Top 10 Employment and Welfare Studies Journals (2026 Ranking)

Explore the leading academic journals in Employment and Welfare Studies. This list features high-impact publications ranked by their latest metrics, APC fees, and indexing status.

Highest Citation Rate Employment and Welfare Studies Journal 2026

The highest citation rate employment and welfare studies journal currently in our catalog is Social Science & Medicine, with a 2026 OpenAlex Citation Rate of 56.90, published by Elsevier. The ranked list below shows the full employment and welfare studies journal ranking by Citation Rate.

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Ranked List: Top Employment and Welfare Studies Publications
#1
Social Science & Medicine
Elsevier · ISSN: 0277-9536
CR: 56.90
#2
Human Relations
SAGE Publishing · ISSN: 0018-7267
CR: 3.02
#3
Social Indicators Research
Springer Science+Business Media · ISSN: 0303-8300
CR: 2.51
#4
Social Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · ISSN: 2076-0760
CR: 2.07
Open Access
#5
Journal of Social Policy
Cambridge University Press · ISSN: 0047-2794
CR: 1.56
#6
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
SAGE Publishing · ISSN: 0019-7939
CR: 1.55
#7
Sociology of Health & Illness
Wiley · ISSN: 0141-9889
CR: 1.20
#8
European Journal of Public Health
Oxford University Press · ISSN: 1101-1262
CR: 0.38
Open Access

All Journals in Employment and Welfare Studies

European Journal of Public Health

Oxford University Press

1101-1262 IF 0.38
Human Relations

SAGE Publishing

0018-7267 IF 3.02
Industrial and Labor Relations Review

SAGE Publishing

0019-7939 IF 1.55
Journal of Social Policy

Cambridge University Press

0047-2794 IF 1.56
Social Indicators Research

Springer Science+Business Media

0303-8300 IF 2.51
Social Science & Medicine

Elsevier

0277-9536 IF 56.90
Social Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2076-0760 IF 2.07
Sociology of Health & Illness

Wiley

0141-9889 IF 1.20

Employment and Welfare Studies Journals — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest citation rate employment and welfare studies journal in 2026?

The top-ranked employment and welfare studies journal on this page is the highest-impact-factor publication in our catalog for this field, sourced from our latest data refresh. Compare it with the rest of the ranked list above to see how citation rates distribute across this discipline.

How do I search journal of employment and welfare studies citation rate?

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Are there open access employment and welfare studies journals with high citation rate?

Yes — employment and welfare studies titles flagged with the green Open Access badge above are both peer-reviewed and freely readable. Several are also DOAJ-listed and Scopus-indexed.

What does employment and welfare studies journal ranking mean?

The employment and welfare studies journal ranking on this page is by OpenAlex Citation Rate — the average citation count for articles published in the prior two years. Other ranking systems (CiteScore, SJR, OpenAlex Quartiles) apply different windows and weightings. Read what journal citation rate means »

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