
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.980
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20011.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20021.154
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20031.138
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20041.180
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20051.366
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20061.647
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20072.266
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20082.546
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20092.420
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20102.784
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20112.789
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20122.958
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20133.401
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.441
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.898
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20164.062
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20174.233
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20184.630
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20194.987
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20205.209
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20216.301
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20227.190
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20237.555
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20248.833
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.766
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.774
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20011.149
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20021.129
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20031.030
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20041.041
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20051.359
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20061.598
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20072.399
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20082.454
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20092.420
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20102.644
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20112.688
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20122.862
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20133.089
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.248
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.932
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20163.944
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.880
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20184.370
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20194.361
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20204.935
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20216.201
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20226.986
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20237.616
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20248.450
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.621
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.674
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20011.106
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.933
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20030.860
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20040.977
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20051.226
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20061.571
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20072.340
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20082.454
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20092.098
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20102.507
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20112.487
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20122.354
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20132.595
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.181
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.780
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.358
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.586
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20183.663
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20193.970
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20204.704
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20215.671
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20226.978
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20237.007
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20247.000
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19991
Non-citable documents20001
Non-citable documents20011
Non-citable documents20023
Non-citable documents20035
Non-citable documents200415
Non-citable documents200513
Non-citable documents200619
Non-citable documents200720
Non-citable documents200848
Non-citable documents200968
Non-citable documents201081
Non-citable documents201173
Non-citable documents201267
Non-citable documents201362
Non-citable documents201468
Non-citable documents201574
Non-citable documents201695
Non-citable documents201797
Non-citable documents201878
Non-citable documents201959
Non-citable documents202051
Non-citable documents202168
Non-citable documents202271
Non-citable documents202380
Non-citable documents202468
Citable documents1999153
Citable documents2000145
Citable documents2001147
Citable documents2002167
Citable documents2003198
Citable documents2004227
Citable documents2005257
Citable documents2006262
Citable documents2007271
Citable documents2008307
Citable documents2009382
Citable documents2010450
Citable documents2011472
Citable documents2012463
Citable documents2013456
Citable documents2014460
Citable documents2015469
Citable documents2016475
Citable documents2017511
Citable documents2018503
Citable documents2019525
Citable documents2020500
Citable documents2021540
Citable documents2022581
Citable documents2023556
Citable documents2024483
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19990
Overton200019
Overton20010
Overton20020
Overton20032
Overton200426
Overton200537
Overton200645
Overton200774
Overton200883
Overton200982
Overton201086
Overton201184
Overton201285
Overton201396
Overton2014102
Overton2015107
Overton201696
Overton201765
Overton201883
Overton201968
Overton202058
Overton202162
Overton202230
Overton20239
Overton20243
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201867
SDG201957
SDG202091
SDG202180
SDG202267
SDG202348
SDG202478
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