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Best Research and Theory journals

22 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Research and Theory. The top 22 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 6 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 5.8 97th Q1 ESCI – No
2 Biological Research for Nursing 4.9 93th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Nursing Philosophy 4.7 88th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
4 Radiography 4.4 84th Q1 ESCI – No
5 International Journal of Nursing Knowledge 4.2 79th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
6 Journal of Research in Nursing 3.7 75th Q1 ESCI – No
7 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 3.7 70th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
8 Japan Journal of Nursing Science 3.6 65th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
9 Nurse Researcher 3.3 61th Q2 ESCI – No
10 Teaching and Learning in Nursing 2.9 56th Q2 ESCI – No
11 Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences 2.6 52th Q2 ESCI – No
12 Enfermeria Clinica 2.4 47th Q3 ESCI – No
13 Chinese Journal of Nursing 2.4 43th Q3 – – No
14 International Journal of Practice-Based Learning in Health and Social Care 1.4 38th Q3 – – No
15 Quality Advancement in Nursing Education 1.4 34th Q3 – – Yes
16 Jurnal Ners 1.4 29th Q3 – – Yes
17 Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 1.3 25th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
18 Aquichan 1.2 20th Q4 – – Yes
19 Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 1.2 15th Q4 – – No
20 Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development 1.1 11th Q4 – – Yes
21 Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia 0.7 6th Q4 – – Yes
22 Zaporozhye Medical Journal 0.4 2th Q4 ESCI – Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Research and Theory 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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