Journal profile

Journal of family nursing

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN1074-8407 | 1552-549X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.74
Citation rate 1.68 112 total citations
h5-index 20 h5 depth signal
Cited share 56.1% 37 of 66
Total citations 112 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.85 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.5% 5 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 140
Canada 44
Sweden 17
Brazil 15
Denmark 13

Citing Fields of Research

Palliative Care 149
Patient Care 104
Psychiatry & Psychology 78
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 64
Sociology 37

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,109 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 66 37 cited publications
Last 12 months 34 2.8 publications/month
Open access share 26.5% 9 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 140 citing publications
Leading citing field Palliative Care 149 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 12 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v11n1, Feb. 2005-
PubMed
v11n1, Feb. 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Palliative Care Patient Care Psychiatry & Psychology Neurodevelopmental Disorders Health Education & Remote Healthcare Cardiology

Broad Categories

Nursing Palliative Care Psychiatry & Psychology Healthcare Policy Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychiatry

MeSH Descriptors

Family Health Nursing

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Open DOI
Li Xiang Tessa Low, Darren Jeffian Wijaya, Rohin Shorey et al.
Parents of children with chronic illness seek health information from online sources, but little is known about this work in Asian family caregiving and with new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. To explore how parent...
02
Open DOI
Lorraine M. Thirsk, Ana Paula Keller de Matos, Geldine Chironda et al.
Hospitalizations significantly affect families’ health. This systematic review of effectiveness without meta-analysis, following Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, aimed to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of family nursing inte...
03
Open DOI
Melissa K. Uveges, Maiara Rodrigues dos Santos, Lucas Thiago Pereira da Silva et al.
Knowledge about research ethics approaches used in family research is lacking. This scoping review describes ethical challenges encountered by researchers in published family research literature across the lifespan, key research ethics r...
06
Open DOI
Nicole M. Vélez Agosto, Gladys Stephanie Hernandez, Sarah Chavez Chacon et al.
Cancer creates significant distress to Latinx family dynamics. Research on family interventions has omitted critical aspects that could significantly improve mental health outcomes in this vulnerable population, including the development...
07
Open DOI
Sijia Meng, Biyao Lu, Xiaofei Chen et al.
Family-centered care (FCC) interventions have gained increasing attention in pediatric oncology, yet their characteristics, effectiveness, and implementation challenges remain insufficiently synthesized. This scoping review systematicall...
08
Open DOI
Karen S. Lyons, Luke T. Russell, Rosemary W. Eustace et al.
Over the past two decades, dyadic health science has grown rapidly to focus on dyads across the lifespan in health and illness contexts. There have been increasing numbers of dyadic theories developed and a wide spectrum of dyadic method...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1994)20051228 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper