2017 Bioethics journals h5 / h5-median index

I suspect I could have had this easier, but be that as it may, I searched for bioethics/health care ethics/ medical ethics journals on google scholar to see how they fare in terms of citations over the last five years.

Quite possibly the below table will be displayed in odd ways on your screen. 

Usual CoI blurb applies. I co-edit two of the journals in this list. List up-dated July 2017. Any mistakes are my own, please alert me if you discover discrepancies between what I am reporting and what you're able to find on google scholar.

                                                                                                                           h5               h5-median

Nursing Ethics                                                                              34           44
Journal of Medical Ethics                                                             31          42

The American Journal of Bioethics                                              28           37

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics                                           27           40

Science and Engineering Ethics                                                        30           45

Bioethics                                                                                       25          31       

Neuroethics                                                                                   23           36
bmc medical ethics                                                                       23           32
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy                                        20         25
Hastings Center Report                                                                19          32

American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience                              18            28

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy                                            18          22

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics         17          20

Health Care Analysis                                                                     16       22

Nursing Philosophy                                                                        15          29

Developing World Bioethics                                                          15          28

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry                                                           15          16

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics                                               14          18

Public Health Ethics                                                                       13          22

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics                                     13          18

HEC Forum                                                                                     12          28

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal                                                12          19

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine                                                12        15

NanoEthics                                                                                     12          16

The Journal of Clinical Ethics                                                        12          16

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics                                                     11          18

American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research                           11           15
Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine                          9              17

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics                                                                8              13

International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics              8             11

Ethik in der Medizin                                                                         8              10

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law                                         8             9

Medical Ethics Journal                                                                     7              9

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics                                    6             12

Monash Bioethics Review                                                                 6              8

Asian Bioethics Review                                                                   5             10

Christian Bioethics                                                                            5              6

Journal international de bioethique                                                         4              8

Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine                                   4              6

European Journal of Bioethics                                                         4              4

National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly                                              3              5

*h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2012-2016 have at least h citations each

**h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index

2016 Google Scholar Metrics for Bioethics journals

I'm afraid the list isn't quite complete as for some reason at least one well-known quality publication, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, just doesn't pop up. It's also the case that some journals that were covered in the past have disappeared from google's radar, even though they continue to exist. This info from google's media release might explain the inclusion and exclusion of particular journals: 'Publications with fewer than 100 articles in 2011-2015, or publications that received no citations over these years are not included.'

Quite possibly the below table will be displayed in odd ways on your screen, mea culpa. 

Usual CoI blurb applies. I co-edit two of the journals in this list. List up-dated July 2016.

*h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2010-2014 have at least h citations each

**h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index

                                                                                                    H5 index   H5 median

Journal of Medical Ethics                                                             29           42

Nursing Ethics                                                                              29           36

Science and Engineering Ethics                                                 26             36

The American Journal of Bioethics                                              26           36

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics                                           26           34

Neuroethics                                                                                   24           30

Bioethics                                                                                       22           31

Ethics                                                                                           20            35

bmc medical ethics                                                                       20           29

Hastings Center Report                                                                 19           29

American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience                            19             28

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy                                       17            22

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics         16           18

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy                                            15           25

Nursing Philosophy                                                                        15          23

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine                                           13          15

Public Health Ethics                                                                       14           27

Developing World Bioethics                                                         14           20

Health Care Analysis                                                                     14          19

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry                                                           14           18

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics                                               14           17

HEC Forum                                                                                     13           26

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics                                     13           20

The Journal of Clinical Ethics                                                        13           18

NanoEthics                                                                                     11           16

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics                                                     10           12

Asian Bioethics Review                                                                   8              18

International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics              8             15

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics                                                           8              13

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law                                     8             10

Ethik in der Medizin                                                                         7              12

Clinical Ethics                                                                                   7            8  

Christian Bioethics                                                                            5              10

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics                                5             8

Monash Bioethics Review                                                                 5              6

Journal international de bioethique                                                    4              7

National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly                                              4              4

Google scholar h5 indices for English language bioethics/health care ethics/medical ethics journals

I suspect I could have had this easier, but be that as it may, I searched for bioethics/health care ethics/ medical ethics journal on google scholar to see how they fare in terms of citations over the last five years. I'm afraid the list isn't quite complete as for some reason at least one well-known quality publication, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, just doesn't pop up.

