Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Aims & Scope

The primary purpose of Dimensions of Critical Care Nursingâ„¢ is to provide nurses with accurate, current, and relevant information and services to excel in critical care practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.387

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14114

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	180

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Rigor or Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research: Perspectives, Strategies, Reconceptualization, and Recommendations

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Brigitte S.

• Critical Care Nurses' Perceptions of and Responses to Moral Distress

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Karen M.

• Compassion Fatigue, Moral Distress, and Work Engagement in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Trauma Nurses

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Virginia M., Gail, Kathleen, Pat, Erica, Christina, Martha

• Assessing Pain Control in Nonverbal Critically Ill Adults

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Margaret, Deborah, Nancy, Ann, Gail L.

• Nurse Preceptor Role in New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Practice

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Kelly, Elizabeth K., Julie

• Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Alberto, Stefano, Elisa, Stefano, Laura, Herman, Roberto, Roberto, Giuseppe

• Moral Distress, Compassion Fatigue, and Perceptions About Medication Errors in Certified Critical Care Nurses

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Jeanne, Jane M., Cynthia D.

• Music Therapy Results for ICU Patients

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Phyllis

• Technological Caring

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Marilyn Anne

• A Brief Review of the Belmont Report

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Jennifer M.

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