Nursing Research

Aims & Scope

Nursing Research is a peer-reviewed journal celebrating over 60 years as the most sought-after nursing resource; it offers more depth, more detail, and more of what today's nurses demand.

Nursing Research covers key issues, including health promotion, human responses to illness, acute care nursing research, symptom management, cost-effectiveness, vulnerable populations, health services, and community-based nursing studies.

Each issue highlights the latest research techniques, quantitative and qualitative studies, and new state-of-the-art methodological strategies, including information not yet found in textbooks.

Expert commentaries and briefs are also included.

In addition to 6 issues per year, Nursing Research from time to time publishes supplemental content not found anywhere else.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.783

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6980

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	497

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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 Medicine and 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.

• The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research

  Citation: 5840

  Authors: Barney G., Anselm L., Elizabeth

• Determination and Quantification Of Content Validity

  Citation: 3549

  Authors: MARY R.

• Predictors of Postpartum Depression

  Citation: 1378

  Authors: Cheryl Tatano

• The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile

  Citation: 1209

  Authors: SUSAN NOBLE, KAREN RICHERT, NOLA J.

• The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk

  Citation: 1060

  Authors: NANCY, BARBARA J., ANTOINETTE, VICTORIA

• Approaches to Qualitative-Quantitative Methodological Triangulation

  Citation: 895

  Authors: JANICE M.

• Testing the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale

  Citation: 611

  Authors: Barbara, Louise S.

• An Adaptation of Brislin???s Translation Model for Cross-cultural Research

  Citation: 606

  Authors: Patricia S., Jerry W., Linda R., Xinwei E., Karen B.

• Measuring Organizational Traits of Hospitals: The Revised Nursing Work Index

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Linda H., Patricia A.

• Introduction to the Theoretical Basis of Nursing

  Citation: 582

  Authors: Martha E.

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