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Best Health (social science) journals

384 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Health (social science). All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 97 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 MMWR Recommendations and Reports 131.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 MMWR Surveillance Summaries 93.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 35.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
4 The Lancet Planetary Health 31.4 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
5 The Lancet Healthy Longevity 24.2 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 16.7 98th Q1 SSCI – No
7 Virtual Economics 16.3 98th Q1 – – No
8 International Journal of Transgender Health 15.1 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
9 Sustainability Science 12.4 97th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Reviews on Environmental Health 11.5 97th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Tobacco Control 10.6 97th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
12 Foods 10.3 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Obesity Facts 9.9 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9.1 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
15 European Journal of Ageing 8.9 96th Q1 SSCI – No
16 Global Health Research and Policy 8.4 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
17 Policy and Internet 8.3 95th Q1 SSCI – No
18 Social Science and Medicine 8.2 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
19 Journal of Learning Disabilities 8.1 95th Q1 SSCI – No
20 BioScience Trends 8 94th Q1 SCIE – No
21 International Journal of Health Policy and Management 8 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
22 Ageing and Society 7.8 94th Q1 SSCI – No
23 Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 7.7 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
24 Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7.7 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
25 Health Communication 7.5 93rd Q1 SSCI B No
26 Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 7.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
27 Health and Place 7.4 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
28 Clinical Gerontologist 7.4 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
29 Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 7.1 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
30 Science and Engineering Ethics 7 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
31 SSM - Population Health 7 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
32 Journal of Medical Ethics 6.9 91st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
33 Journal of Family Theory and Review 6.8 91st Q1 SSCI – No
34 Journal of Urban Health 6.8 91st Q1 SCIE – No
35 Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 6.8 91st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
36 Conflict and Health 6.6 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
37 Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior 6.5 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
38 Disability and Society 6.4 90th Q1 SSCI – No
39 JMIR Aging 6.4 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
40 European Union Politics 6.4 89th Q1 SSCI – No
41 Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 6.3 89th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
42 Mindfulness 6.3 89th Q1 SSCI – No
43 Sleep Health 6.3 89th Q1 SCIE – No
44 Science as Culture 6.1 88th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
45 Transcultural Psychiatry 6.1 88th Q1 SSCI – No
46 Sexuality Research and Social Policy 6 88th Q1 SSCI – No
47 American Journal of Community Psychology 6 87th Q1 SSCI – No
48 Games for Health Journal 5.9 87th Q1 SSCI – No
49 Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health 5.9 87th Q1 ESCI – No
50 BMC Medical Ethics 5.7 87th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
51 Learning and Motivation 5.7 86th Q1 SSCI – No
52 Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association 5.6 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
53 Journal of Cannabis Research 5.5 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
54 Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 5.5 86th Q1 SSCI – No
55 International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services 5.4 85th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
56 Journal of Aging and Health 5.4 85th Q1 SSCI – No
57 Psychology and Sexuality 5.4 85th Q1 SSCI – No
58 Sociology of Health and Illness 5.4 85th Q1 SSCI – No
59 Research on Aging 5.4 84th Q1 SSCI – No
60 Human-Machine Communication 5.3 84th Q1 – – Yes
61 Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 5.3 84th Q1 ESCI – No
62 Research Involvement and Engagement 5.3 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
63 Journal of Community Health 5.3 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
64 Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 5.2 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
65 Bioethics 5.1 83rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
66 Health Promotion Perspectives 5.1 83rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
67 Global Transitions 5.1 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
68 Health Sociology Review 5.1 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
