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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q1 · 2,9 6 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

Journal of Health Communication

Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Country
United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 10810730
  • 10870415
Scopus 0,791 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 2,9 JIF
Scopus 120 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

  • SJR 0,791
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 120
  • Cites/doc 2,84
  • Docs (3y) 258
  • Cites (3y) 785

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 2,9
  • 5Y JIF 3,3
  • JCI 0,98

WoS indexes

  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Communication Q1
  • Health (social science) Q1
  • Library and Information Sciences Q1
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Q2

Areas

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

WoS categories

  • Communication | Information Science & Library Science

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year SJR Q JCR Q (1997+) SJR JIF (1997+) 5Y JIF (1997+) JCI (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) H-Index
2025 Q1 Q1 0,791 2,9 3,3 0,98 Q1 120
2024 Q1 Q1 0,975 2,4 3,1 1,09 Q1 113
2023 Q1 Q1 0,982 3,1 4,1 1,24 Q1 113
2022 Q1 Q1 1,064 4,4 4,3 1,21 Q1 113
2021 Q1 Q2 0,88 2,7 4 0,98 Q1 113
2020 Q1 Q2 0,903 2,8 3,5 1,04 Q1 113
2019 Q1 Q2 0,911 1,6 2,4 1,07 Q1 113
2018 — Q2 — 1,8 2,6 1,18 Q1 —
2017 Q1 Q2 0,997 1,6 2,5 1,3 Q1 113
2016 Q1 Q2 1,088 1,6 2,4 — — 113
2015 Q1 Q1 1,197 2 2,9 — — 113
2014 Q1 Q1 1,038 1,6 2,4 — — 113
2013 Q1 Q1 1,225 1,9 2,4 — — 113
2012 Q1 Q1 1,284 2,1 2,3 — — 113
2011 Q1 Q1 0,943 1,6 2,4 — — 113
2010 Q1 Q1 0,905 1,5 2,6 — — 113
2009 — Q1 — 1,3 2,4 — — —
2008 — Q1 — 2,1 2,4 — — —
2007 — Q1 — 1,8 2 — — —
2006 — Q1 — 1,4 — — — —
2005 — Q2 — 0,8 — — — —
2004 — Q2 — 0,7 — — — —
2003 — Q1 — 0,9 — — — —
2002 — Q1 — 1,2 — — — —
2001 — Q1 — 0,8 — — — —
2000 — Q2 — 0,5 — — — —
1999 — Q2 — 0,6 — — — —

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year Category Edition JCR Q (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) Rank
2025 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q2 41/227
2025 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 53/172
2024 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 46/227
2024 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 52/166
2023 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 29/228
2023 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 Q1 33/161
2022 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 18/96
2022 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 24/84
2021 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 42/95
2021 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 40/84
2020 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 43/95
2020 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 35/85
2019 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 46/92
2019 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 41/87
2018 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q1 37/88
2018 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 36/89
2017 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q1 30/84
2017 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 Q1 32/88
2016 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 21/79
2016 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 29/85
2015 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 9/79
2015 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 19/86
2014 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 14/76
2014 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 19/85
2013 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 9/74
2013 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 14/84
2012 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 5/72
2012 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 8/85
2011 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 11/72
2011 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 16/83
2010 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 12/67
2010 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 20/77
2009 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 9/55
2009 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 22/66
2008 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 2/45
2008 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 10/61
2007 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 2/45
2007 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 6/56
2006 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 3/44
2006 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 10/53
2005 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 17/42
2005 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 17/55
2004 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q3 — 21/40
2004 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 23/54
2003 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 6/44
2003 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 14/55
2002 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 2/42
2002 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 9/55
2001 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 — 6/43
2001 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q1 — 10/55
2000 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q3 — 24/43
2000 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 18/55
1999 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 15/43
1999 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE SSCI Q2 — 16/57