Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
Browse 13 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.
Data last refreshed: Jul 30, 2026
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Q1 — Top 25%
4 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Social Science & Medicine
Elsevier
|
56.90 |
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European Journal of Epidemiology
Springer Science+Business Media
|
4.90 |
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Frontiers in Public Health
Frontiers Media
|
2.94 |
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Quality of Life Research
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.93 |
Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile
3 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Social Indicators Research
Springer Science+Business Media
|
2.51 |
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The Journals of Gerontology Series B
Oxford University Press
|
2.36 |
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American Journal of Public Health
American Public Health Association
|
2.24 |
Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile
3 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Elsevier BV
|
2.16 |
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BMJ Public Health
BMJ
|
1.93 |
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Demography
Duke University Press
|
1.88 |
Q4 — Bottom 25%
3 journals| Journal | IF |
|---|---|
|
Health Economics
Wiley
|
1.53 |
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Sociology of Health & Illness
Wiley
|
1.20 |
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European Journal of Public Health
Oxford University Press
|
0.38 |
Understanding Journal Quartile Rankings
Quartile rankings (Q1-Q4) are a standard way to categorize academic journals within a subject. They're calculated by ordering all journals in a category by their citation rate (or SJR score) and dividing them into four equal groups.
- Q1 — Top 25%, highest impact in the field
- Q2 — 50th to 75th percentile
- Q3 — 25th to 50th percentile
- Q4 — Bottom 25%
Note: When official Scopus/JCR quartile data is available we use it. Otherwise quartiles are approximated by ranking journals within the selected subject by their latest citation rate.