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Best Advanced and Specialized Nursing journals

73 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Advanced and Specialized Nursing. The top 73 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 18 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Diabetes Care 35.3 99th Q1 SCIE No
2 Stroke 13.1 97th Q1 SCIE No
3 European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 6.5 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
4 Complementary Therapies in Medicine 5.9 95th Q1 SCIE Yes
5 Methods of Information in Medicine 5.7 93th Q1 SCIE No
6 Echo Research and Practice 4.2 92th Q1 ESCI Yes
7 Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 4 91th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
8 Pain Management Nursing 3.6 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
9 Perfusion (United Kingdom) 3.3 88th Q1 SCIE No
10 Journal of Renal Care 3.3 86th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
11 Bereavement 3.1 85th Q1 ESCI No
12 Palliative Care and Social Practice 3.1 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
13 Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing 3.1 82th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
14 Curationis 3 81th Q1 Yes
15 Holistic Nursing Practice 3 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
16 Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2.6 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
17 International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing 2.6 77th Q1 ESCI No
18 Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing 2.5 76th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
19 International Journal of MS Care 2.5 74th Q2 No
20 Chinese Journal of Nursing 2.4 73th Q2 No
21 Women's Health Nursing 2.3 71th Q2 ESCI No
22 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research 2.2 70th Q2 ESCI Yes
23 Advances in Skin and Wound Care 2.2 69th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
24 Enfermeria Intensiva 2.1 67th Q2 ESCI No
25 Blood Pressure Monitoring 2 66th Q2 SCIE No
26 Journal of Infection Prevention 2 65th Q2 ESCI No
27 Palliative Medicine Reports 1.8 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
28 Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 1.8 62th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
29 Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 1.8 60th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
30 Wound Management and Prevention 1.7 59th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
31 Journal of Wound Management 1.7 58th Q2 No
32 Women's Health Reports 1.6 56th Q2 ESCI Yes
33 Texto e Contexto Enfermagem 1.6 55th Q2 Yes
34 ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem 1.5 54th Q2 SCIE, SSCI Yes
35 Nursing and Midwifery Studies 1.4 52th Q2 ESCI Yes
36 International Journal of Palliative Nursing 1.4 51th Q2 ESCI No
37 Jurnal Ners 1.4 50th Q2 Yes
38 Journal for Nurse Practitioners 1.3 48th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
39 Journal of Radiology Nursing 1.2 47th Q3 No
40 Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses 1.2 45th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
41 Gastroenterology Nursing 1.1 44th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
42 Journal of Perioperative Nursing 1.1 43th Q3 Yes
43 Avicenna Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Care 1.1 41th Q3 Yes
44 Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 1 40th Q3 No
45 Clinical Nurse Specialist 1 39th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
46 Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 1 36th Q3 ESCI Yes
47 Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing 1 36th Q3 No
48 Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery 0.9 34th Q3 Yes
49 Orthopaedic Nursing 0.9 33th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
50 Journal of Neurocritical Care 0.9 32th Q3 Yes
51 Journal of Nursing Effect 0.8 30th Q3 No
52 Home Healthcare Now 0.8 29th Q3 No
53 Nursing 0.8 28th Q3 No
54 Nephrology Nursing Journal 0.8 26th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
55 Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia 0.7 25th Q3 Yes
56 Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 0.7 23th Q4 ESCI Yes
57 Nefroloji Hemsireligi Dergisi 0.6 22th Q4 Yes
58 Chinese Journal of Burns and Wounds 0.6 21th Q4 No
59 Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery 0.6 19th Q4 Yes
60 Vascular Access 0.6 19th Q4 No
61 Journal of Health and Nursing Management 0.5 17th Q4 Yes
62 Advances in Family Practice Nursing 0.5 15th Q4 No
63 Gastrointestinal Nursing 0.4 14th Q4 No
64 Journal of Diabetes Nursing 0.4 13th Q4 No
65 Acta Colombiana de Cuidado Intensivo 0.4 11th Q4 No
66 Chinese Journal of Neonatology 0.3 10th Q4 No
67 Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association 0.3 8th Q4 ESCI No
68 International Journal on Disability and Human Development 0.3 7th Q4 No
69 AAO Journal 0.2 6th Q4 No
70 Ukraine. Nation's Health 0.2 4th Q4 No
71 Contemporary Ob/Gyn 0.1 3th Q4 No
72 Urology Times 0 2th Q4 No
73 Revista Mexicana de Enfermeria Cardiologica 0 0th Q4 No

Rank and percentile are within the Advanced and Specialized Nursing Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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