Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Aims & Scope

The aims of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing are to promote excellence of care of critically ill patients by specialist nurses and their professional colleagues; to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and exchange of research findings, experience and ideas; to develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, attitudes and creative thinking essential to good critical care nursing practice.

The journal publishes reviews, updates and feature articles in addition to original papers and significant preliminary communications.

Articles may deal with any part of practice including relevant clinical, research, educational, psychological and technological aspects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	4.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.218

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	71

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3466

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1572

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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

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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.

• A human factors engineering conceptual framework of nursing workload and patient safety in intensive care units

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Pascale, AyÅŸe P.

• Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care unit patients: Changes in epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and contributions of new technologies

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Stijn, Etienne, Stephan, Karim, Garyphalia, Charles-Edouard, Jordi, Michael, Pieter, Christian, Ignacio, Pedro, Lila, Jean-Francois, Jean-Ralph

• Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services

  Citation: 178

  Authors: María Teresa, Cristina, Ana Isabel, Azucena, Ana, Laura, María Victoria, María Teresa, María Teresa, Coro, María Elena, María Lourdes, María Luisa, Asunción, Eva, Mercedes, María Luisa, María del Pilar, Carmen, Cristina

• The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Canadian critical care nurses providing patient care during the early phase pandemic: A mixed method study

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Sarah, A. Fuchsia, Brandi, Paula, Fiona, Caroline, Gregory

• Use of a Behavioural Pain Scale to assess pain in ventilated, unconscious and/or sedated patients

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Jeanne, Jo, Sue, Thérèse

• Physical restraint use in intensive care units across Europe: The PRICE study

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Julie, Sheila, Ruth

• Burnout and health among critical care professionals: The mediational role of resilience

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Oscar, Eva

• The impact on parents of a child’s admission to intensive care: Integration of qualitative findings from a cross-sectional study

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Gillian, Janet, Janet, Virginia, John, Jane

• Management of pain in cardiac surgery ICU patients: Have we improved over time?

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Céline

• Experiences of critically ill patients in the ICU

  Citation: 138

  Authors: José G.M., Peter E., Henk F., Augustinus J.P., Johannes H., Jan

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