Clinical Nurse Specialist

pISSN: 0887-6274eISSN: 1538-9782• JCR: CLIN NURSE SPECLippincott Williams & WilkinsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+11.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
NURSINGSCIE, SSCIQ4
Q4
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Clinical Nurse Specialist current release and JCR quartile

Clinical Nurse Specialist's newest impact factor is 1.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q4 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #4,899 in Medicine by impact factor and #437 among Q4 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Clinical Nurse Specialist against journals publishing in the same field.

#4,899
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Clinical Nurse Specialist publication trend

Published 357 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2025 vs 2024: -11
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,921
H-Index
60
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
General Health ProfessionsIssues, ethics and legal aspectsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Health Professions

Article Volume

2021
77
2022
71
2023
72
2024
74
2025
63
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