Journal profile

Western journal of nursing research

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN0193-9459 | 0092-055X | 1552-8456 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.37
Citation rate 2.75 600 total citations
h5-index 28 h5 depth signal
Cited share 70.4% 157 of 223
Total citations 600 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.96 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.2% 13 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 858
China 108
South Korea 104
Canada 37
Turkey 28

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 300
Palliative Care 190
Psychiatry & Psychology 186
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 154
Psychiatry 121

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,481 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 223 157 cited publications
Last 12 months 143 11.9 publications/month
Open access share 15.4% 22 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 858 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 300 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, winter 1979-
PubMed
v1n1, winter 1979-
International nursing index
v8n3, 1986-v22n5, Aug. 2000
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Palliative Care Health Education & Remote Healthcare Chronobiology Psychiatry & Psychology Psychiatry

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Midwest Nursing Research Society

Broad Categories

Nursing Palliative Care Patient Care Chronobiology Obstetrics/Gynecology Nutrition & Dietetics Psychiatry

MeSH Descriptors

Nursing Research

Latest Publications

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

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Nadeen Sami Alshakhshir, Mays Basha, Ryne Wilson et al.
Background: Adolescents and young adults face complex developmental challenges that shape their well-being and sense of purpose. While positive spiritual experience is recognized as a resource, spiritual struggle, characterized by feelin...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Beginning <2008->, official journal of: Midwest Nursing Research Society

Vol. 17, no. 2 (APR 1995)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper