ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1980–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.1
SJR · SCImago
0.541
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
55
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Care Nursing | 7 / 28 | 76th | Q1 |
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Critical Care Nurse
Critical Care Nurse is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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ISSN 0279-5442Verify ISSN ↗1940-8250Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCI
3.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Critical Care Nurse indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1980–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Critical Care Nurse in Scopus?
Critical Care Nurse is Q1 in Critical Care Nursing (rank 7 of 28), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Critical Care Nurse?
Critical Care Nurse is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.541, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 55.
Who publishes Critical Care Nurse and what is its ISSN?
Critical Care Nurse is published by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Its print ISSN is 0279-5442 and its online ISSN is 1940-8250.
Is Critical Care Nurse in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Critical Care Nurse open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Critical Care Nurse? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Critical Care Nurse has an h-index of 70 and a 2-year mean of 1.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #8 of 28 Scopus journals in Critical Care Nursing.
70
h-index
1.2
2-yr mean citations
828
i10-index
3,768
works indexed
32,965
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#8 of 28 Top 29% Critical Care Nursing
Critical Care Nurse published 92 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 98. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Critical Care Nurse? — latest 50 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 50 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (90%), United Kingdom (7%) and China (2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Critical Care Nurse? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration90% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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