69 Drug and Alcohol Review 5 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
70 International Health 4.9 81st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
71 Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 4.9 81st Q1 SSCI – No
72 Health Promotion International 4.8 81st Q1 SCIE, SSCI A Yes
73 Journal of Migration and Health 4.8 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
74 Women's Health Issues 4.7 81st Q1 SSCI – No
75 Innovation in Aging 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
76 Permanente Journal 4.7 80th Q1 – – No
77 SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 4.7 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
78 American Journal of Health Promotion 4.7 79th Q1 SSCI – No
79 Australian Social Work 4.7 79th Q1 SSCI – No
80 Contemporary Drug Problems 4.6 79th Q1 ESCI – No
81 Health (United Kingdom) 4.6 79th Q1 SSCI – No
82 Clinical Social Work Journal 4.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
83 Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 4.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
84 European Addiction Research 4.5 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
85 International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 4.4 78th Q1 SSCI – No
86 Culture, Health and Sexuality 4.4 77th Q1 SSCI – No
87 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 4.4 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
88 Qualitative Social Work 4.4 77th Q1 SSCI – No
89 Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science 4.3 77th Q1 – – No
90 BioSocieties 4.3 76th Q1 SSCI – No
91 NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 4.3 76th Q1 SSCI – Yes
92 Journal of Disability Policy Studies 4.2 76th Q1 SSCI – No
93 Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 4.2 76th Q1 SSCI – No
94 Geriatrics and Gerontology International 4.1 75th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
95 Health Equity 4.1 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
96 Journal of Health Communication 4.1 75th Q1 SSCI – No
97 Victims and Offenders 4.1 75th Q1 SSCI – No
98 Child Indicators Research 4.1 74th Q2 SSCI – No
99 Community Mental Health Journal 4.1 74th Q2 SSCI – No
100 International Journal of Integrated Care 4.1 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
101 Psychology of Violence 4.1 74th Q2 SSCI – No
102 American Journal of Men's Health 4 73rd Q2 SSCI – Yes
103 HEC Forum 4 73rd Q2 SSCI – No
104 Journal of Social Work 4 73rd Q2 SSCI – No
105 BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health 4 72nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
106 Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 3.9 72nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
107 Disaster Prevention and Management 3.9 72nd Q2 SSCI – No
108 Wellbeing, Space and Society 3.9 72nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
109 British Journal of Social Work 3.9 71st Q2 SSCI – No
110 Child Care in Practice 3.9 71st Q2 ESCI – No
111 Performance Enhancement and Health 3.9 71st Q2 ESCI – No
112 Physical Activity and Health 3.9 71st Q2 – – Yes
113 Alcohol 3.9 70th Q2 SCIE – No
114 Journal of Enabling Technologies 3.9 70th Q2 ESCI – No
115 International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery 3.8 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
116 Journal of Aging Studies 3.8 70th Q2 SSCI – No
117 AJOB Empirical Bioethics 3.7 69th Q2 – – No
118 Children and Society 3.7 69th Q2 SSCI – No
119 Child and Family Social Work 3.6 69th Q2 SSCI – No
120 Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 3.6 69th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
121 Canadian Journal on Aging 3.6 68th Q2 SSCI – No
122 Dialogues in Health 3.6 68th Q2 – – Yes
123 Journal of Early Childhood Research 3.6 68th Q2 ESCI – No
124 New Genetics and Society 3.6 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
125 Frontiers in Epidemiology 3.5 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
126 Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work 3.5 67th Q2 ESCI – No
127 Journal of Psychedelic Studies 3.5 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
128 Physical Activity Review 3.5 67th Q2 ESCI – No
129 Economics and Human Biology 3.5 66th Q2 SCIE, SSCI A No
130 International Sport Coaching Journal 3.5 66th Q2 ESCI – No
131 Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research 3.5 66th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
132 Learning Disabilities Research and Practice 3.4 66th Q2 SSCI – No
133 American Journal of Evaluation 3.4 65th Q2 SSCI C No
134 Geriatrics (Switzerland) 3.4 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
135 Health Care Analysis 3.4 65th Q2 SSCI – No
136 Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry 3.4 64th Q2 SSCI – No
137 Health and Social Care Delivery Research 3.4 64th Q2 – – Yes
138 Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 3.4 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
139 Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 3.4 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
140 Journal of Drug Issues 3.3 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
141 Journal of Patient Experience 3.3 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
142 Journal of Technology in Human Services 3.3 63rd Q2 ESCI – No
143 Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care 3.3 63rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
