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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.8
SJR
0.645
CiteScore
1.6
Categories
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Health (social science)
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2021-2025
journal names
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
SSM-QUAL RES HEALTH
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
548
Citations
2 025
h-index
18
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USA (185 publications)
United Kingdom (111 publications)
Canada (84 publications)

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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 93, 4.59%
Social Science and Medicine
Social Science and Medicine, 58, 2.86%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 36, 1.78%
Frontiers in Public Health
Frontiers in Public Health, 33, 1.63%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 29, 1.43%
BMJ Open
BMJ Open, 27, 1.33%
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, 27, 1.33%
Vaccine
Vaccine, 20, 0.99%
Vaccines
Vaccines, 18, 0.89%
Qualitative Health Research
Qualitative Health Research, 15, 0.74%
Healthcare
Healthcare, 15, 0.74%
PLOS Global Public Health
PLOS Global Public Health, 15, 0.74%
Health Communication
Health Communication, 14, 0.69%
Health Expectations
Health Expectations, 14, 0.69%
International Journal of Drug Policy
International Journal of Drug Policy, 13, 0.64%
Heliyon
Heliyon, 13, 0.64%
Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Health and Illness, 12, 0.59%
JAMA network open
JAMA network open, 11, 0.54%
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10, 0.49%
Health Promotion International
Health Promotion International, 9, 0.44%
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 9, 0.44%
BMC Health Services Research
BMC Health Services Research, 9, 0.44%
Harm Reduction Journal
Harm Reduction Journal, 9, 0.44%
Cureus
Cureus, 9, 0.44%
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 0.4%
Health (United Kingdom)
Health (United Kingdom), 8, 0.4%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, 0.4%
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 8, 0.4%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
Culture, Health and Sexuality, 8, 0.4%
Frontiers in Sociology
Frontiers in Sociology, 8, 0.4%
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 7, 0.35%
Global Public Health
Global Public Health, 7, 0.35%
Health Promotion Practice
Health Promotion Practice, 7, 0.35%
BMJ Global Health
BMJ Global Health, 7, 0.35%
American Journal of Men's Health
American Journal of Men's Health, 7, 0.35%
Patient Education and Counseling
Patient Education and Counseling, 7, 0.35%
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 7, 0.35%
Women's Health Issues
Women's Health Issues, 6, 0.3%
Resuscitation
Resuscitation, 6, 0.3%
Social Sciences
Social Sciences, 6, 0.3%
Current Psychology
Current Psychology, 6, 0.3%
Drug and Alcohol Review
Drug and Alcohol Review, 6, 0.3%
Contraception
Contraception, 6, 0.3%
Wellcome Open Research
Wellcome Open Research, 6, 0.3%
Children
Children, 6, 0.3%
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 5, 0.25%
Journal of Homosexuality
Journal of Homosexuality, 5, 0.25%
EClinicalMedicine
EClinicalMedicine, 5, 0.25%
SSM - Population Health
SSM - Population Health, 5, 0.25%
Hastings Center Report
Hastings Center Report, 5, 0.25%
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 5, 0.25%
Appetite
Appetite, 5, 0.25%
Health Sociology Review
Health Sociology Review, 5, 0.25%
Medical Humanities
Medical Humanities, 5, 0.25%
AIDS and Behavior
AIDS and Behavior, 5, 0.25%
Addiction science & clinical practice
Addiction science & clinical practice, 5, 0.25%
Health and Social Care in the Community
Health and Social Care in the Community, 5, 0.25%
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Affective Disorders, 5, 0.25%
Health and Place
Health and Place, 5, 0.25%
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 5, 0.25%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 5, 0.25%
Nursing Reports
Nursing Reports, 5, 0.25%
BMC Primary Care
BMC Primary Care, 5, 0.25%
International Journal of Transgender Health
International Journal of Transgender Health, 5, 0.25%
BMJ Public Health
BMJ Public Health, 5, 0.25%
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 4, 0.2%
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 4, 0.2%
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 4, 0.2%
Journal of the American Heart Association
Journal of the American Heart Association, 4, 0.2%
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 4, 0.2%
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health, 4, 0.2%
International Journal for Equity in Health
International Journal for Equity in Health, 4, 0.2%
Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 4, 0.2%
Critical Public Health
Critical Public Health, 4, 0.2%
Digital Health
Digital Health, 4, 0.2%
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 4, 0.2%
Policing and Society
Policing and Society, 4, 0.2%
Public Health
Public Health, 4, 0.2%
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 4, 0.2%
Sustainability
Sustainability, 4, 0.2%
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research, 4, 0.2%
Studies in Family Planning
Studies in Family Planning, 4, 0.2%
BMC Nursing
BMC Nursing, 4, 0.2%
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 4, 0.2%
npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine, 4, 0.2%
BIO Web of Conferences
BIO Web of Conferences, 4, 0.2%
Environment and Planning E Nature and Space
Environment and Planning E Nature and Space, 4, 0.2%
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 4, 0.2%
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 4, 0.2%
Journal of Family Violence
Journal of Family Violence, 3, 0.15%
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 3, 0.15%
BMC Psychiatry
BMC Psychiatry, 3, 0.15%
Health Education Journal
Health Education Journal, 3, 0.15%
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling, 3, 0.15%
