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Status
Active
Coverage
1952–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.8
SJR · SCImago
0.777
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
110
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (all) | 34 / 144 | 76th | Q1 |
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Nursing Research
Nursing Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.8), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd..
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ISSN 0029-6562Verify ISSN ↗1538-9847Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
3.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Nursing Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1952–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.8.
What quartile is Nursing Research in Scopus?
Nursing Research is Q1 in Nursing (all) (rank 34 of 144), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Nursing Research?
Nursing Research 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 3.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.777, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 110.
Who publishes Nursing Research and what is its ISSN?
Nursing Research is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0029-6562 and its online ISSN is 1538-9847.
Is Nursing Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Nursing Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Nursing Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Nursing Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Nursing Research has an h-index of 175 and a 2-year mean of 1.35 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #56 of 141 Scopus journals in Nursing (all).
175
h-index
1.35
2-yr mean citations
2,775
i10-index
12,217
works indexed
226,269
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#56 of 141 Top 40% Nursing (all)
Nursing Research published 79 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 91. 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 Nursing Research? — latest 65 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 65 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (64.6%), China (10%) and South Korea (9.2%). 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 Nursing Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
- Author concentration64.6% 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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