Journal profile

Nurse educator

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN0363-3624 | 1538-9855 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.20
Citation rate 2.27 946 total citations
h5-index 31 h5 depth signal
Cited share 52.2% 222 of 425
Total citations 946 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.04 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.1% 67 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,342
Canada 43
China 26
Philippines 12
Australia 11

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 1,233
Education & Pedagogy 775
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 539
Psychiatry & Psychology 178
Healthcare Policy 134

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,647 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 425 222 cited publications
Last 12 months 380 31.7 publications/month
Open access share 9.5% 36 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,342 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 1,233 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1,May/June 1976-
PubMed
v1n1,May/June 1976-
Hospital literature index
v1n1, May/June 1976-1994
Hospital and health administration index
1995-1999
International nursing index
v1n1,May/June 1976-v24n6,Nov./Dec. 1999

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care

Broad Categories

Education Nursing Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Education, Nursing

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.