Archives of Public Health
Archives of Public Health, 3, 0.15%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 3, 0.15%
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3, 0.15%
BMC psychology
BMC psychology, 3, 0.15%
JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 3, 0.15%
BMC Medical Education
BMC Medical Education, 3, 0.15%
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Elsevier
Elsevier, 410, 20.25%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 329, 16.25%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 211, 10.42%
Wiley
Wiley, 197, 9.73%
SAGE
SAGE, 174, 8.59%
MDPI
MDPI, 133, 6.57%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 86, 4.25%
BMJ
BMJ, 62, 3.06%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 52, 2.57%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 51, 2.52%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 30, 1.48%
JMIR Publications
JMIR Publications, 20, 0.99%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 19, 0.94%
Emerald
Emerald, 18, 0.89%
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Association (AMA), 16, 0.79%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 15, 0.74%
Mary Ann Liebert
Mary Ann Liebert, 10, 0.49%
Research Square Platform LLC, 9, 0.44%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 8, 0.4%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 7, 0.35%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 7, 0.35%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 6, 0.3%
Mark Allen Group, 6, 0.3%
F1000 Research
F1000 Research, 6, 0.3%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 4, 0.2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4, 0.2%
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics, 4, 0.2%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
American Speech Language Hearing Association, 4, 0.2%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 4, 0.2%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 3, 0.15%
American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association, 3, 0.15%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 3, 0.15%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 3, 0.15%
Bristol University Press
Bristol University Press, 3, 0.15%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2, 0.1%
Duke University Press
Duke University Press, 2, 0.1%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2, 0.1%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2, 0.1%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
Health Affairs (Project Hope), 2, 0.1%
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2, 0.1%
Unisa Press, 2, 0.1%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2, 0.1%
Medknow, 2, 0.1%
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing, 2, 0.1%
PAGEPress Publications
PAGEPress Publications, 2, 0.1%
CAIRN
CAIRN, 2, 0.1%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS, 2, 0.1%
Berghahn Books, 2, 0.1%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1, 0.05%
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Brill
Brill, 1, 0.05%
King Saud University
King Saud University, 1, 0.05%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 1, 0.05%
University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press, 1, 0.05%
Springer Publishing Company, 1, 0.05%
ifmbe proceedings, 1, 0.05%
IWA Publishing
IWA Publishing, 1, 0.05%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 1, 0.05%
The Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society, 1, 0.05%
Lviv Polytechnic National University, 1, 0.05%
Ethnologia Europaea, 1, 0.05%
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 1, 0.05%
American Dental Education Association
American Dental Education Association, 1, 0.05%
Moffitt Cancer Center
Moffitt Cancer Center, 1, 0.05%
Florida Gulf Coast University, 1, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews, 1, 0.05%
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA), 1, 0.05%
S. Karger AG
S. Karger AG, 1, 0.05%
SciELO
SciELO, 1, 0.05%
CMA Impact Inc.
CMA Impact Inc., 1, 0.05%
Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, 1, 0.05%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP), 1, 0.05%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 1, 0.05%
Consortium Erudit
Consortium Erudit, 1, 0.05%
South Florida Publishing LLC, 1, 0.05%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Hogrefe Publishing Group, 1, 0.05%
SLACK
SLACK, 1, 0.05%
AACN Publishing
AACN Publishing, 1, 0.05%
Scientific Scholar
Scientific Scholar, 1, 0.05%
SMW Supporting Association
SMW Supporting Association, 1, 0.05%
Kostroma State University
Kostroma State University, 1, 0.05%
National Research Mordovia State University MRSU
National Research Mordovia State University MRSU, 1, 0.05%
Hacettepe Universitesi Hemsirelik Fakultesi Dergisi, 1, 0.05%
Japanese Association for Management Systems, 1, 0.05%
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University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia, 25, 4.56%
University of Oxford
University of Oxford, 24, 4.38%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 23, 4.2%
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, 19, 3.47%
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University, 14, 2.55%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 14, 2.55%
King's College London
King's College London, 12, 2.19%
Yale University
Yale University, 12, 2.19%
University of Sydney
University of Sydney, 12, 2.19%
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University, 12, 2.19%
University College London
University College London, 11, 2.01%
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne, 11, 2.01%
Columbia University
Columbia University, 11, 2.01%
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco, 11, 2.01%
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales, 10, 1.82%
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University, 10, 1.82%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 10, 1.82%
Western University
Western University, 10, 1.82%
