Journal rankings · indicator year 2022
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Subfield ranking · 2022
Health journal rankings 2022
54 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Health has 54 ranked journals in 2022. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.08 against 1.00, up 0.01 on 2021. A journal needs OJR 1.41 to reach Q1. The top three are Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, and Journal of Urban Health.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2022. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Social Sciences (22)
54 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2021. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2019–2021 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2013 to 2022. | Compare |
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1Social Science & MedicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.71Q1 | 6.55 0.12 up from 2021 | 2,062 | 70% | $3,800 | ||
2Journal of Health and Social BehaviorSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.52Q1 | 5.95 1.07 up from 2021 | 118 | 50% | $3,900 | ||
3Journal of Urban HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.30Q1 | 8.00 0.94 up from 2021 | 225 | 100% | $4,790 | ||
4SSM - Population HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 5.73 0.66 up from 2021 | 655 | 100% | $2,930 | ||
5Psychosocial InterventionOAColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid · Spain | 2.15Q1 | 5.78 0.47 up from 2021 | 54 | 100% | — | ||
6Journal of the Egyptian Public Health AssociationOALippincott Williams & Wilkins · Egypt | 2.11Q1 | 5.34 0.95 up from 2021 | 93 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
7Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 7.12 0.62 up from 2021 | 577 | 68% | — | ||
8Health Sociology ReviewTaylor & Francis · Australia | 1.97Q1 | 5.17 0.73 up from 2021 | 72 | 35% | — | ||
9European Journal of AgeingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.83Q1 | 4.39 0.37 up from 2021 | 169 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
10Journal of Family ViolenceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 5.56 1.15 up from 2021 | 301 | 50% | $4,090 | ||
11Public HealthElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 5.87 0.18 up from 2021 | 1,063 | 59% | $3,130 | ||
12Health Promotion PerspectivesOATabriz University of Medical Sciences · Iran | 1.55Q1 | 5.78 1.30 up from 2021 | 168 | 100% | — | ||
13Journal of Behavioral MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.58 1.17 down from 2021 | 259 | 74% | $4,790 | ||
14Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.41Q1 | 5.77 0.66 up from 2021 | 1,367 | 100% | $3,175 | ||
15Psychology of ViolenceAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.40Q2 | 2.46 0.47 down from 2021 | 139 | 35% | — | ||
16Research on AgingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 3.08 0.11 up from 2021 | 138 | 43% | $4,150 | ||
17Journal of Aging and HealthSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.05 0.69 up from 2021 | 273 | 64% | $4,400 | ||
18Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and ImmunotherapyOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 3.77 0.04 down from 2021 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
19Violence Against WomenSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.20Q2 | 2.44 0.19 down from 2021 | 441 | 38% | $3,650 | ||
20Vaccine XOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.19Q2 | 4.24 0.12 up from 2021 | 105 | 100% | $2,440 | ||
21Journal of Religion and HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.18Q2 | 4.11 0.65 up from 2021 | 715 | 58% | $3,290 | ||
22Homicide StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.17Q2 | 2.21 0.66 down from 2021 | 65 | 15% | $3,650 | ||
23The International Journal of Aging and Human DevelopmentSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.16Q2 | 1.77 0.53 down from 2021 | 168 | 39% | $3,650 | ||
24Injury EpidemiologyOABioMed Central · Germany | 1.16Q2 | 3.01 0.57 up from 2021 | 183 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
25Global Social WelfareSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.16Q2 | 2.39 0.47 up from 2021 | 82 | 44% | $2,290 | ||
26Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public HealthOAElsevier BV · Australia | 1.11Q2 | 2.96 0.24 down from 2021 | 328 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
27Psychology of Religion and SpiritualityAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.10Q2 | 2.26 0.19 down from 2021 | 171 | 13% | — | ||
28Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.06Q3 | 2.58 0.40 up from 2021 | 1,551 | 39% | $3,900 | ||
29International Journal for the Psychology of ReligionRoutledge · United States | 1.05Q3 | 2.89 0.03 down from 2021 | 69 | 35% | — | ||