144 Hastings Center Report 3.3 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
145 International Journal of Circumpolar Health 3.2 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
146 Tobacco Induced Diseases 3.2 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
147 International Journal of Ageing and Later Life 3.1 62nd Q2 – – Yes
148 Bereavement 3.1 61st Q2 ESCI – No
149 International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 3.1 61st Q2 ESCI – No
150 Journal of Disability Research 3.1 61st Q2 – – Yes
151 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 3 61st Q2 SSCI – No
152 Asian Bioethics Review 3 60th Q2 ESCI – No
153 Journal of Aging and Environment 3 60th Q2 ESCI – No
154 Sahara J 3 60th Q2 SSCI – Yes
155 Ageing International 2.9 60th Q2 ESCI – No
156 AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 2.9 59th Q2 SSCI – No
157 BMC Global and Public Health 2.9 59th Q2 ESCI – Yes
158 Global Bioethics 2.9 59th Q2 – – Yes
159 Social Theory and Health 2.9 59th Q2 SSCI – No
160 Lifestyle Medicine 2.9 58th Q2 – – Yes
161 Public Administration and Policy 2.9 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
162 Substance Use and Misuse 2.9 58th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
163 Young 2.9 58th Q2 SSCI – Yes
164 Ethics and Human Research 2.9 57th Q2 – – No
165 International Journal of Care and Caring 2.8 57th Q2 ESCI – No
166 Yustisia 2.8 57th Q2 – – Yes
167 Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 2.7 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
168 Journal of Social Work Practice 2.7 56th Q2 SSCI – No
169 Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 2.7 56th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
170 Social Work in Public Health 2.7 56th Q2 SSCI – No
171 European Journal of Health Communication 2.7 55th Q2 – – Yes
172 Illness Crisis and Loss 2.7 55th Q2 – – No
173 International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 2.7 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
174 Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness 2.7 55th Q2 SSCI – No
175 Developing World Bioethics 2.7 54th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
176 Global Security - Health, Science and Policy 2.7 54th Q2 – – Yes
177 Health and Human Rights 2.7 54th Q2 SSCI – Yes
178 Health Education Journal 2.7 54th Q2 SSCI – No
179 Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice 2.7 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
180 Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 2.6 53rd Q2 – – No
181 Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) 2.6 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
182 Physical Education Theory and Methodology 2.6 53rd Q2 – – Yes
183 Body and Society 2.6 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
184 Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance 2.6 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
185 International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice 2.6 52nd Q2 – – No
186 Mortality 2.6 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
187 Mental Health and Social Inclusion 2.6 51st Q2 ESCI – No
188 Rural and Remote Health 2.6 51st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
189 Health Security 2.5 51st Q2 SSCI – No
190 Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria 2.5 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
191 International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research 2.5 50th Q2 ESCI – Yes
192 Food and Foodways 2.4 50th Q2 ESCI – No
193 Health and Social Work 2.4 50th Q2 SSCI – No
194 Fat Studies 2.4 49th Q3 ESCI – No
195 Journal of Children's Services 2.4 49th Q3 ESCI – No
196 Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 2.4 49th Q3 SSCI – No
197 Drugs, Habits and Social Policy 2.4 48th Q3 ESCI – No
198 Physical Activity and Nutrition 2.4 48th Q3 – – No
199 Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2.3 48th Q3 ESCI – No
200 npj Health Systems 2.3 48th Q3 – – Yes
201 Disabilities 2.3 47th Q3 ESCI – Yes
202 Nordic Journal of Social Research 2.3 47th Q3 – – Yes
203 Women's Health Nursing 2.3 47th Q3 ESCI – No
204 Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care 2.2 47th Q3 ESCI – No
205 Geospatial Health 2.2 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
206 Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research 2.2 46th Q3 ESCI – No
207 Quality Management in Health Care 2.2 46th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
208 Recreational Sports Journal 2.2 46th Q3 ESCI – No
209 AMA Journal of Ethics 2.2 45th Q3 – – No
210 International Journal of Social Quality (United States) 2.1 45th Q3 – – Yes
211 Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 2.1 45th Q3 ESCI – Yes
212 Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody and Child Development 2.1 45th Q3 ESCI – No
213 International Journal of Exercise Science 2.1 44th Q3 – – Yes
214 Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 2.1 44th Q3 ESCI – No
215 Child and Youth Services 2 44th Q3 ESCI – No
216 AIDS Education and Prevention 2 43rd Q3 SSCI – No
217 Children and Schools 2 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
218 Delaware Journal of Public Health 2 43rd Q3 – – No
219 Developmental Child Welfare 2 43rd Q3 – – No
220 Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR 2 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
221 Frontiers in Environmental Health 2 42nd Q3 – – Yes
