Journal profile

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN0898-0101 | 1552-5724 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.94
Citation rate 2.29 233 total citations
h5-index 18 h5 depth signal
Cited share 61.9% 65 of 105
Total citations 233 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.42 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.2% 19 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 244
Indonesia 27
Turkey 27
Canada 24
China 14

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 129
Religion 113
Psychiatry & Psychology 112
Psychiatry 108
Alternative Medicine 107

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,651 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 105 65 cited publications
Last 12 months 93 7.8 publications/month
Open access share 14.0% 13 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 244 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 129 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1,spring 1986-
PubMed
v4n1,spring 1986-
International nursing index
v4n1, spring 1986-v7n4, Dec. 1999

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Religion Patient Care Alternative Medicine Psychiatry & Psychology Psychiatry

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Holistic Nurses' Association

Broad Categories

Nursing Religion Psychiatry Patient Care Alternative Medicine Palliative Care

MeSH Descriptors

Health Promotion Holistic Health Nursing Patient Participation

Latest Publications

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

03
Nuno Filipe De Oliveira Gil Salgado, Tereza Maria Mendes Diniz De Andrade Barroso, Maria Isabel Dias Marques et al.
Purpose: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the “ Naru ” Program, a Reiki-informed meditative intervention for first-year nursing students, and to estimate pre–post change in distress and well-being. Design: Single-group pret...
05
Shivani Badonia, Rajni Nautiyal, Vinod Nautiyal
Objective: To map publication trends and the thematic, geographical, and collaborative structure of research on yoga, meditation, and related contemplative practices among nurses. Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the ...
08
Inggriane Puspita Dewi, Nur Rohmah Suwandi, Erika Septian Kusumah Wardani
Background: Academic resilience protects nursing and health science students against mounting academic and clinical stress, yet its spiritual determinants remain underexamined. Because holistic nursing regards spiritual care as a core co...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Vol. 1, no. 1 called also: Founding issue.

Also issued online.