30Revista Panamericana de Salud PúblicaOAPan American Health Organization | 0.99Q3 | 3.37 0.36 down from 2021 | 433 | 100% | — | ||
31Current Trauma ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 0.94Q3 | 3.72 3.13 up from 2021 | 67 | 48% | $4,090 | ||
32Violence and GenderMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.94Q3 | 2.67 0.41 up from 2021 | 91 | 12% | — | ||
33BMC ProceedingsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.90Q3 | 2.21 0.28 down from 2021 | 55 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
34Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publicationsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.82Q3 | 2.46 1.52 up from 2021 | 154 | 26% | $3,650 | ||
35Journal of Health Care ChaplaincyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.74Q3 | 2.28 0.64 up from 2021 | 75 | 22% | — | ||
36Spirituality in Clinical PracticeAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 0.71Q3 | 1.63 0.37 down from 2021 | 74 | 10% | — | ||
37Journal for the Study of SpiritualityTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.70Q3 | 1.69 0.10 up from 2021 | 49 | 16% | — | ||
38Mental Health Religion & CultureTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.69Q3 | 1.77 0.67 down from 2021 | 239 | 32% | — | ||
39Violence and VictimsSpringer Nature · United States | 0.66Q3 | 1.63 0.34 up from 2021 | 159 | 14% | — | ||
40Archive for the Psychology of ReligionSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.64Q3 | 1.63 0.02 down from 2021 | 53 | 33% | $3,650 | ||
41International Journal of Children s SpiritualityRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.61Q3 | 1.46 0.37 up from 2021 | 62 | 10% | — | ||
42Journal of Psychology and TheologySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.52Q4 | 1.17 0.48 up from 2021 | 91 | 17% | $3,650 | ||
43Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social ThoughtTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.50Q4 | 0.98 0.07 up from 2021 | 92 | 31% | — | ||
44Pastoral PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.49Q4 | 0.99 0.11 up from 2021 | 112 | 44% | $3,090 | ||
45Journal of Spirituality in Mental HealthTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.46Q4 | 1.54 0.02 down from 2021 | 45 | 17% | — | ||
46Journal of Religion Spirituality & AgingTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.45Q4 | 1.04 0.22 down from 2021 | 72 | 43% | — | ||
47International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public HealthGlobal Health and Education Projects, Inc. · United States | 0.44Q4 | 1.47 0.38 up from 2021 | 49 | 89% | — | ||
48Partner AbuseSpringer Nature · United States | 0.37Q4 | 0.89 0.50 down from 2021 | 71 | 31% | — | ||
49Journal of Muslim Mental HealthOAMichigan Publishing · United States | 0.34Q4 | 1.14 0.52 up from 2021 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
50Health and Social Care ChaplaincyEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.34Q4 | 1.64 0.95 up from 2021 | 109 | 36% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Health highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,389
- Education752
- Political Science and International Relations339
- Communication77
- Gender Studies63
- Safety Research58
- Health54
- Public Administration52
- Linguistics and Language51
- Transportation51
- Urban Studies50
- Law47
- Library and Information Sciences42
- Demography39
- Anthropology37
- Geography, Planning and Development34
- Cultural Studies6
- Development4
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2022. Corpus-wide, 89.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
12 additional Health journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2019–2021, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2022. Publication window: 2019–2021. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 54
- Window papers (baseline)
- 49,073 +48.8% from indicator year 2019
- Median OJR
- 1.080 +1.9% from indicator year 2019
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2019–2021 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 26 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 53 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,122 | 8,015 | 8,583 | 9,226 | 9,628 | 10,256 | 10,891 | 11,827 | 12,973 | 14,517 | 15,820 | 17,136 | 18,694 | 20,642 | 22,973 | 25,184 | 27,537 | 29,507 | 31,138 | 32,975 | 35,666 | 40,811 | 49,073 | 55,188 | 57,921 | 56,328 | |
| Median OJR | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.5185 | 0.5180 | 0.38 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 0.9995 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.10 | 1.067 | 0.96 | 1.064 | 1.111 | 1.060 | 1.04 | 1.074 | 1.080 | 1.057 | 1.079 | 1.113 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.