222 Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 2 42nd Q3 – – No
223 Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie 1.9 42nd Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
224 Journal of Human Sport and Exercise 1.9 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
225 Journal of Long-Term Care 1.9 41st Q3 – – Yes
226 Journal of Medical Humanities 1.8 41st Q3 ESCI – No
227 Violence and Gender 1.8 41st Q3 ESCI – No
228 Journal of Health Literacy 1.8 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
229 Journal of Integrated Care 1.8 40th Q3 ESCI – No
230 Journal of Population and Social Studies 1.8 40th Q3 – – No
231 Palliative Medicine Reports 1.8 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
232 Journal of Muslim Mental Health 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – Yes
233 Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – No
234 Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – No
235 Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – No
236 International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 1.7 38th Q3 ESCI – No
237 Journal of Substance Use 1.7 38th Q3 SSCI – No
238 Patient Experience Journal 1.7 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
239 Population and Societies 1.7 38th Q3 – – No
240 Journal of Mid-Life Health 1.7 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
241 Population Medicine 1.7 37th Q3 – – Yes
242 China Journal of Social Work 1.6 37th Q3 ESCI – No
243 Ethik in der Medizin 1.6 37th Q3 SCIE – No
244 American Journal of Health Education 1.6 36th Q3 ESCI – No
245 European Journal of Human Movement 1.6 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
246 Journal of Disability and Religion 1.6 36th Q3 – – No
247 Journal of Financial Therapy 1.5 36th Q3 – – Yes
248 International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health 1.5 35th Q3 – – No
249 Journal of Clinical Ethics 1.5 35th Q3 – – No
250 Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment 1.5 35th Q3 – – No
251 Mental Health: Global Challenges 1.5 35th Q3 – – Yes
252 European Journal of Mental Health 1.5 34th Q3 ESCI – Yes
253 Partner Abuse 1.5 34th Q3 ESCI – No
254 Learning Disabilities 1.4 34th Q3 – – No
255 Chinese Journal of School Health 1.4 33rd Q3 – – No
256 Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte 1.4 33rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
257 Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica 1.4 33rd Q3 – – Yes
258 Violence and Victims 1.4 33rd Q3 SSCI – No
259 Configurations 1.4 32nd Q3 AHCI – No
260 Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 1.4 32nd Q3 ESCI – No
261 Open Public Health Journal 1.4 32nd Q3 – – No
262 Sociologia y Tecnociencia 1.4 32nd Q3 ESCI – No
263 Adoption and Fostering 1.3 31st Q3 ESCI – No
264 Hawaii Journal of Health and Social Welfare 1.3 31st Q3 – – No
265 Journal of Education and Community Health 1.3 31st Q3 – – Yes
266 Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 1.3 31st Q3 SSCI – No
267 Anthropological Review 1.3 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
268 Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy 1.3 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
269 Discover Social Science and Health 1.3 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
270 Nordic Welfare Research 1.3 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
271 Community Psychology in Global Perspective. 1.2 29th Q3 – – Yes
272 Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy 1.2 29th Q3 ESCI – Yes
273 Rhetoric of Health and Medicine 1.2 29th Q3 – – No
274 Social Work and Social Sciences Review 1.2 29th Q3 – – No
275 African Journal of Social Work 1.2 28th Q3 – – Yes
276 American Journal of Law and Medicine 1.2 28th Q3 SSCI – No
277 European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 1.2 28th Q3 – – Yes
278 Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 1.1 28th Q3 ESCI – No
279 Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies 1.1 27th Q3 ESCI – No
280 Journal of People, Plants, and Environment 1.1 27th Q3 – – No
281 Tobacco Prevention and Cessation 1.1 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
282 Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy 1 26th Q3 SSCI – No
283 Journal of Public Interest Communications 1 26th Q3 – – Yes
284 Saude e Sociedade 1 26th Q3 SSCI – Yes
285 Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 1 25th Q3 – – Yes
286 Journal of Public Health and Development 1 25th Q3 – – No
287 Research in Community and Public Health Nursing 1 25th Q3 – – No
288 Torture 1 25th Q3 – – Yes
289 International Journal of Microsimulation 1 24th Q4 – – No
290 Journal of Drug Education 1 24th Q4 ESCI – No
291 Indian Journal of Gender Studies 0.9 24th Q4 SSCI C No
292 Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 0.9 24th Q4 ESCI – No
293 International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 0.9 23rd Q4 SSCI – No
294 Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Science 0.9 23rd Q4 – – Yes
295 Kontakt 0.9 23rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
296 Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 0.9 23rd Q4 – – No
297 Canadian Journal of Bioethics 0.9 22nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
298 Ciencias Psicologicas 0.9 22nd Q4 – – Yes
299 Interface: Communication, Health, Education 0.9 22nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
300 Payesh 0.9 22nd Q4 – – Yes

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