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal, 10, 1.82%
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles, 9, 1.64%
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, 8, 1.46%
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen, 7, 1.28%
Flinders University
Flinders University, 7, 1.28%
University of Washington
University of Washington, 7, 1.28%
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, 7, 1.28%
University of Michigan
University of Michigan, 7, 1.28%
McMaster University
McMaster University, 7, 1.28%
University of Victoria
University of Victoria, 7, 1.28%
University of Leicester
University of Leicester, 7, 1.28%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7, 1.28%
University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark, 6, 1.09%
University of Queensland
University of Queensland, 6, 1.09%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 6, 1.09%
New York University
New York University, 6, 1.09%
Brown University
Brown University, 6, 1.09%
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin, 6, 1.09%
Emory University
Emory University, 6, 1.09%
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania, 6, 1.09%
University of Alberta
University of Alberta, 6, 1.09%
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa, 6, 1.09%
University of Westminster
University of Westminster, 6, 1.09%
Australian National University
Australian National University, 5, 0.91%
University of Basel
University of Basel, 5, 0.91%
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham, 5, 0.91%
University of Auckland
University of Auckland, 5, 0.91%
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide, 5, 0.91%
Deakin University
Deakin University, 5, 0.91%
University of Wollongong
University of Wollongong, 5, 0.91%
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago, 5, 0.91%
University of Vienna
University of Vienna, 5, 0.91%
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati, 5, 0.91%
University of York
University of York, 5, 0.91%
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich, 4, 0.73%
Durham University
Durham University, 4, 0.73%
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow, 4, 0.73%
University of Otago
University of Otago, 4, 0.73%
Monash University
Monash University, 4, 0.73%
Boston University
Boston University, 4, 0.73%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 4, 0.73%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 4, 0.73%
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo, 4, 0.73%
University of Groningen
University of Groningen, 4, 0.73%
University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield, 4, 0.73%
University of Exeter
University of Exeter, 4, 0.73%
University of Utah
University of Utah, 4, 0.73%
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut, 4, 0.73%
Ghent University
Ghent University, 3, 0.55%
University Hospital Heidelberg
University Hospital Heidelberg, 3, 0.55%
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University, 3, 0.55%
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institute, 3, 0.55%
University of Dundee
University of Dundee, 3, 0.55%
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London, 3, 0.55%
University of Warwick
University of Warwick, 3, 0.55%
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge, 3, 0.55%
City, University of London
City, University of London, 3, 0.55%
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University, 3, 0.55%
University of Manchester
University of Manchester, 3, 0.55%
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore, 3, 0.55%
Drexel University
Drexel University, 3, 0.55%
Loughborough University
Loughborough University, 3, 0.55%
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham, 3, 0.55%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 3, 0.55%
University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia, 3, 0.55%
Macquarie University
Macquarie University, 3, 0.55%
La Trobe University
La Trobe University, 3, 0.55%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 3, 0.55%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 3, 0.55%
Stanford University
Stanford University, 3, 0.55%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 3, 0.55%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 3, 0.55%
Northwestern University
Northwestern University, 3, 0.55%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 3, 0.55%
Duke University
Duke University, 3, 0.55%
Ohio State University
Ohio State University, 3, 0.55%
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego, 3, 0.55%
San Diego State University
San Diego State University, 3, 0.55%
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen, 3, 0.55%
University of the Philippines Manila
University of the Philippines Manila, 3, 0.55%
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin, 3, 0.55%
McGill University
McGill University, 3, 0.55%
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USA, 185, 33.76%
United Kingdom, 111, 20.26%
Canada, 84, 15.33%
Australia, 45, 8.21%
Netherlands, 22, 4.01%
Germany, 19, 3.47%
South Africa, 13, 2.37%
Denmark, 12, 2.19%
New Zealand, 10, 1.82%
Switzerland, 10, 1.82%
France, 8, 1.46%
Belgium, 7, 1.28%
India, 7, 1.28%
Austria, 6, 1.09%
Kenya, 6, 1.09%
China, 5, 0.91%
Brazil, 5, 0.91%
Ireland, 5, 0.91%
Japan, 5, 0.91%
Spain, 4, 0.73%
Italy, 4, 0.73%
Singapore, 4, 0.73%
Sweden, 4, 0.73%
Bangladesh, 3, 0.55%
Ghana, 3, 0.55%
Nigeria, 3, 0.55%
Uganda, 3, 0.55%
Philippines, 3, 0.55%
Israel, 2, 0.36%
Nepal, 2, 0.36%
Norway, 2, 0.36%
Sierra Leone, 2, 0.36%
Tanzania, 2, 0.36%
Finland, 2, 0.36%
Russia, 1, 0.18%
Portugal, 1, 0.18%
Argentina, 1, 0.18%
Botswana, 1, 0.18%
Timor-Leste, 1, 0.18%
Vietnam, 1, 0.18%
Zambia, 1, 0.18%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.18%
Indonesia, 1, 0.18%
Colombia, 1, 0.18%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.18%
Latvia, 1, 0.18%
Liberia, 1, 0.18%
Malawi, 1, 0.18%
Papua New Guinea, 1, 0.18%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.18%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.18%
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