Quite possibly the below table will be displayed in odd ways on your screen. 

Usual CoI blurb applies. I co-edit two of the journals in this list. List up-dated August 2015.

Journal of Medical Ethics                                                             28           38

Nursing Ethics                                                                              28           36

The American Journal of Bioethics                                              28           34

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics                                           26           33

Science and Engineering Ethics                                                        22           34

Bioethics                                                                                       22           28

Hastings Center Report                                                                 20           27

Neuroethics                                                                                   20           25

bmc medical ethics                                                                       19           25

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy                                            18           22

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics         16           22

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy                                        16          20

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine                                                15          21

Health Care Analysis                                                                     14          23

Nursing Philosophy                                                                        14          22

NanoEthics                                                                                     14           20

Developing World Bioethics                                                          14           17

Public Health Ethics                                                                       13           18

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics                                               13           17

The Journal of Clinical Ethics                                                        12           23

HEC Forum                                                                                     12           20

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics                                     12           16

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry                                                           11           16

American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research                           11           15

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics                                                     10           10

Asian Bioethics Review                                                                   9              13

Ethik in der Medizin                                                                         9              12

International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics              8             11

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law                                            7             11

Christian Bioethics                                                                            6              7

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics                                        5             9

Monash Bioethics Review                                                                 5              6

Journal international de bioethique                                                          5              6

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics                                                                 4              5

National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly                                              3              4

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Ethics-Law and History                     2             3

*h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2010-2014 have at least h citations each

 

**h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index

Google scholar h5 indices for English language bioethics/health care ethics/medical ethics journals

I suspect I could have had this easier, but be that as it may, I searched for bioethics/health care ethics/ medical ethics journal on google scholar to see how they fare in terms of citations over the last five years. I'm afraid the list isn't quite complete as for some reason at least one well-known quality publication, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, just doesn't pop up. I'm under no delusion that citations do not equal quality, but I do think it is noteworthy that the journal 'Ethics' in particular doesn't do terribly well in terms of uptake of its content. At least if you take its stellar reputation into account. It is possible that ethicists need longer than 5 years before they can respond adequately to the papers published in Ethics, or that a deluge of citations is hidden in monographs and anthologies, disproportionate to the other journals on this list that is, but it's also possible that few of those who praise Ethics do actually anything with its content. I think it is also noteworthy that OA journals seem to have it a tad bit easier to rack up citations. My views about pay-for-play journals are well-known, I won't repeat them here.

Quite possibly the below table will be displayed in odd ways on your screen. If it is, don't hesitate to give me a shout and I'll send you a pdf.

Usual CoI blurb applies. I co-edit two of the journals in this list.
List up-dated Nov 16, 2014.


 

                                                                                                          H5 index*            H5 median**

Journal of medical ethics                                                                             29                           40

American Journal of Bioethics                                                                    26                           33

Nursing Ethics                                                                                                25                           32

Bioethics                                                                                                         23                           34

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics                                                         23                           31

Ethics                                                                                                              19                           29

Hastings Center Report                                                                               18                           33

BMC Medical ethics                                                                                     17                           27

Neuroethics                                                                                                   17                           21

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy                                                   16                         23
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine                                                16                         22
Health Care Analysis                                                                           15                        28
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics: JERHRE   14                           24

Nursing Philosophy                                                                                      14                           24
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy                                                     14                           18
Journal of Clinical Ethics                                                                              13                           18

Developing World Bioethics                                                                       12                           20

Public Health Ethics                                                                                     12                           17

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics                                                          12                          17

Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics                                             11                           14

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry                                                                       11                           14

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics                                                                 10                           11

Asian Bioethics Review                                                                                  9                            35

International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics                    8                             12

American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research                                     8                              11

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law                                               5                             10

Christian Bioethics                                                                                          5                              7

Monash Bioethics Review                                                                             5                              7

Journal international de bioethique/
International journal of bioethics                                                                5                              5

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics                                         4                             17

National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly                                                         3                              4

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics                                                                       2                              5

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Ethics-Law and History                  2                              4

 

*h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2009-2013 have at least h citations each

**h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index