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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–2025
Source type
Trade Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.3
SJR · SCImago
0.473
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
64
Best quartile
Q2 · 61st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Theory | 9 / 22 | 61st | Q2 |
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Nurse Researcher
Nurse Researcher is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.3), WoS ESCI. Published by RCN Publishing Company Ltd..
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ISSN 1351-5578Verify ISSN ↗2047-8992Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: RCN Publishing Company Ltd.
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCI
3.3
CiteScore 2025
Q2
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 Nurse Researcher indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–2025, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.3.
What quartile is Nurse Researcher in Scopus?
Nurse Researcher is Q2 in Research and Theory (rank 9 of 22), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Nurse Researcher?
Nurse Researcher is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 3.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 61st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.473, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 64.
Who publishes Nurse Researcher and what is its ISSN?
Nurse Researcher is published by RCN Publishing Company Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1351-5578 and its online ISSN is 2047-8992.
Is Nurse Researcher in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Nurse Researcher open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Nurse Researcher? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Nurse Researcher has an h-index of 96 and a 2-year mean of 1.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #10 of 22 Scopus journals in Research and Theory.
96
h-index
1.29
2-yr mean citations
526
i10-index
1,544
works indexed
38,351
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#10 of 22 Top 46% Research and Theory
Nurse Researcher published 29 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 50. 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 Nurse Researcher? — latest 79 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 79 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (47%), Australia (23.2%) and Ireland (8.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Nurse Researcher? — 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
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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